40,000 Year Old Wolf Head Found Intact In Siberian Permafrost

“This is the first time the head of an ancient wolf has been found whose soft tissue has been preserved after 40,000 years, a grown wolf.” –Albert Protopopov

A prehistoric severed head of a wolf was found along the banks of the Tirekhtyakh River in Yakutia, Siberia. CNN reports a group of mammoth ivory hunters unearthed the incredibly rare find and discovered it had intact teeth and hair preserved by the permafrost.

Scientists are now working up a digital model of the brain and the interior of the skull for further study and team in Stockholm is analyzing the wolf’s DNA.

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