This is Day Six
This creature is a(n): Marmalusk
This is its story: The Marmalusk is a distant relative of the extinct woolly mammoths from the Ice Age. They have since evolved to a smaller size, but are still enormous compared to most land dwelling creatures. Males are around twice the size of rhinoceroses while females are only slightly smaller than that. They are an oddity in that it is the females, not the males as is often seen with other animals, that have tusks protruding from their mouth. These giant woolly mammals can be seen grazing in plains in various parts of the world.

Marmalusks move in herds of up to 50 per group, with two or three males and the rest females. The females are the protectors of the males, as the males are mostly defenseless against predators. Most males have a diet of grass and leaves, while the females would often burrow for roots, bulbs, and bugs with their tusks for additional nutrition needed to continue the build up of their tusks. Unlike the rhinoceros and elephants, where upon the removal of their horn or tusks the removal is permanent, Marmalusks regrow their tusks after a certain amount of time. They also fall out periodically, so unlike the rhinoceros and elephant, they have not been hunted after as much by poachers.

Young Marmalusk calf remain with the herd until they are seven or eight years old. Females will generally choose to remain with the herd, while males are either driven away or they successfully impress the females into allowing him to stay, such as defeating one of the older males of the group. Competition between two males are done through bodyslamming; they will attempt to knock each other down, and the winner is decided by the one who successfully knocks the other down. The smaller-sized of the male would usually use the tactic of evasion, waiting for the other male to stagger and lose his balance, before abruptly bodyslamming into him to knock him over.

Clothing spun from Marmalusk wool are said to be softer than silk, and are highly sought after. There have been attempts to domesticate the Marmalusk, but all have ended in failure. Even the strongest fences would fall from a good bodyslam from a Marmalusk, and forcing them to stay would result in the creatures becoming depressed and unhealthy, affecting the quality of their wool to the point of being coarser than hemp fabric.