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Young Butchered Mammoth Discovered In Siberia

Posted by samzenpus on from the oldest-white-meat dept.

Velcroman1 writes "A juvenile mammoth, nicknamed 'Yuka,' was found entombed in Siberian ice near the shores of the Arctic Ocean and shows signs of being cut open by ancient people. The remarkably well preserved frozen carcass was discovered in Siberia as part of a BBC/Discovery Channel-funded expedition and is believed to be at least 10,000 years old, if not older. If further study confirms the preliminary findings, it would be the first mammoth carcass revealing signs of human interaction in the region. The carcass is in such good shape that much of its flesh is still intact, retaining its pink color. The blonde-red hue of Yuka's woolly coat also remains."

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  1. Buffet? by p0p0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So which researcher gets the first taste?

    1. Re:Buffet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      There were companies in the US that could turn this into finely textured mammoth meat

  2. But... by GmExtremacy · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Earth is only 6,000 years old! Therefore, this doesn't exist. Or God just planted evidence to test our faith.

    1. Re:But... by CanHasDIY · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or God just planted evidence to test our faith.

      Oblig:

      "... I think God put you here to test my faith, dude."

      - Bill Hicks, R.I.P.

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  3. Taste? by scharkalvin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did they taste it? Does it taste like chicke?

    1. Re:Taste? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Did they taste it? Does it taste like chicke?

      Nope - elephant

    2. Re:Taste? by mcneely.mike · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did they taste it? Does it taste like chicke?

      Nope - elephant

      Nope - elephan

      FTFY

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  4. Darn Poachers by Normal+Dan · · Score: 3, Funny

    We need to find who's responsible for this.

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  5. Oh the humanity! by cvtan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those ancient people cut up the LAST baby mammoth on Earth. Bastards!

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  6. what a waste by ozduo · · Score: 5, Funny

    even 10,000 years ago you couldn't get junior to finish his meal when there were starving neanderthals on the next continent

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  7. This story gets better with retelling by IntentionalStance · · Score: 5, Funny
    The quote from the BBC article says "Even more interesting, there are hints that humans may have taken over the kill at an early stage."

    The headline for the BBC article "Woolly mammoth carcass may have been cut into by humans"

    The headline of the linked story "YOUNG MAMMOTH LIKELY BUTCHERED BY HUMANS"

    I especially like the excited all-caps style

  8. Re:gamy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like it would taste gamy...Maybe it should be marinated in some prehistoric plumb sauce.

    Naah. Just homogenize it, centrifuge it, then extrude it at high pressure through a stream of ammonia gas and mix it with hamburger meat. No one will know the difference!