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Yuka (mammoth)

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Known for
  
best preserved

Weight
  
5 tonnes

Species
  
Mammuthus primigenius

Residence
  
Moscow

Height
  
3 m (9 ft 10 in)

Yuka (mammoth) wwwlivesciencecomimagesi000071738i02yuka

Died
  
39,000 years ago Siberia

Yuka is a woolly mammoth carcass discovered in Siberia. It died around 39,000 years ago and was around 6 to 11 years of age.

In October 2014, The mammoth had been put on display in Moscow and is the best preserved in palaeontology.

References

Yuka (mammoth) Wikipedia