<p>Discovered by reindeer herders in Siberia, the near-perfect mammoth—frozen for 40,000 years—holds clues to the extinct species.</p>
Discovered by reindeer herders in Siberia, the near-perfect mammoth—frozen for 40,000 years—holds clues to the extinct species.
Ice Baby
A near-perfect frozen mammoth resurfaces after 40,000 years, bearing clues to a great vanished species.
This story appears in the May 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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