Mastodon group consisted of adult females and young, living in bonded groups called mixed herds. The males abandoned the mixed herds once reaching sexual maturity and lived either alone or in male bond groupings. As in modern elephants, there probably was no seasonal synchrony of mating activity, with both males and females seeking out each other for mating when sexually active. Mastodons have been characterized as predominantly browsing animals. Most accounts of gut contents have identified coniferous twigs as the dominant element in their diet. Other accounts (Burning tree mastodon) have reported no coniferous content and suggest selective feeding on low,
Mastodon (band) Burke of Achozen. "Sleeping Giant" was made available as a downloadable song for "", "Colony of Birchmen" was included on Harmonix's "Rock Band 2" and also volition's Saints row 2, and "Divinations" was featured in "Madden NFL 10" and "". Mastodon contributed a cover version of Harry Nilsson's "One" to the video game "Army of Two"s advertisement campaign. The band members are fans of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and in 2007, Mastodon performed the opening song of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters", "Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife". "Crack the Skye" was released on March