Scientists Show Baby Mammoth Preserved for 50,000 Years in Siberia
2025-01-06
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1Researchers in Russia's Siberia area are showing the public what they say are the 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth.
2Melting permafrost led to the animal's discovery.
3They are calling it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found.
4Named Yana by the scientists, the female mammoth weighs more than 100 kilograms and is 120 centimeters tall.
5Scientists believe that Yana was one year old when she died.
6Her remains are among several mammoth carcasses that have been recovered.
7Yana was found among the melting permafrost at Batagaika crater in the far-eastern Russian area of Yakutia.
8Known as the "gateway to the underworld," scientists have found remains of other ancient animals there, including bison, horses and dogs.
9Permafrost is soil that remains frozen for a period of years or more.
10As the permafrost in Siberia melts, discoveries of prehistoric animals are becoming more common.
11Scientists at Russia's North-Eastern Federal University will study Yana's remains.
12The university has a research center and museum specifically for mammoths.
13Scientists at the university described the find as "exceptional."
14They said Yana would give researchers additional information about how mammoths lived and how they changed to survive in their surroundings.
15I'm Anna Matteo.
1Researchers in Russia's Siberia area are showing the public what they say are the 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth. 2Melting permafrost led to the animal's discovery. They are calling it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found. 3Named Yana by the scientists, the female mammoth weighs more than 100 kilograms and is 120 centimeters tall. 4Scientists believe that Yana was one year old when she died. Her remains are among several mammoth carcasses that have been recovered. 5Yana was found among the melting permafrost at Batagaika crater in the far-eastern Russian area of Yakutia. Known as the "gateway to the underworld," scientists have found remains of other ancient animals there, including bison, horses and dogs. 6Permafrost is soil that remains frozen for a period of years or more. As the permafrost in Siberia melts, discoveries of prehistoric animals are becoming more common. 7Scientists at Russia's North-Eastern Federal University will study Yana's remains. The university has a research center and museum specifically for mammoths. 8Scientists at the university described the find as "exceptional." They said Yana would give researchers additional information about how mammoths lived and how they changed to survive in their surroundings. 9I'm Anna Matteo. 10The Associated Press reported this story. Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English. 11_________________________________________ 12Words in This Story 13permafrost -n. soil that remains frozen for a period of years or longer without melting 14preserved -adj. kept in good condition; relatively unchanged by conditions such as age, wear or weather 15carcass -n. the remains of a dead animal 16crater -n. a circular hole in the earth with a steep edge and curving bottom that is often caused by a meteor strike or volcanic activity 17exceptional -adj. something that is unlike others; remarkable or surprising