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A Mammoth Graduation
As part of our unprecedented virtual celebration for the class of 2020, our Mammoth processed across the main quad and received an Amherst College diploma. A mammoth congratulations to the class of 2020!
Take a Break for Winter Fest
Great food, hot chocolate, ice skating, and more. Who better to announce such an event than our Mammoth sledding down Memorial Hill (and meeting a familiar foe)?
Stories about Mammoths
Amherst has become fascinated by all things Mammoth. Read our news stories about mammoth resurrections, mammoths in pop culture and more.
Mammoth Wallpapers
Pick your favorite Mammoth image for your desktop computer or smart phone!
What Sound Does a Mammoth Make?
October 20, 2017
To welcome the Mammoth as the College’s new mascot, we asked members of the Amherst College community to give us their best interpretation of what a mammoth sounds like. The results were entertaining, to say the least!
Mammoth Sightings
Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
At the Beneski Museum event a student drew the mammoth fondly nicknamed “Bebu,” short for Beneski Building.
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The Beneski Museum of Natural History houses this skeleton of a Columbian Mammoth.
The Beneski Museum
Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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