An international cadre of scientists from almost 70 institutions worldwide recently reported their findings in the scientific journal Nature that the domesticated dog (Canis.
Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur
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The wolf pup, Zhùr. (Photo: Government of Yukon)
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Her life was short. Scientists estimate she lived for about six or seven weeks in the underground den, before it collapsed around her. This tragedy and the permafrost that preserved her body are the reasons we know of this wolf pup’s existence approximately 57,000 years later. Zhùr, or ‘wolf’ in the Hän language, is the subject of a paper published today in