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The frozen remains of an extremely well preserved woolly rhinoceros have been discovered in the Siberian permafrost and dates back between 20,000 and 50,000 years old although the best estimate is that it is around 34,000 years old. The remains were so well preserved that about 80% of its carcass was found still intact. Additionally, its hazel-colored hair was still present as well as its teeth, several internal organs, a lump of fat, and a portion of its intestines. A horn was also found near the animal but it is still unclear whether it was a male or female. Based on early analysis, the juv...

Don't show me this message again✕ This photo taken in  Aug. 2020 shows the carcass of a woolly rhino, taken in Yakutia. The well-preserved carcass with most of its internal organs still intact was released by permafrost in August (AP) Scientists have discovered one of the best-preserved Ice Age woolly rhinos from the melting permafrost in Russia’s extreme northern region. The extinct species that likely roamed in the country’s diamond-producing region of Yakutia some 20,000 to 50,000 years ago has many of its internal organs still intact. The carcass was found in August with most of i...

Best Preserved Woolly Rhino Specimen Ever Discovered The Siberian Times reported yesterday that the ancient carcass was discovered in August 2020 in permafrost on the bank of the Tirekhtyakh river, in the Abyisk district of Siberia. It was near to this location that in 2014 the frozen remains of another young woolly rhino was recovered, which became known as Sasha. The researchers who studied Sasha were able to test food remains in her stomach and determine that she had lived about 34,000 years ago. The newly discovered ancient woolly rhino carcass, however, is being described as being amon...

Russian scientists unearth preserved remains of woolly rhino John Bowden © Getty Images Russian scientists unearth preserved remains of woolly rhino Russian scientists discovered the well-preserved remains of a woolly rhinoceros earlier this year, a Pleistocene-era mammal that is believed to have gone extinct more than 14,000 years ago, the researchers announced Wednesday. Scientists told local Russian news outlet Yakutia 24 that the carcass was discovered in August on the bank of the Tirekhtyakh River in the northern part of the Yakutia region as a result of melting permaf...

Print article MOSCOW — A well-preserved ice age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia’s extreme north. Russian media reported Wednesday that the carcass was revealed by melting permafrost in Yakutia in August. Scientists are waiting for ice roads in the Arctic region to become passable to deliver it to a lab for studies next month. It’s among the best-preserved specimens of the animal found to date. The carcass has most of its soft tissues still intact, including part of the intestines, thick hair and a lump of fat. I...