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10-17-2008, 04:43 PM #1Senior Member
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How many Wooly Mammoths were there?
It amazes me that there seems to be a plethora of custom cutlery and shaving items that have Mammoth Ivory components.
Does anyone know where all of this is coming from? Is there a lab somewhere cloning Mammoths and I didn't read about it?
Just curious.
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10-17-2008, 05:10 PM #2
And another question if I may add to yours Chris: how much usable ivory can one expect to get from one set of mammoth tusks?
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10-17-2008, 05:46 PM #3Senior Member
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150 million according to the Herald Tribune: Trade in mammoth ivory, helped by global thaw, flourishes in Russia - International Herald Tribune
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10-17-2008, 05:51 PM #4Senior Member
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Thanks Kees. Great article.
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10-17-2008, 06:26 PM #5Qui tacet consentit
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Thanks for asking this. I've wondered about it for some time.
Originally Posted by Chris L
It amazes me that there seems to be a plethora of custom cutlery and shaving items that have Mammoth Ivory components.
Does anyone know where all of this is coming from? Is there a lab somewhere cloning Mammoths and I didn't read about it?
Just curious.
Chris L
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10-17-2008, 06:48 PM #6.
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African or European Mammoths?
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10-17-2008, 09:06 PM #7Senior Member
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How many Wooly Mammoths were there?
Seven.
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10-17-2008, 09:06 PM #8Senior Member
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What were their names? Originally Posted by English
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
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10-17-2008, 09:16 PM #9Torchwood 4
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This is the answer! Now, we know why the Mammoth is an extinct species... those bloody first humans shavers who loved ivory scales!
One name we know: Manny - all his family was killed by ice age people!
BTW1 sorry for the smilies... completely out of topic, but I am really found of Star Wars
BTW2 sorry for the stupid and meaningless comment... but I just had a hard working day, one big deception, and my brain just frozeLast edited by Ockham; 10-17-2008 at 09:19 PM. Reason: mahna mahna
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