50,000-year-old ‘best-preserved’ remains of baby mammoth ever discovered

Dec 24, 2024

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By Jack Aylmer (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Michael Edwards (Video Editor)

Scientists announced a discovery tens of thousands of years in the making on Tuesday, Dec. 24. In the permafrost of Russia’s Siberia emerged the 50,000-year-old remains of an incredibly well-preserved baby mammoth.

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In fact, scientists say it’s the “best-preserved” mammoth body ever found, and one of just seven baby carcasses ever found globally. Nicknamed “Yana,” the female mammoth weighs around 400 pounds and is nearly 7-feet long.

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Researchers believe that Yana was a year old when she died, but they are conducting more tests to confirm her age. Yana was found by locals in June in the world’s largest permafrost crater.

Scientists say they are working with genetic researchers to find out more about the young mammoth’s life, hoping to uncover more information about how this extinct species lived.

Russia’s permafrost is currently thawing, which scientists attribute to climate change, and the thaw has revealed several prehistoric discoveries over the last several years, including a mummified saber-toothed cat in the northeastern part of Siberia in 2020, which scientists believe to be around 32,000 years old.

The next year, researchers found the remains of a 44,000-year-old wolf.

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[JACK AYLMER]

A DISCOVERY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS IN THE MAKING.

UNCOVERED IN THE PERMAFROST OF RUSSIA’S SIBERIA THE 50-THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD REMAINS OF AN INCREDIBLY WELL-PRESERVED BABY MAMMOTH.

IN FACT, SCIENTISTS SAY IT’S THE BEST-PRESERVED MAMMOTH BODY EVER FOUND, AND ONE OF JUST SEVEN CARCASSES EVER FOUND GLOBALLY.

NICKNAMED YANA, THE FEMALE MAMMOTH WEIGHS ABOUT 400 POUNDS AND IS NEARLY SEVEN FEET LONG

RESEARCHERS BELIEVE YANA WAS A YEAR OLD WHEN SHE DIED BUT THEY’RE CONDUCTING MORE TESTS TO CONFIRM HER AGE.

YANA WAS FOUND BY LOCALS IN JUNE IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PERMAFROST CRATER.

SCIENTISTS SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH GENETIC RESEARCHERS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG MAMMOTH’S LIFE, HOPING TO UNCOVER MORE INFO ABOUT THE LIVES OF MAMMOTHS.

RUSSIA’S PERMAFROST IS CURRENTLY THAWING AND HAS REVEALED SEVERAL PREHISTORIC DISCOVERIES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

INCLUDING PART OF A MUMMIFIED SABRE-TOOTHED CAT IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF SIBERIA IN 2020, WHICH SCIENTISTS BELIEVE TO BE AROUND 32-THOUSAND YEARS OLD.

THE NEXT YEAR RESEARCHERS FOUND THE REMAINS OF A 44-THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD WOLF CARCASS IN THE SAME REGION.

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