Wolf that lived 44,000 years ago found almost intact in Siberian ice

A ferocious ancient wolf with its fearsome teeth intact has been revealed from the Siberian permafrost after 44,000 years. Experts, according to Dailymail.co.uk, say the adult male wolf found in Yakutia, eastern Russia, has amazingly preserved fur, bones and even organs, as well as teeth and bones. It was taken to the laboratory of the Mammoth Museum of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, where it is undergoing an autopsy. Permafrost is ground that remains permanently frozen even in the summer months and can remain frozen for thousands of years. Ancient remains found in permafrost are among the most complete ever found because the ice prevents organic matter from decaying. The wolf was discovered by locals in 2021 in the permafrost at a depth of about 130 feet next to the Tirekhtyakh River in the Abyi region of Yakutia, Russia’s coldest region. Experts say it is the oldest known wolf to undergo such an autopsy […]
Source: News Beast

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