The ultimate mammoth story.
Members of the Explorers Club once dined on mammoth (or was it mastodon?) meat that had been recovered from permafrost in Siberia.
It reminds me of the old joke about a food critic who orders "elephant chops" to challenge the arrogant claim of a restaurant that advertises
it serves "Chops of all Animals in the World". When the waiter stalls, and tries to offer a substitute, the critic summons the chef and dresses him down for false advertising.
The chef replies, "I'm sorry sir, but for just one chop, we will not butcher our elephant!"