Immaculately Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Discovered in Russian Arctic

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Reindeer herders in Russia have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, with its teeth and even its nose intact.

The remains, revealed by the melting permafrost, were discovered on Great Lyakhovsky Island.

Previously, scientists only had been able to study the bones of cave bears - a species that became extinct 15,000 years ago.

The lead researcher at the Zoological Museum of Moscow’s State University echoed the excitement of many scientists, saying the bear’s discovery was “unique”.

A preliminary analysis indicated that the adult bear lived 22,000 to 39,500 years ago.

Recent years have seen major discoveries of mammoths, woolly rhinos, Ice Age foal, several puppies and Cave Lion cubs as the permafrost melts.

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