Lyuba (mammoth)

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Lyuba on display

Lyuba (Russian: Люба) is a female woolly mammoth calf (Mammuthus primigenius) who died c. 41,800 years ago[1][2] at the age of 30 to 35 days.[3] She was formerly the best preserved mammoth mummy in the world (the distinction is now held by Yuka), surpassing Dima, a male mammoth calf mummy which had previously been the best known specimen.

Discovery

Lyuba was discovered in May 2007 by a

Lyuba", a diminutive form of the name Lyubov' (Любовь, meaning "Love"), after the first name of Khudi's wife.[5][4]

Subsequent study

The mummified calf weighed 50 kg (110 lb), was 85 centimeters (33.5 in.) high and measured 130 centimeters (51 in.) from trunk to tail, roughly the same size as a large dog.[6][7] Studies of her teeth indicate she was born in spring following a gestation similar in length to that of a modern elephant.[3]

Lyuba is located in Russia
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At the time of discovery, the calf was remarkably well-preserved; her eyes and trunk were intact and some fur remained on her body. Lyuba's organs and skin are in perfect condition.

become extinct 4500–4000 years ago. CT scans taken of Lyuba have provided new information and indicate that the mammoth died when she inhaled mud and choked to death.[11]

Lyuba's permanent home is the Shemanovskiy Museum and Exhibition Center in Salekhard, Russia.[12]

Lyuba was the subject of a 2009 documentary Waking the Baby Mammoth by the

National Geographic Channel[8][13] and of a 2011 children's book by Christopher Sloan, Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time: A Prehistoric Animal's Journey into the 21st Century.[14]

See also

References

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  8. ^ a b Smith, Olivia (21 April 2009). "Baby mammoth Lyuba, pristinely preserved, offers scientists rare look into mysteries of Ice Age". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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  11. ^ Wired, Nick Stockton (16 July 2014). "Here's what you learn when you put a baby mammoth in a 3-D scanner". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  12. ^ Rousseau, Caryn (8 March 2010). "Ice Age baby mammoth on display in Chicago, first time ever in U.S." usatoday.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  13. ^ Vergano, Dan (20 April 2009). "'Pickled' baby mammoth opens window to Ice Age". usatoday.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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