A Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia
In 2020, prospectors seeking mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia found a bundle of fur protruding from the icy bank of the Badyarikha River. The diggers knew they were looking at something rare: the Ice Age mummy of a cat cub.
Baby saber-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur and toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say
A mummified ice age cub discovered in Siberia is exceptionally preserved, providing the first view of what sabre-toothed cats looked like and clues about their hunting style.
Mummified saber-toothed cat unearthed in Siberian permafrost
For the first time in the history of science, researchers have extracted the mummified, frozen body of a young saber-toothed cat from the Arctic permafrost. Although the remains are over 35,000 years old,
Scientists study 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten frozen in Siberia
The frozen cub was about 3 weeks old with brown fur and broad paws for walking on snow. The first of its kind study showed “significant differences” to a baby lion.
Stunningly Preserved Saber-Toothed Kitten Studied in World First
For some 37,000 years, the soft, furry body of a three-week-old saber-toothed 'kitten' lay cradled by Arctic permafrost, its head, limbs, paws, and torso remaining almost perfectly preserved by the cold.
Well-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say
The carcass of a large cub estimated to be about 3 weeks old was found encased in a block of ice in the Republic of Sakha, located in Russia's Far East, along the Badyarikha River in 2020, according to a paper published in Scientific Reports on Thursday.
35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia
Researchers have analyzed mummified remains pulled from Siberia's permafrost in 2020 and determined they belong to a 3-week-old saber-toothed kitten that died at least 35,000 years ago.
37,000-year-old saber-toothed cub found frozen in Russian tundra
In 2020, researchers in Russia uncovered a mummified carnivore cub frozen in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 37,000 years. The discovery, made near the Badyarikha River in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),
Saber-toothed kitten preserved in ice for 35,000 years
Found encased in ice in 2020 along the Badyarikha River in the Republic of Sakha, a northeastern region of Russia that borders the East Siberian Sea of the Arctic Ocean, a well-preserved specimen offers a rare opportunity to examine an extinct predator that roamed Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene.
35,000-year-old body of saber-toothed kitten preserved in permafrost
FREE! A three-week-old saber-toothed tiger kitten died in the permafrost of Siberia 35,000 years ago, and its preserved remains are the subject of a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost
The kitten, which was found in Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, still had fur and whiskers when it was discovered.
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