Published 2 years ago

Mummified woolly mammoth calf discovered by gold miners in Yukon

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Mummified remains of a woolly mammoth have been found in Canada's Yukon. Young female died during the Ice Age about 30,000 years ago, and she was only about 30 days old at the time. One theory is that the animal became hopelessly mired in mud while walking near her mother.

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BBC News

Frozen baby mammoth discovered in Yukon excites Canada

A whole baby woolly mammoth is dug up at a Yukon gold mine - a first for North America.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Gold miner in Canada finds mummified 35,000-year-old woolly mammoth

Discovery in the Klondike ranks as the most complete mummified mammal found in the Americas

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Mummified baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon 'most complete' find in North America: officials

Miners working in a gold field in Yukon have uncovered what is being called the 'most complete' mummified woolly mammoth found to date in North America, officials announced on Friday.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Mummified remains of 30,000 year old woolly mammoth found in Canada

The near-complete, mummified remains of a baby woolly mammoth that lived more than 30,000 years ago have been found by a miner working in Canada’s Klondike gold fields.Analysis suggests the calf is a female, roughly the same size as the 42,000-year-old mummified infant woolly mammoth discovered in Siberia in 2007.Indigenous people living in the region have named the mammoth calf Nun cho ga, meaning “big baby animal” in the Han language.Geologist…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

'She's perfect and she's beautiful': Frozen baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon gold fields | CBC News

The Yukon government's paleontologist is calling a frozen baby woolly mammoth found this week near Dawson City the 'most important discovery in paleontology in North America.'

2 years ago·Canada

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NDTV

Rare Mummified Woolly Mammoth Found In Canadian Gold Mine

Miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada's far north have made a rare discovery, digging up the mummified remains of a near complete baby woolly mammoth.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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