mastodon
noun[C]
uk/ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/us/ˈmæs.tə.dɑːn/alargeanimalsimilarto anelephant, but withfur, thatexistedon theEarthuntil around 10,000yearsago:
（一万年前即已灭绝的）乳齿象Mammoths, mastodons,sloth, andbisonroamedtheland.那时猛犸象、乳齿象、树懒和野牛漫步在这片土地上。
Ten thousandyearsago, Missouri'sprimitivehunterswouldbandtogether tostalkthe American mastodon.一万年前，密苏里州的原始猎人会联合起来一起追踪美洲乳齿象。
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- Mastodons, which alsoresembledelephants,generallypreferredwetter, more woodsyenvironments.
- Bones andteethof ajuvenilemastodon werediscoveredin Heinze Cave in the 1970s.
- Unfortunately for themammoths, mastodons andslothsinAmerica, the firsthumanstheyencounteredwereprofessionalhunters.
Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- Bactrian
- bandicoot
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- hippopotamus
- javelina
- joey
- pine marten
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- Tasmanian devil
- Tasmanian wolf
- thylacine
- tusker