Both the passage and the lecture discuss the reason why woolly mammoths went extinct. While the passage says that woolly mammoths went extinct by climate change, predators and humans’ hunting activities, the lecture says that woolly mammoths didn’t extinct by these factors.
First of all, the passage says that the warmer climate change caused extinct of woolly mammoths, since warmer temperature caused severe problems to woolly mammoths’ body, adapted to colder environment. However, the lecture disagrees with the passage, saying that woolly mammoths moved up to northern region when climate became warmer. The lecturer proves this by saying that a number of skeletons of woolly mammoths were discovered in northern area.
Second of all, the passage states that another cause of woolly mammoths’ extinction is woolly mammoths’ predators. The passage says that predators like saber-toothed tigers were good at hunting woolly mammoths, which helped reduce mammoth population. On the other hand, the lecture disagrees, stating woolly mammoths were too big to have any natural predators. The lecturer adds that the bite of saber-toothed tigers was too weak to hunt down mammoths.
Finally, the passage claims humans overhunted woolly mammoths because of woolly mammoths’ beneficial uses. The passage says that humans concentrated their hunting effort on woolly mammoths, leading decrease oh mammoth population. Again, the lecture refutes the passage claim, stating that humans didn’t frequently hunt woolly mammoth. The lecturer says that there were plenty of alternative animals that were much easier to hunt like buffalos, and bears.
To sum up, the passage and the lecture argue the factors of woolly mammoths’ extinction. The passage states that woolly mammoths went extinct because of overhunting by both natural predators and humans, and climate change. However, the lecture disagrees, stating passage statement had anything to do with the extinction of woolly mammoths.
Both the passage and the lecture discuss the reason why woolly mammoths went extinct. While the passage says that woolly mammoths went extinct due to climate change, predators, and humans’ hunting activities, the lecture says that woolly mammoths didn’t go extinct because of these factors.
First of all, the passage says that the warmer climate change caused the extinction of woolly mammoths, since warmer temperatures caused severe problems to woolly mammoths’ bodies while they adapted to the colder environment. However, the lecture disagrees with the passage, saying that woolly mammoths moved up to the northern region when the climate became warmer. The lecturer proves this by saying that a number of skeletons of woolly mammoths were discovered in the northern area.
Second of all, the passage states that another cause of woolly mammoths’ extinction was predators of woolly mammoths’. The passage says that predators like saber-toothed tigers were good at hunting woolly mammoths, which helped reduce mammoth population. On the other hand, the lecture disagrees, stating woolly mammoths were too big to have any natural predators. The lecturer adds that the bite of saber-toothed tigers was too weak to hunt down mammoths.
Finally, the passage claims humans overhunted woolly mammoths because of woolly mammoths’ beneficial uses. The passage says that humans concentrated their hunting effort on woolly mammoths, leading to a decrease of the mammoth population. Again, the lecture refutes the passage’s claim, stating that humans didn’t frequently hunt woolly mammoths. The lecturer says that there were plenty of alternative animals that were much easier to hunt like buffalos and bears.
To sum up, the passage and the lecture argue over the factors that caused woolly mammoths’ extinction. The passage states that woolly mammoths went extinct because of overhunting by both natural predators, humans, and climate change. However, the lecture disagrees, arguing that the factors outlined in the passage's statement had nothing to do with the extinction of woolly mammoths.