The head of a wolf - measuring 40cm long, about half the full length of a modern wolf - was found preserved in permafrost in the Yakutia region in Siberia. Scientists believe the prehistoric remains, found with the brain "intact", date more than 40,000 years ago, reports The Siberian Times. The predator is thought to have a thick "mammoth-like" coat and fangs larger than wolves in Siberia today. (Image: Albert Protopopov/The Siberian T)The reason the the wolf's head is severed is not known. (Image: Albert Protopopov/The Siberian T)The exhibition also features the remains of mammoths and a cave lion cub named Spartak, which was found around the same time as the wolf's head.

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2019 10:03 UTC