LIVE Woolly Mammoth Spotted in Siberia (video/pic)

Reaganite Republican ^ | February 10, 2012 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Scepitical? Look at the clip and you tell me

Red furry coat, giant tusks... elephants of any sort not native to the region, either!

The Siberian Woolly Mammoth -which we are taught disappeared abruptly at the end of the last Ice Age (~8000 B.C.)- has long been a source of fascination, as on occasion examples are found in a highly-preserved, mummified state under the Arctic territory's thick layer of permafrost. 

Similar in appearance to a modern elephant, the Mammoth was actually only slightly larger (~3m at the shoulder) yet with a shorter trunk, longer tusks, ears only 10% the size of their contemporary brethren, and a thick-coat of reddish body hair (that grew to 1m in length) to aid survival in the brutal cold.

Since numerous frozen, non-fossilized Mammoths have been unearthed in the past -including a completely intact baby Mammoth- their close genetic relationship to elephants had scientists and buffs speculating for years as to whether DNA could be extracted from the remains and the species could be resurrected from extinction by gene splicing, cloning, etc. ala Jurassic Park.

But now me may not have to bother with all that, as a Russian civil engineer has filmed what appears to be a live, breathing Woolly Mammoth out in the wilds of Siberia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region). Of course Russians are quite fond of (and skilled at) photo hoaxes and online get-rich-quick-dishonestly schemes, but MAN does this thing look real... the gait, the color, the proportions:

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And while it seems like being 'extinct' for over 10,000 years makes the likelihood of finding a live Siberian Woolly Mammoth extremely remote, consider that a residual isolated population of the beasts is known to have survived on (now Russian) Wrangel Island up until 1700 B.C.

Other species thought to be long-gone have indeed been rediscovered, including a hyper-ugly deep sea fish (Coelacanth, caught in 1938 off South America) that scientists had previously declared extinct for over 65 million years- suddenly 3700 years ago doesn't sound like all that much.

I wonder if Putin will choose to put Tiny out back behind that tacky new mansion... or sell the thing to the highest international bidder. Perhaps he just won't be able to pass-up the opportunity to make a video of himself finishing it off with his bare hands (my guess).

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[ari-freedom]

is that a bear?

[anglian]

Different source but 140 posts here as well. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2844113/posts

[TigersEye]

Youtube link Woolly Mammoth found Alive Crossing a river in Siberia: Still not extinct?

[fso301]

With all the modern camera equipment, what is it with these monster pics that they are always grainy, fuzzy and out of focus?

It is a bear with a fish in it's mouth.

[max americana]

Ah yes...another “blurry” video/pic of another creature supposed to be extinct.

[max americana]

The Bigfoot Patterson 1967 film looks like a Blu Ray movie compared to this bear video...

[ari-freedom]

“Ah yes...another “blurry” video/pic of another creature supposed to be extinct.”

Or maybe it is the iPhone 5!

[BwanaNdege]

“I wonder if Putin will choose to put Tiny out back behind that tacky new mansion.”

It will keep his miniature giraffe company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVxxLYmypv8

[ari-freedom]

Right next to the yeti

[sheik yerbouty]

Sure looks like one..

[skr]

It does look more like a bear than an elephant. I don’t even see the tusks.

Some of the biggest elephants in Africa can be seen in this video from Tembe Elephant Park; their ivories can’t be missed! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jauYrYsRIWQ&feature=related

[LRS]

I think there’s a squatch in these woods...

[Moose Burger]

It’s the ellusive snotty gorilla of the north

[75thOVI]

Been following this over on Cryptomundo.com Apparently the guy who sent this in to the Sun is a well known hoaxer. Not a mammoth, not a bear, just a fake.

[broken_arrow1]

Funny how no one ever finds a dead carcass of Big Foot or Woolly Mammoth, except the later, but then all of 4,000 years old.

[Vaquero]

Brown Bear with a big salmon or Siberian Taimen(a real big member of the trout/salmon family)...

....or another rare snuffaluffagus sighting

[Prospero]

It is a bear with a fish in it's mouth.

Yup. It's not blurry enough to prevent their being a distinct flat fold to a single dimension at the contact between bear mouth and relatively large fish's tail. Can't be unseen.

[The Great RJ]

About as believable as Obama’s economic recovery.

[Caipirabob]

No, no, I'm sorry folks, this is not a mammoth. it's the Loch Ness monster...definitely. That or aliens...that's the ticket...yeah...aliens...