A team of researchers led by Russian scientists recently revealed two near-pristine prehistoric lion cubs discovered frozen in the banks of a Siberian river. Boris Berezhnev regularly searched the banks of the Semyuelyakh River for mammoth tusks, which he has a license to collect. Instead, he stumbled across two lion cubs preserved for tens of thousands of years. CHIPMUNKS IN CALIFORNIA TEST POSITIVE FOR THE PLAGUE, PARTS OF LAKE TAHOE CLOSEDThe cave lion went extinct around 10,000 years ago. The cubs were around the same age when they died, roughly 1-2 months old, according to a study released in the journal Quarternary on Wednesday.

Source: Fox News August 07, 2021 17:26 UTC