A preserved woolly mammoth puppy has been uncovered in Canada
According to geologists from the University of Calgary and the Yukon Geological Survey, the 140 cm long puppy died and froze in the frozen soil during the Ice Age more than 30,000 years ago.
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27/06/2022
Monday, 27 June 2022, 14:30 Updated: 14:35
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A woolly mammoth puppy in almost perfect condition - even if more than 30,000 years old - was accidentally exposed by a gold miner in the Yukon in northwestern Canada.
This is the most significant and preserved discovery of a woolly mammoth in the North American region, after in 1948 a gold miner in Alaska found a partially preserved mammoth cub.
The embalmed beast was excavated last week outside the ever-frozen layer of soil in the golden fields of Klondike, before receiving the blessing of the first nation group Trʼondëk Hwëchʼi.
Researchers with a woolly mammoth puppy found on ice in Canada (Photo: Official website, Yukon government)
The guarded puppy was given the name Nun Cho Ge, or "baby of a large animal," in the Han language.
The condition of the young puppy is amazing.
Myokon paleontologist Grant Zazula said that "as an ice age paleontologist, it was one of my life's dreams to meet a real woolly mammoth face to face. That dream came true today," he said.
"Non Chu Ge is beautiful and one of the most mummified animals of the amazing ice age ever discovered in the world. I am so excited to get to know her."
He said the 140-cm-tall pup was 35 to 35 days old when it died 35,000 to 40,000 years ago
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