[USS Alaska]

The cub is around 43,448 years old. Just a year later in 2018, a female cub was found about 15 meters away. Researchers named her Sparta, and she is roughly 27,962 years old

One is "around 43,448" and the other is "roughly 27,963" years old.

Why not 45 thousand and 28 thousand years old?

These people are so full of bullshit and don't have a clue as to what the thing is and can't even be within centuries, let alone specific years, as to the age of these things.

[Theophilus]

someone had to have given those numbers toungue in cheek. The writers and editors were so idiotic, they passed them on tot the story. The cats were almout doubtlessly siblings, killed in the same blizzard.

[cpdiii]

“The cub is around 43,448 years old. Just a year later in 2018, a female cub was found about 15 meters away. Researchers named her Sparta, and she is roughly 27,962 years old
One is “around 43,448” and the other is “roughly 27,963” years old. Why not 45 thousand and 28 thousand years old?”

That is the number that Carbon 14 dating came up with. However, Carbon 14 dating is not precise.