Back in September of 2014 a few hunters in Siberia found the young specimen in some partially frozen soil. The two then held on to the rhino until they delivered it to the Sakha Republic Academy of Sciences. The scientists there were baffled by the discovery because "Sasha" as they call the animal, is one of only a few that have ever been discovered. Sasha is the only calf woolly rhino that is known to be found. The article states that much of the carcass was left intact even though a few carnivorous animals had torn away the backside of this amazing discovery. Research is now being done to determine whether or not the scientists can extract DNA evidence that links the woolly rhino to the extinct woolly mammoth.
"Hunters Find a Frozen 10,000-Year-Old Baby Woolly Rhino." Hunters Find a Frozen 10,000-Year-Old Baby Woolly Rhino. Wired, 4 Mar. 2015. Web. 5 Mar. 2015. <http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hunters-find-a-frozen-10000-year-old-baby-woolly-rhino/ar-BBiedYp>.
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