Over the last five years of visits to Victoria, on Vancouver Island, I have never managed to see the world-famous attraction that befits the Royal BC Museum - The Woolly Mammoth. There has been a number of failed attempts previously, however, this May bank holiday saw us finally make the trip and see the Woolly Mammoth up close and personal.
Although, the trip nearly proved fruitless again as the admission price for the two of us would have been $50 - just to see the one exhibit for a matter of minutes! However, with explanation and negotiation with the attendant, I managed to get us free entry to the museum and capture these photos. It was certainly worth the wait and was an very impressive and imposing sight.
This Woolly Mammoth has been created from a full skeleton of bones for an adult male, nine pelts of a Muskox (an Arctic Mammal) and Styrofoam. For reference, the Woolly Mammoth roamed parts of British Columbia and North America about 25,000 to 12,000 years ago, but became extinct as the climate warmed and humans hunted them. These hairy elephants are also cousins to the existing Indian and African elephants.
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