An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP
An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP
World /  Russia & Central Asia

Meet the 18,000-year-old prehistoric puppy found frozen in Russia’s permafrost

  • Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with hair, teeth and whiskers still intact
  • As Russia’s permafrost melts due to climate change, woolly mammoths and other prehistoric animals are being discovered

Topic |   Archaeology and paleontology
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 10:06pm, 3 Dec, 2019

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An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP
An 18,000-year-old puppy found in permafrost in Russia, on display at the Yakutsk's Mammoth Museum. Photo: AP
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