
Scientists reveal near-pristine prehistoric lion cubs discovered in Russia: 'She even had whiskers'
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A team of researchers led by Russian scientists recently revealed two near-pristine prehistoric lion cubs discovered frozen in the banks of a Siberian river.
Berezhnev found the first cub, a male specimen nicknamed Boris, in 2017; he discovered the second cub, a female specimen nicknamed Sparta, in 2018, just 15 meters (around 50 feet) from the first cub, EcoWatch reported. Sparta was preserved in near-perfect condition. "Sparta is probably the best-preserved Ice Age animal ever found, and is more or less undamaged, apart from the fur being a bit ruffled," Love Dalén, co-author of a new study on the find, said Friday in a news release from Stockholm University. "She even had the whiskers preserved."More Related News

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