One type of animal that existed for millions of years but likely became extinct before humans appeared is the woolly mammoth. These large, hairy relatives of modern elephants roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene epoch, thriving in cold environments. They are believed to have gone extinct around 4,000 years ago, long before the rise of human civilization. Their extinction is thought to be due to a combination of climate change and overhunting by early humans.
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