Exciting discovery in Canada: gold miners discover baby mammoths

Exciting find in Canada

Gold prospectors discover baby mammoths

In Canada, prospectors were looking for gold – and they found something even more special. They discovered a baby mammoth. Animal species have been considered extinct for thousands of years.

Gold miners have discovered a small giant in the Canadian Yukon. While mammoth remains are frequently found in the area, baby mammoths in such good condition are very rare.

The exciting discovery was reported by business journalist Willem Middelkoop (59), among others. He wrote: “News from Yukon: Yukon gold miners found a giant baby this week.”

Still protected by permafrost

It is estimated that the last mammoth died about 4,000 years ago on Wrangel Island between Russia and Alaska. However, on the continents of Europe and North America, about 11,500 years ago, elephant-like animals ceased to exist.

The remains of animals are mostly preserved and protected by the so-called permafrost. So it remains well preserved even after thousands of years. This is important to scientists as they can use the remains to conduct research on extinct species such as mammoths. (obf)