Extinct Cave Lion in Perfect Condition Raises Hopes for Cloning.

Ancient Origens Magazine ^ | 11/11/2017 | Siberian Reporter

[wildbill]

A prehistoric lion cub has been found in permafrost on the bank of Tirekhtykh River of the Abyisky district of Yakutia by local resident Boris Berezhnov. The young beast's head was resting on a paw in frozen ground for up to 50,000 years, as shown in these amazing first pictures.

The preservation is so good that it raises hopes of cloning the species back to life, he said.

The discovery is seen as better preserved than two tiny cave lion cubs found in the same Siberian region in 2015.

[wildbill]

Great. They are already in the process of cloning Mastodons they found frozen in the tundra. Now they will have a cloned predator to eat them.

What could possibly go wrong?

[Puppage]

[DannyTN]

[Puppage]

Not for long, Bones.

[DannyTN]

and if they are successful....

[butlerweave]

A CaveMan’s Fluffy ?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Why clone an animal that was dumb enough to Darwin Award Winner itself??

[dfwgator]

“Life finds a way.”

[captain_dave]

I’m not sure I would call a dead lion “in perfect condition”. It’s Dead!

[RckyRaCoCo]

“Spared no expense”

[bgill]

Kitties are cute. Then they grow up to eat your head off.

[ClearCase_guy]

[Rio]

[Candor7]

Cloning prehistoric Lion Ping!

[Red Badger]

It's perfectly and sincerely dead..................

[Alas Babylon!]

The cave lion is a subspecies of lion that went extinct around 12,400 years ago. It was one of the largest subspecies of a lion to have ever lived. Scientists believes it was as much as ten percent larger than modern lions. It's often depicted in cave paintings as having some kind of collar fluff and possibly stripes.

Cave Lion Basics

--Scientific Name: Panthera leo spelaea
--Habitat: Woodlands and mountains of Eurasia
-- Historical Period: Late Pleistocene-Modern (500,000-2,000 years ago)
--Size and Weight: Up to 7-8 feet long and 700-800 pounds
--Diet: Meat
--Distinguishing Characteristics: Large size; powerful limbs; possibly manes and stripes

[Red Badger]

I don’t see ‘cave MAN’ on that list of ‘Prey’..................

[BenLurkin]

Hey. By that definition I’m better than “perfect.”

[Red Badger]

PinGGG!........................

[Beowulf9]

Hey! If they clone the Megalodon shark it would be called a CLONE SHARK!