On the vast expanse of the Siberian steppe 14,000 years ago, a 2-month-old wolf pup gobbled down some woolly rhinoceros flesh. Now, the findings from the wolf’s last meal are revealing clues about why the woolly rhino went extinct. - Love DalénChacón-Duque said hair on the woolly rhino tissue was still intact, suggesting the pup had barely begun digesting its meal before it died. Adult woolly rhinos would have been similar in size to the largest living rhinoceros species. With its long hair, the woolly rhino adapted to cold conditions and lived across northern Eurasia during the last ice age.

Source: CNN January 16, 2026 05:09 UTC