Did-u-know that the wooly mammoths found frozen in ice, in the far northern hemisphere were not suited to live in cold weather?

Let's take a look at some of the scientific reasons that led to this conclusion.

1 st – Their long hair does not necessarily indicate that they were suited for the cold. The mammoth lacked erector muscles that fluff up an animal's fur and create insulating air pockets.

2 nd There were no oil glands found in the skin which is common in animals living in cold climates. All Arctic mammals today have both oil glands in the skin and erector muscles.

3 rd Thick layers of fat are found under the skin. A rhinoceros has a thick layer of fat under its skin and yet it lives in a warm climate. This fat indicates a plentiful food supply, which would be lacking in a very cold environment.

The evidence seems to indicate the environment changed from warm to cold, very rapidly, causing many to be buried in ice. Some of them were frozen standing up with food still in their mouths. Some scientists think that at the time of the Biblical flood, when the fountains of the deep exploded into space, much of the water that had turned to ice was drawn to the poles by the magnetic field surrounding the earth. The -250 degree snow and ice that fell froze the mammoths solid in less than 5 hours. (1)

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