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Baby Mammoth Found Intact

Posted by samzenpus on from the pleistocene-park dept.

knoll99 writes "Scientists unveiled the discovery Wednesday of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost of north-west Siberia. The remains of the six-month-old female mammoth were discovered in a remarkable state of preservation on the Yamal peninsula of Russia in May, a Reuters report said. The specimen is believed to be the best of its kind to date."

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  1. Re:Tissue and fluids? by spoco2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hah, you know, I was about to say "We already know what Mammoth tastes like as early explorers who found similar frozen specimens ate them"... but, well, I was wrong, no-one in modern times has to anyone's knowledge actually eaten mammoth meat.

    So, there you go, this is the best chance to find out!

    And I was concerned when I read that it was being shipped to Japan that they would consider eating it, what with their terrible track record of eating endangered animals.

  2. Re:Turkey Baster.. by John+Meacham · · Score: 4, Interesting

    not at all, humans killed off mammoths in the first place, brining them back would be righting a wrong of sorts.

    Of course, what I _really_ want to see brought back is the giant ground sloth
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium
    Imagine a huge furry clawed creature the size of a bull elephant wandering around on its hind legs towering over 20 feet tall. I can't wait.

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