Posted on 08/13/2018 1:53:32 PM PDT by Red Badger
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A three-month-old horse that lived up to 40,000 years ago has been discovered in the mysterious Batagai depression in Russia’s Yakutia region, nicknamed the ‘Gateway to the Underworld.’
The North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk published the first photo of the “unique” discovery, which was made together with scientists from Kindai University in Japan along with a crew from Fuji TV.
The horse was unearthed in perfect condition with its mane, tail and hair well preserved, as it was trapped in the permafrost for 30,000-40,000 years, scientists say. The discovery can help scientists to learn more about the environment of the time the foal lived, according to the head of the Mammoth Museum in Yakutsk, Semyon Grigoryev.
“This is the first find in the world of a pre-historic horse with such level of preservation and of such a young age,” Grigoryev said.
The Batagai crater in Verkhoyansky District of Yakutia has baffled scientists, and the nature of the mysterious site of unusual shape is still a matter of discussion. The ancient crater is still growing and strange noises reportedly emerge nearby, which is why the place received its spooky nickname.
Except for being dead and all............
The horse contains the final code.
“in perfect condition” Except, you know, dead.
The foal that came in from the cold after 40,000 years | The Siberian Times reporter | 11 August 2018
Fire up the barbie!
Or Atlanta.....................
Everything is caused by Global Warming!
The article mentions that the place is one of the coldest places on Earth
I wonder if the locals mind if it warms up a bit.
Funny, I think DC...
Huh? You forgot your //sarc tag.
None needed.
Dolly the Sheep was a middle aged sheep and all her clones were born essentially middle aged. They all died of ailments that affect old sheep at a very early physical age.
If we cloned a human being who was say 56 or so, the baby would be born literally at age 56..................
Possibly Chicago or L.A. .............
Don’t bet on it for the Daily Double at Aqueduct.
It sounds like a Przewalski’s horse. I checked all of the links for additional pictures but the one was it.
I would love to see it sans mud. The articles said it was brown with zebra stripes(primitive markings) on the legs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przewalski%27s_horse
We’ll have to wait till they wash it............
Most “wild” horses today, such as the American mustang or the Australian brumby, are actually feral horses descended from domesticated animals that escaped and adapted to life in the wild. The Przewalski’s horse may never have been domesticated and has long been considered the only true wild horse extant in the world today. However, a 2018 DNA study suggested that modern Przewalski’s horses may descend from the domesticated horses of the Botai.[7]
Yes, it’s fascinating. I’m going to have to watch for further news on this.
Or McCain’s or Clintons’ basement...
I just went to “gasp” Wiki, and it addressed this and it said that her death was not attributed to the age of her original copy. Other clones from the same line have live 9 and 11 years. That’s pretty good for sheep.
Not trying to get into a pissing contest. It’s an interesting concept. I am more interested in stem cells. The world has two of my offspring. It doesn’t need more of me.
Trump’s Russian horse. The collusion mystery solved, finally.
News breaks the same day Strozk gets fired. Coincidence? I think not
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