Scientists Sequence Woolly Rhino Genome From 14,400-Year-Old Wolf Pup Stomach

New DNA analysis reveals an ice age wolf’s last meal

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in the frozen remains of an ice age wolf.

When Scientists Examined the Contents of a 14,400-Year-Old Ice Age Wolf’s Stomach, They Found a “Woolly” Surprise

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Ancient Wolf Pup's Meal Shows How Woolly Rhinos Vanished

Scientists learned a lot about one of the last generations of woolly rhinocheros—from a chunk of meat swallowed by a wolf pup some 14,400 years ago. The mummified body of a 2-month-old female wolf, discovered in 2011 in the Siberian permafrost near the village of Tumat, had her...

In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhinoceros

Inside the stomach of an ancient wolf puppy found entombed in Siberian permafrost, scientists discovered meat from a woolly rhinoceros — and sequenced its genome.

Woolly rhino remains found in Ice Age wolf give clue to species’ end

Analysis of the rhino's genome suggests the extinct animal was wiped out by climate change.

The Secrets of an Ancient Hunk of Woolly Rhinoceros Meat

The stomach of a preserved wolf puppy from the Siberian permafrost concealed a surprise. Inside its stomach was a chunk of frozen meat. Because the wolf (Canis lupus) had been radiocarbon dated to 14,400 years ago, its last meal was also deemed 14,400 years old. And, based on its DNA, the meat was the flesh of an animal you might not expect to find in a wolf’s belly: a woolly rhinoceros. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or J…