Woolly mammoth found - A 38,000 year old woolly mammoth found in the north region of Russia in the year 2010 is now on display in Moscow. The woolly mammoth as been named Yuka. Before its exhibit in Moscow, Yuka had been shown off in exhibits at Taiwan and Japan.
The woolly mammoth found in Russia is over four metres in height and weight around 10 tonnes. Scientists had found Yuka in the north region of Russia named Yakutia. Reseacher Albert Protopopov of Yakutia had been responsible on the research done on the woolly mammoth found.
According to Protopopov, the woolly mammoth found bore injuries from an encounter with predators. Yuka, the name of the woolly mammoth found, was around six to nine years old by the time it died. In an interview with the Associated Press, Protopopov claimed Yuka is around 38,000 years old. Other researchers claim the woolly mammoth found is 39,000 years in age.
Yuka's carcass had been preserved in pristine condition with its fur and soft tissues still intact. Even most of Yuka's brain is still well preserved offering a chance in a lifetime for scientists to study the mammoth. Thanks to the genetic code present in Yuka's hair, researchers might have a rare opportunity of cloning the mammoth.
However, Protopopov claims cloning from the woolly mammoth found might prove impossible. Yuka's soft tissues and fur might be intact but this does not prove the presence of living cells possible for cloning.
"It is not possible to find living cells as they don't survive after tens of thousands years," stated Protopopov in an exclusive report by the NZHerald.
For now, the woolly mammoth found is on exhibit at Moscow since Tuesday. Moscow is the fourth exhibit that Yuka has been presented at. It had been on display initially in Taiwan, Russia's Vladivostok and Japan.
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