When ancient Egyptians finished the Great Pyramid of Giza, a small population of woolly mammoths was still alive.
While mainland mammoths vanished around 10,000 years ago, an isolated herd on Arctic Wrangel Island survived until roughly 2000–1700 BCE—centuries after Giza's pyramids rose.
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Quick Guess: Where did the last woolly mammoths survive until around 4,000 years ago?
Verified Answer: Wrangel Island in the Arctic
Quiz Question: Where did the last woolly mammoths survive until around 4,000 years ago?
Correct Answer: Wrangel Island in the Arctic
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