{"id":5501,"date":"2025-04-09T09:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/5501\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:26:15","slug":"necropsy-on-400lb-baby-mammoth-frozen-for-130000-years-carried-out-by-russian-scientists-they-even-revealed-its-smell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/5501\/","title":{"rendered":"Necropsy on 400lb baby MAMMOTH frozen for 130,000 years carried out by Russian scientists \u2013 they even revealed its smell"},"content":{"rendered":"

A BABY mammoth has gone under the knife \u2013 after being preserved in Siberian permafrost for 130,000 years.<\/p>\n

Russian scientists carried out a necropsy on the long-dead mammoth calf, nicknamed Yana.<\/p>\n

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Scientists have performed an autopsy on a long-dead mammothCredit: AFP\"Scientists<\/a><\/p>\n

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The mammoth is believed to have lived and died around 130,000 years agoCredit: AFP\"Close-up<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scientists have nicknamed the mammoth ‘Yana’Credit: AFP<\/p>\n

The creature was first revealed to the public in December 2024, and was described as the best-preserved mammoth<\/a> found to date.<\/p>\n

Yana’s post-mortem at Russia<\/a>‘s Mammoth Museum in Yakutsk lasted for hours, AFP reports, revealing the creature’s eerily well-preserved organs.<\/p>\n

Almost all of her elephant-like front is intact, giving scientists a rare window into the past.<\/p>\n

The remains of the 3.9-foot-tall body weigh a hefty 400lbs \u2013 equivalent to around two or three adult humans.<\/p>\n

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Yana’s carcass is so well preserved that the entire head and trunk are clearly visible \u2013 and scientists<\/a> even located her milk tusks.<\/p>\n

Like with humans and their baby teeth, these milk tusks would fall out with age.<\/p>\n

“We can see that many organs and tissues are very well preserved,” said Artemy Goncharov, of the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Saint Petersburg, speaking to AFP.<\/p>\n

“The digestive tract is partly preserved, the stomach is preserved.<\/p>\n

“There are still fragments of the intestines, in particular the colon.”<\/p>\n

He added that it was “an opportunity to look into the past of our planet”.<\/p>\n

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The mammoth species that Yana belonged to went extinct around 4,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

Yana is believed to have died around one year into her life, but it’s still unclear why.<\/p>\n

But our interference has been ruled out, as modern humans didn’t arrive in the area until between 28,000 and 32,000 years ago, scientists say.<\/p>\n

Yana had been encased in Siberian permafrost<\/a> \u2013 long-frozen earth \u2013 that had recently thawed.<\/p>\n

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Researchers found Yana trapped in the Siberian permafrostCredit: AFP\"Scientists<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scientists used scissors and scalpels to perform a necropsy \u2013 the animal equivalent of an autopsyCredit: AFP\"Scientists<\/a><\/p>\n

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The post-mortem allowed scientists to probe Yana’s well-preserved organs and tissueCredit: AFP<\/p>\n

This exposed the creature’s body, but it was kept in place at the rear.<\/p>\n

Scientists used scissors and scalpels to cut into the creature, and then analysed samples of her tissue.<\/p>\n

And they described how Yana’s carcass smelled like “fermented earth and flesh”.<\/p>\n

She was found in Siberia’s Sakha region, encased in frost for 130,000 years \u2013 far longer than the original estimate of 50,000 years.<\/p>\n

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Most of Yana’s front was extremely well-preservedCredit: AFP\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

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The mammoth’s body was found trapped in thawing Siberian permafrostCredit: AFP<\/p>\n

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