The extraordinary carcass is 80 per cent intact and is estimated to be between 20,000 and 50,000 years old although its age is still to be confirmed. Scientists discovered the hazel-coloured juvenile beast with its teeth in place close to the site where the world’s only baby woolly rhino called Sasha was dug out in 2014. Baby rhino Sasha located nearby was earlier dated at 34,000 years, but the new one could be between 20,000 and 50,000 years old. “Earlier, not even the bone remains of individuals of this age were found, not to mention the preserved carcasses of animals. Dr Plotnikov said of Sasha: “We have learned that woolly rhinoceroses were covered in very thick hair.

Source: Daily Mirror December 29, 2020 15:19 UTC