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Mummified body of 'nearly complete' baby woolly mammoth discovered in Canadian goldfield

2022-06-27T16:38:43.647Z


Miners in Yukon, Canada were surprised to find a nearly mint woolly mammoth calf, instead of gold. They find a rare mammoth skeleton in Siberia 1:55 (CNN) --  They were looking for gold in the permafrost of the Canadian Klondike. Instead, they discovered what Canadian experts say is the most complete mummified woolly mammoth ever found in North America. Miners working in the Klondike goldfields discovered the frozen woolly mammoth calf in the traditional territory of Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin on Tue


They find a rare mammoth skeleton in Siberia 1:55

(CNN) -- 

They were looking for gold in the permafrost of the Canadian Klondike.

Instead, they discovered what Canadian experts say is the most complete mummified woolly mammoth ever found in North America.


Miners working in the Klondike goldfields discovered the frozen woolly mammoth calf in the traditional territory of Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin on Tuesday, June 21, according to a press release from the Yukon government.

The elders of the Tr'ondëk Hwëchʼin, a group of First Nations who have lived along the Yukon River for millennia, named the mammoth calf Nun cho ga, which means "large baby animal" in the han language

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in chief Roberta Joseph called the discovery a "remarkable recovery for our First Nation" in the statement.

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"We look forward to collaborating with the Yukon government in the next steps of the process to move these remains forward in a way that honors our traditions, culture and laws. We are grateful to the elders who have guided us thus far and to the name they have given us." Joseph said.

The baby is female and likely died during the Ice Age more than 30,000 years ago, according to the statement.

Although a partial mammoth calf was found in Alaska in 1948, Nun cha go is the first nearly complete and best-preserved woolly mammoth found in North America, according to the statement.

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"It's amazing," Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in elder Peggy Kormendy said in the press release.

"I gasped when they took the tarp down. We should all treat it with respect."

A mummified woolly mammoth baby, still covered in fur and fur, has been found in Canada.

Recovering the mummified calf required the collaboration of Treadstone Mining, Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin and the Yukon government, the statement says.

"As an Ice Age paleontologist, one of my life's dreams has been to come face to face with a real woolly mammoth," Yukon paleontologist Grant Zazula said in the statement.

"That dream came true today. Nun cho ga is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified Ice Age animals ever discovered in the world. I'm excited to get to know her better."

Scientists believe that woolly mammoths, which roamed North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct about 4,000 years ago.

As an adult, Nun cho ga could have been up to 4 meters tall at the shoulder.

Geomorphologist Dan Shugar described on Twitter his experience helping recover the mummified calf, noting the "incredible" preservation of the toenails, skin, hair, trunk and intestines.

"Being a part of the recovery of Nun cho ga, the woolly mammoth calf found in permafrost in the Klondike this week (on Solstice and Indigenous Peoples Day!), has been the most exciting scientific thing I've ever done. I have participated, without a doubt," he wrote.

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Source: cnnespanol

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