Belonging To The Ice Age, Eighty Percent Undamaged
Researchers in Russia discovered a well-preserved woolly rhinoceros near Tirekhtyakh River in Yakutia province, Siberia. The specimen was found to be around 20,000 to 50,000 years old, which was part of the last ice age. Its horn, limbs, fur, most teeth, and even internal organs like the intestines were still intact. The woolly rhinoceros was very young when it died, around three or four years old. Its gender is unknown. It was covered with thick fur which shows it was fully adapted to the cold climate. Yakutia, the frozen Siberian tundra is a remarkably fertile place for those in search of animals from the Ice Age. Over the last few years, researchers have found a lion cub, a bison, a horse, woolly mammoths, and a wolf pup.
The specimen is yet to be transported to the nearest largest city, Yakutia due to lack of stable ice roads. From there it will be sent to Sweden for further analysis.
