Wooly mammoth
Nov 13, 2023 18:47:15 #
Quora.com
In 2010, after the strong thaw in some areas of Siberia, Russia, a beautiful woolly mammoth calf weighing one ton was discovered. After 39,000 years in the ice, the calf was in perfect condition and still had its fur and muscle tissue intact. Thanks to the, Russian scientists, for the first time in history, we managed to take blood samples from a prehistoric animal.
According to research, the mammoth's death occurred while crossing the swamp, and due to the low temperatures and surrounding ice, the body remained in perfect condition.
Scientists and researchers from South Korea have suggested that thanks to the DNA samples obtained from Yuka's body, they could clone this extinct species in the future, giving life again to one of the great mammals in history.
Yuka was not the first mammoth found, in 1977 an excavator accidentally found the corpse of a small mammoth but unfortunately it was not well preserved
In 2010, after the strong thaw in some areas of Siberia, Russia, a beautiful woolly mammoth calf weighing one ton was discovered. After 39,000 years in the ice, the calf was in perfect condition and still had its fur and muscle tissue intact. Thanks to the, Russian scientists, for the first time in history, we managed to take blood samples from a prehistoric animal.
According to research, the mammoth's death occurred while crossing the swamp, and due to the low temperatures and surrounding ice, the body remained in perfect condition.
Scientists and researchers from South Korea have suggested that thanks to the DNA samples obtained from Yuka's body, they could clone this extinct species in the future, giving life again to one of the great mammals in history.
Yuka was not the first mammoth found, in 1977 an excavator accidentally found the corpse of a small mammoth but unfortunately it was not well preserved
Nov 13, 2023 22:26:42 #
Nov 13, 2023 23:23:04 #
MosheR
Loc: New York City
bcheary wrote:
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If they ever manage to clone this guy, they better keep it in a really secure place.
Nov 13, 2023 23:33:19 #
Nov 14, 2023 05:19:34 #
bcheary wrote:
Quora.com br br In 2010, after the strong thaw in... (show quote)
This is very cool and in my lifetime I would like to see it cloned and see what it looks like and how it acts.
Bruce
Nov 14, 2023 10:05:52 #
Nov 14, 2023 12:59:29 #
Chuck B wrote:
How did the scientist determine this was a calf?
By size?
Nov 14, 2023 12:59:47 #
MosheR wrote:
If they ever manage to clone this guy, they better keep it in a really secure place.
Nov 14, 2023 13:00:02 #
Nov 14, 2023 13:00:21 #
riderxlx wrote:
This is very cool and in my lifetime I would like to see it cloned and see what it looks like and how it acts.
Bruce
Bruce
Nov 14, 2023 13:15:36 #
Nov 14, 2023 14:16:55 #
When I-75 was first being developed around my hometown, some of my jr. high classmates found a mammoth skull while playing around in the excavations. It's on display at the Cranbrook Museum.
Nov 14, 2023 16:23:23 #
Nov 14, 2023 16:23:47 #
SteveR wrote:
When I-75 was first being developed around my hometown, some of my jr. high classmates found a mammoth skull while playing around in the excavations. It's on display at the Cranbrook Museum.
Cool.
Nov 14, 2023 20:34:32 #
Let's see.... found in Siberia....claimed to be a one-ton "calf" yet has what appears to be adult size tusks.... Yes, com-rad, them 'thar 'mericans will believe anythin' give 'em 'nuf vodka...
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