Siberia: Glacier melts after 50,000 years, bringing intact mammoth to surface

Researchers in Siberia are testing a young mammoth that was found intact when a glacier melted after more than 50,000 years.

The creature, which resembles the trunk of a small elephant, was recovered from the Batagaika Crater in Yakutia, a huge cavity more than 80 meters deep that is widening as a result of climate change.

The mammoth’s body, which weighed more than 110 kilograms, was brought to the surface on a makeshift stretcher, said Maxim Cherpasov, head of the laboratory of the Lazarev Mammoth Museum in the city of Yakutsk.

According to the researcher, the mammoth is estimated to have been about a year old when it died. However, scientists will confirm this more precisely, after the research is completed.

However, according to them, the fact that his head and torso have been preserved is considered highly unusual.

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Uncovered from the depths of Yakutia, this is the sixth mammoth ever to be discovered and is considered to be the most well-preserved. pic.twitter.com/cuCWv2kJzY

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This is the sixth mammoth ever discovered and is considered the best preserved.