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In this adventure, we're going to travel back in time around 15,000 years ago to a time when

the land we now call North America looked and felt very different.

The air was cooler, the forest wilder, and the animals much, much bigger. This was the end of the Ice Age, when glaciers still covered parts of the north,

and huge creatures roamed freely across open grasslands, forests, and river valleys.

Imagine stepping out into this ancient world.

The sky is wide and open, and the ground beneath your feet is

soft with damp moss and thick grasses. In the distance, snow-covered mountains rise up, and rivers

wind their way through forests of spruce, pine, and birch. The air is fresh and cool, and you can

smell the earthy scent of plants that once grew

across a cooler, wetter North America. You walk quietly through a wide valley, careful not to make

too much noise. Up ahead, a small herd of woolly mammoths move slowly across the land.

They are enormous, taller than a car,

and heavier than a school bus. Their thick shaggy fur hangs in long strands, a mix of brown,

black, and golden hues that ripple in the breeze. Their heads are large and dome-shaped,

and their small ears help keep out the cold.

Long curved tusks stretch out from each side of their heads, some of them spiraling over 10 feet long.

These tusks help them dig through snow to find food and protect themselves from predators.

One of the mammoths pauses to scratch its side against a boulder, while another uses its

strong trunk to sniff the air.

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