linh 25/02/2025
Frozen in Time: A 42,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Steps into View
The woolly mammoth named Lyuba, after being buried in mud for 42,000 years, has made its first public appearance in the United States at The Field Museum in Chicago. According to scientists, Lyuba lived during the Ice Age, approximately 42,000 years ago. She was discovered in 2007 by a reindeer herder in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region of northern Siberia, Russia. The mammoth was named after the herder’s wife. Lyuba was preserved in a nearly pristine state, thanks to being buried under thick layers of ice for thousands of years. Additionally, her surface was protected by a lactic acid compound produced…
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