Mummy of Ice Age saber-toothed kitten still has fur, first of its kind

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Paleontologists excavating in Russia's Yakutia region uncovered the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat. The cub was only about 3 weeks old when it died around 35,000 years ago.

The well-preserved remains, uncovered in Siberian permafrost, are nearly intact, including surprisingly soft fur and even the “toe beans” — as cat lovers call feline footpads — on its front paws.

 It’s the first evidence from Asia of Homotherium latidens, and the specimen’s genetic information will help researchers better understand how the species lived and hunted.

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/23/science/saber-toothed-cat-mummy-science-newsletter-wt/index.html 

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This is incredible! 

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is this the ugy from the ice age films?

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The Ice Age 6 promo is out of control 

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Aww, it was three weeks old when it died. Poor cub. 

[Shipper 13,114]

This is so cute, tragic, and yet fascinating! 

Add worrisome too cause things getting *discovered* in permafrost is the plot for so many apocalyptic end of the world storylines either by aliens, disease, superman, or godzilla. 

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I can fix him (no I really can)

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3 hours ago, Shipper said:

This is so cute, tragic, and yet fascinating! 

Add worrisome too cause things getting *discovered* in permafrost is the plot for so many apocalyptic end of the world storylines either by aliens, disease, superman, or godzilla. 

So Aliens, Superman and Godzilla are LG7 tracks, got it!

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Wait I thought this happened like a year ago   very cool

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11 hours ago, Shipper said:

This is so cute, tragic, and yet fascinating! 

Add worrisome too cause things getting *discovered* in permafrost is the plot for so many apocalyptic end of the world storylines either by aliens, disease, superman, or godzilla. 

It's fine. Gaga will cure us

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The report that I read said the cat was spotted singing this song before it died

 

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18 minutes ago, Bronco said:

It's fine. Gaga will cure us

Au contraire every gaga album over the last decade has been coupled with Armageddon  Trump in 2016, covid 2020, LA nearly wiped off the face of the earth in 2025. If Gaga’s announcing an album we ought to tread carefully