Woolly mammoths ‘evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over 700,000 years’

Researchers said woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woollier coats over 700,000 years (Ian Watts/Stockholm University/PA)

Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over the 700,000 years they roamed the Siberian steppes, according to a new study.

Researchers compared the genomes of the giant creatures with modern day elephants to find out what made woolly mammoths unique, both as individuals and as a species.