The woolly mammoth, also known as the true mammoth, is a species of animal belonging to the mammoth family in the order Longsnout of mammals. It is covered in long hair and has a tall body. It existed during the Ice Age and is the most famous extinct elephant. Its body size is similar to that of the Asian elephant, but its hind legs are short and its entire body tilts backwards. As early as one or two thousand years ago, they were distributed in the northern parts of Eurasia and North America. The body shape is similar to that of modern African elephants, but it has long hair all over its body, a high head and forehead, curled and coiled incisors, and a large and dense number of molars. It is a herbivorous animal. It is an animal that was distributed around the world during the Stone Age and is now extinct.