Scientists unveiled the discovery Wednesday of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost of north-west Siberia.
The remains of the six-month-old female mammoth were discovered in a remarkable state of preservation on the Yamal peninsula of Russia in May, a Reuters report said. The specimen is believed to be the best of its kind to date.
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The animal is thought to have died 10,000 years ago and experts say the approximately four foot tall, 50kg Siberian specimen dates to the end of the last Ice Age, when the great beasts were vanishing off the face of the planet.
Scientists hope the animal might yield DNA samples that could be used to clone and effectively resurrect the extinct members of the elephant family.
Science. Remember that? It's how we learn stuff about the universe. It's cool.
Sure wish we could spend more on science. Maybe we could snag some of that $1 trillion from World War III in the Middle East and spend it on something that will actually allow humanity to progress.
Ah well, I've got to have hope, right?
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