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Tibetan Plateau
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Flora and Fauna
The high elevation dictates that vegetation is dominated by cold-tolerant grasses, sedges, and cushion plants adapted to thin soils and strong winds. Fauna includes specialized ungulates such as the Wild Yak (Bos mutus) and the Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii).
A notable faunal characteristic is the widespread presence of the Plateau Ground Squirrel (*Marmota himalaya… -
Woolly Mammoth
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Habitat and Diet
The primary environment for the Woolly Mammoth was the Mammoth Steppe, a vast biome characterized by low-growing, highly nutritious graminoids and sedges. Unlike modern elephants, Woolly Mammoths were not obligate grazers but rather "selective browsers of low-lying substrate," meaning they preferred grasses that were partially submerged in shallow, [glacial meltwater](/…