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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Alexander Butler

50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains go on display in Russia

The mammoth, preserved for nearly 50,000 years, - (North-Eastern Federal University/Reuters)

The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth have gone on display in Russia as scientists carry out research on the animal.

The 110kg creature, resembling a small elephant, was found at the bottom of a 260ft deep crater in the permafrost-covered region of Yakutia in Siberia earlier this year.

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