Well-preserved mammoth tongue found in Siberia

Well preserved mammoth tongue found in Siberia
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full screen Archive image of another mammoth tongue, not Jana. Photo: AP Via Ntv/TT

A 50,000-year-old mammoth tongue has been found in the permafrost of the Russian sub-republic of Sacha in eastern Siberia.

Russian scientists on Monday unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a female mammoth found in the permafrost-covered region of Sacha.

According to experts, “Jana”, named after a nearby river, is the best-preserved mammoth remains in the world and one of only seven whole mammoth bodies ever found.

Studies will now be carried out to determine her exact age at the time of death, but it is estimated to be around a year.

The remains weigh 180 kilograms and measure 120 centimeters high. The researchers call it “a unique discovery”.

The carcass was dug up near the Batagajka research station, where remains of other prehistoric animals have also been found.

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