[Anup Bhuvanan Welcomes You] 42,000-year-old mammoth baby on Asian tour

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Lyuba, the 1-month old baby mammoth of the Ice Age, died 42,000 years ago and was preserved in the ice. She was found by a reindeer herder in Siberia in 2007. By far, she is the best preserved mammoth mummy in the world. Lyuba is on an Asian tour now and will be exhibited in Hong Kong from April 12 to May 10.Although her fur and toenails have disintegrated, her skin and internal organs are intact. Apparently, there were traces of her mother’s milk in her stomach. Scientists hope to gain insight into what caused Ice Age mammals, including the mammoths, to become extinct at the end of the Pleistocene era around 10,000 years ago.The carcass of the world's most well-preserved baby mammoth, named Lyuba, is wrapped for preservation in Hong Kong on April 10, 2012. Lyuba, whose carcass is 42 thousand years old was found by a reindeer herder in Yamal Peninsula in Russia on 2007. She will be exhibited at IFC Mall in Hong Kong on April 12, 2012.

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Posted By Anup to Anup Bhuvanan Welcomes You at 4/14/2012 03:29:00 PM