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Clash of the Mammoths This one-of-a-kind exhibit features the fossils of two large bull mammoths whose tusks locked together during an Ice Age battle for dominance. During the struggle one mammoth slipped, and they both fell to the earth still locked in combat. Unable to separate, unable to rise, they died where they fell. Extraordinarily preserved, they remained undisturbed for over 10,000 years. Now you will see them just as they were found—forever intertwined. More » |
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NET-HD, or your local PBS station. Check program listings in your area. In 1962, paleontologists uncovered the rarest of Ice Age fossils in the Nebraska badlands: two complete male mammoths tangled in a death grip by their 12-foot long tusks. But what made these usually peaceful titans fight? And why did they die together? The quest to unravel the mystery of their deaths is the focus of an NET Television-produced segment for the PBS series "NOVA scienceNOW. More » |
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