Summary

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Wednesday
Mahaska County, IA

10-:16
Jane Krutzfeldt
Oskaloosa

:39-:45
John Boggess
Discovered mammoth bones

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IT'S THE RETURN OF THE ICE-AGE IN IOWA
WHERE WOOLLY MAMMOTH BONES WERE DISCOVERED IN RECENT YEARS
NOW - REPLICAS OF THE EXTINCT GIANTS ARE BEING USED TO EDUCATE
STACEY HORST HAS THE SIZABLE STORY
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THEY WERE BIG -
JOHN: I'd hate to see that coming over the hill at me
AND FURRY -
LAURA: This is a replica-
AND CALLED IOWA HOME THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO
JANE: Well, the discovery of the mammoth bones in Mahaska County really is what got people talking
WOOLY MAMMOTH BONES - DISCOVERED IN THE HAWKEYE STATE
NOW, A REPLICA OF THE MAMMOTH MAMMAL IS ON DISPLAY IN MAHASKA COUNTY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE AND LEARN MORE
JOHN: I knew what it was pretty much right off the bat
IN 2010 JOHN BOGGESS MADE THE FIRST DISCOVERY - WHEN ONE OF HIS SONS SAW A BONE POKING OUT OF THE GROUND NEAR A CREEK LOTS OF DIGGING LATER - THEY HIT THE HISTORICAL JACKPOT!
JOHN: A expert from illinois, told me that the one mammoth we found would have been about three foot taller than this one12 foot tall at the shoulder
THE COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD NOW HAS THE BONES - AND USES THEM FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES THE BOARD INVITES PEOPLE TO COME SEE THE DISPLAY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE LARGE ANIMALS
LAURA: The teeth have shown that there are three woolly mammoths for sure there could be more
JANE: Everybody has an interest in seeing the mammoth bones and knowing that there were bones just like this found at a farm in rural Mahaska County
OSKALOOSA RESIDENT JANE KRUTZFELDT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO SEE THE BONES TUESDAY - AND HOPES IT CATCHES MORE ATTENTION
JANE: I think people will come from other places to see the mammoth replica
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ACCORDING TO THE MAHASKA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD ---
THE MAMMOTH BONES ARE THE FIRST PIECE OF EVIDENCE OF THEIR EXISTENCE IN IOWA
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IOWA ICE AGE PRE HISTORIC ANIMAL