Scientists have discovered a thousands-year-old rhinoceros frozen in the snow in Siberia, Russia, with its body still intact.It belongs to a species of rhinoceros that is now extinct.The rhino was 4 years old at the time of death and being frozen in the right condition will allow scientists to learn more about this species of rhino.
The results of a study in this regard were published in the journal Doklady Earth Sciences.The rhinoceros that came from the Siberian glaciers was frozen 32,000 years ago.
These rhinos of the genus Woolly Rhino lived in eastern Siberia more than 30,000 years ago and were one of the few large animals of their time.
Like modern rhinoceroses, the woolly rhino had two horns on its head, but they were much larger and sharper like blades.
After death, the rhinoceros was frozen in ice and was discovered by Russian scientists in August 2020 on a bank of the Tirekhtyakh River.The research did not say where the frozen rhinoceros was discovered, but the possibility of such frozen creatures being found in this region of Siberia is quite high.
When the animal was discovered, scientists collected samples of its fur and other parts, temporarily melting the ice.The right side of the rhino's body was well preserved in the snow, but its left side has been damaged and scientists believe that the meat in this area has been eaten by predators, while its intestines are missing.
