Young mammoth remains discovered in Siberian permafrost after roughly 50,000 years

A juvenile mammoth was found in Siberian permafrost, remarkably preserved for over 50,000 years, near Batagaika crater.

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This discovery adds to a growing number of exceptionally well-preserved ancient animal remains emerging from thawing permafrost across the Arctic. Similar finds documented on LEO include a 30,000-year-old baby mammoth in Canada's Yukon, a cave bear with intact organs in the Russian Arctic, a 34,000-year-old woolly rhino, and even a 42,000-year-old foal with liquid blood, both also found in Siberia.> These discoveries underscore the remarkable preservation possible within permafrost, as highlighted by the survival of this mammoth's head and trunk. They are also a direct consequence of the accelerating thaw in regions like Yakutia, where widespread permafrost degradation is causing significant environmental changes, including the widening of features like the Batagaika crater mentioned in this post. While scientifically invaluable, these finds serve as stark indicators of ongoing climate change impacts in the Arctic.