there is a whole series of books by David Macaulay "the way things work" which use woolly mammoths to explain concepts. loved it as a child
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work
example illustration: https://prh.imgix.net/look-inside/dk/9780241526446_3_Screenshot.PNG
I remember being kinda excited for the tv-series, since Peter Lustig would dub the inventor in the German version (I am sure that was part of the advertisements). Peter was already famous for his roles in educational science programs for children, so having those shows in animated form with cute mammoths couldn't possibly fail.
I think I only ever watched the episode on water pressure. Usual problem of it only being on Tv while I was at school.
...well would you look at that, not only did I watch at least 2 episodes, but I also learn that the episodes about gravity and blimps is called "the far side".
awesome. i didn't know. found some English version on YouTube https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+way+things+work+peter+lustig&t=fpas&iar=videos&iax=videos&ia=videos (nothing in German unfortunately)
I had this book growing up. I loved the illustrations.
