Teenage woolly rhino could have been hunted by predators into water, where it drowned
26 January 2021
Studies begin on a massive and very well-fed Pleistocene era rhino found in Yakutia with its horn and one tooth.
The sensational discovery was delivered to Yakutsk once the ice roads formed in winter, and was presented to the media today. Picture: The Siberian Times
The uniquely preserved teenage wholly rhino with even its brain intact, found in the north-east of Yakutia last summer has been defrosted for the first time since it died at least 20,000 years ago.
The sensational discovery was delivered to Yakutsk once ice roads formed in late Autumn, and today was presented to the media.