Scientists dissect 3,500-year-old bear discovered in Siberian permafrost
The bear was discovered by reindeer herders on an islands in the New Siberian archipelago.
February 24, 2023
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YAKUTSK, Russia — A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the Arctic.
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