A well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
The cub, nicknamed Sparta, was so well preserved that its its fur, internal organs and skeleton are all intact.
August 13, 2021
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YAKUTSK — Scientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia’s permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may even still have traces of its mother’s milk in it.
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