{"id":16073,"date":"2022-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=16073"},"modified":"2022-08-22T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T09:36:07","slug":"mummified-baby-mammoth-found-by-canadian-miners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/2022\/08\/15\/mummified-baby-mammoth-found-by-canadian-miners\/","title":{"rendered":"Mummified baby mammoth found by Canadian miners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MUMMIFIED BABY MAMMOTH FOUND BY CANADIAN MINERS<\/h2>\n\n

The immaculately preserved specimen is \u201cone of the most incredible mummified Ice Age animals ever discovered\u201d <\/p>\n\n

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For palaeontologists this is better than striking gold: miners working to excavate permafrost in the Yukon in northwestern Canada have unearthed a frozen baby mammoth. Geologists from the Yukon Geological Survey and the University of Calgary say the animal, which has been named Nun cho ga \u2013 \u2018big baby animal\u2019 in the language of the Tr\u2019ond\u00ebk Hw\u00ebch\u2019in, the First Nations people who live in the region \u2013 is female and more than 30,000 years old.<\/p>\n\n

Many Ice Age fossils have been found in the Yukon, but mummified remains with intact skin and hair, as seen on Nun cho ga, are very rare. <\/p>\n\n

In fact, she is the best-preserved woolly mammoth ever found in North America. She was discovered by miners working in the Klondike gold fields on Canada\u2019s northwest coast, an area that played a key role in the gold rush of the 1890s. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt has been one of my lifelong dreams to come face-to-face with a real woolly mammoth. That dream came true today,\u201d said Yukon government palaeontologist Dr Grant Zazula. \u201cNun cho ga is beautiful, and one of the most incredible mummified Ice Age animals ever discovered in the world. I am excited to get to know her more.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Tr\u2019ond\u00ebk Hw\u00ebch\u2019in elders and the government will now work together to preserve and study Nun cho ga. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThis is a remarkable recovery for our First Nation, and we look forward to collaborating with the Yukon government on moving forward with these remains in a way that honours our traditions, culture and laws,\u201d said Chief Roberta Joseph. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe are thankful for the elders who have guided us so far and the name they provided. We are committed to respectfully handling Nun cho ga as she has chosen now to reveal herself to all of us.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

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    The area where Nun cho ga was recovered (lower centre)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Members of the Yukon Geological Survey team at the discovery site<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Nun cho ga in her original position<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Her trunk, ears, and tail near-perfectly preserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Nun cho ga\u2019s preserved delicate foot pads and nails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n

    IMAGE: GOVERNMENT OF YUKON X5, YUKON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TREADSTONE GOLD AND KLONDIKE PLACER MINER\u2019S ASSOCIATION, TREADSTONE GOLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    MUMMIFIED BABY MAMMOTH FOUND BY CANADIAN MINERS The immaculately preserved specimen is \u201cone of the most incredible mummified Ice Age animals ever discovered\u201d For palaeontologists this is better than striking gold: miners working to excavate permafrost in the Yukon in northwestern Canada have unearthed a frozen baby mammoth. 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