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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[6SJ7]

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

It's a bear, but maybe it's a Giant Short Faced Bear. That would be cool!

[Hot Tabasco]

I don’t even see the tusks.

It's a springtime photo, woooly mammoths lose their tusks during their winter hibernation after the fall mating season........

[bmwcyle]

It is a bear with something in its mouth.

[dinodino]

Looks like a grizzly holding something in its mouth.

[NavyCanDo]

A bear holding a salmon in its mouth.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

A BEAST lurches through icy waters in a sighting a paranormal investigator thinks could prove woolly mammoths are not extinct after all. The animal -- thought to have mostly died out roughly 4,000 years ago -- was apparently filmed wading through a river in the freezing wilds of Siberia.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Until there’s a pic of Putin riding it with his shirt off, no dice.

[little jeremiah]

That is fascinating.

[little jeremiah]

Now I’ve read the whole thread. People are saying it’s a bear with a fish. What do I know (very little)...

[Fred Nerks]

a model

[Fred Nerks]

[little jeremiah]

I should have read the whole thread first.

shame on me.

[Fred Nerks]

I was really sorry that it wasn’t true.

[little jeremiah]

Me too!

[Fred Nerks]

A young, entombed Wooly Mammoth has been discovered in Siberia near the Arctic Ocean. Nicknamed “Yuka,” the mammoth has been described by discoverers as being “remarkably well preserved” despite being cut open by ancient people.

Yuka was discovered in Siberia during an expedition funded in part by the BBC and the Discovery Channel and is believed to be at least 10,000 years old. The discoverers believe this finding could possibly provide proof of early human interaction in the Siberian region.

SOURCE

[SunkenCiv]

‘Woolly Mammoth’ Video a Hoax, Original Footage Proves
Last week, a new video surfaced claiming to show a live woolly mammoth — an animal scientists think has been extinct for at least four millennia — crossing a river in Russia. The suspiciously blurry footage was allegedly “caught by a government-employed engineer last summer in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Siberia,” according to a story in The Sun newspaper.
Feb. 13, 2012, 2:28 PM EST / Source: LifesLittleMysteries.com
By Benjamin Radford, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna46371180