Mammoth

Mammoth- an extinct species of elephant, which bore long tusks and was mostly covered in long hair, lived from 1.6 million years to around 10,000 years ago. The word mammoth is derived from the Russian 'mamont', which may have its origins in the Tatar word 'mamma' meaning 'earth', alluding to the long-held belief that mammoths lived underground and made burrows.