‘Mammoth Day’ returns to the Tate March 15

“Mammoth Day” will return to the Tate Geological Museum on Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“Mammoth Day” celebrates the museum’s Columbian mammoth, Dee. Dee, an 11,600-year-old Columbian Mammoth, Mammuthus columbi, lived in the American West during the Pleistocene, or Ice Age, and is the world’s largest and most complete mounted Columbian mammoth.

Attendees will learn how Dee was discovered, excavated, and assembled, followed by a talk on the difference between mammoths and elephants. According to Dalene Hodnett, director of museums at Casper College, children 12 and under will receive a free mammoth poster while supplies last.

The event is free and open to the public. The Tate Geological Museum is located on the southern end of the Casper College campus; look for the life-size T.rex bronze near the museum.

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