Today's weather vane was photographed in New York State.
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No, this is not an elephant! You are looking at a mastodon weathervane photographed at the LePage Market in Cohoes, New York by reader Schalene Jenning Dagutis. According to Schalene "The animal is the Cohoes Mastadon, which was found when blasting to build the Harmony Mill. The mastadon fossils are at the New York State Museum in Albany."
The fossil mastodon was excavated in 1866. Mastodons became extinct over 10,000 years ago. The Cohoes Mastodon was probably about 8 1/2 feet at the shoulder when it was alive, and lived about 13,000 years ago. This is the same time period when humans first settled this part of North America. The mastodon fossil has been on exhibit at different locations for 150 years, but in 1998 it was moved to the New York State Museum. A replica with fur is displayed at the Cohoes public library.
For the truly curious:
From the New York State Museum:
LePage's Market
342 North Mohawk Street
Cohoes, New York
Schalene Jennings Dagutis's genealogy blog:
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday ~ An unusual Animal!", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 5, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/09/weathervane-wednesday-unusual-animal.html: accessed [access date]).
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