09-15-2020, 05:08 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54160645
The immaculately preserved remains of an Ice Age-era bear have been unearthed by reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic, researchers have said.
The bear was revealed by the melting permafrost on the Lyakhovsky Islands in north-eastern Russia.
With its teeth and nose intact, the bear is thought to be a species of brown bear that lived 22,000 to 39,500 years ago.
It will be studied at the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) in the city of Yakutsk.
Scientists at the university, known for its research into woolly mammoths and other prehistoric species, suggested the discovery was unprecedented.
Well, that is quite impressive. Of course, it's possible because the frigid conditions there are pretty unbearable for the micro-organisms responsible for decay - but, even then, it sounds like this is a pretty rare find.
Seems they did a good job of getting it out intact too!
The immaculately preserved remains of an Ice Age-era bear have been unearthed by reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic, researchers have said.
The bear was revealed by the melting permafrost on the Lyakhovsky Islands in north-eastern Russia.
With its teeth and nose intact, the bear is thought to be a species of brown bear that lived 22,000 to 39,500 years ago.
It will be studied at the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) in the city of Yakutsk.
Scientists at the university, known for its research into woolly mammoths and other prehistoric species, suggested the discovery was unprecedented.
Well, that is quite impressive. Of course, it's possible because the frigid conditions there are pretty unbearable for the micro-organisms responsible for decay - but, even then, it sounds like this is a pretty rare find.
Seems they did a good job of getting it out intact too!
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