Extinct cave lion cub in 'perfect' condition found in Siberia rising cloning hopes

[knocker]

The young beast's head was resting on a paw in frozen ground for up to 50,000 years, shows amazing first picture.

The pre-historic animal was found in permafrost on the bank of Tirekhtykh River of the Abyisky district of Yakutia by a local resident Boris Berezhnov.

Excited scientists unveiled the discovery - its facial features clearly visible - in Yakutsk today. 

The animal was aged around one and a half to two months old when it perished. It is not yet clear whether the cub was male or female. 

Expert Dr Albert Protopopov said: 'It is a perfectly preserved lion cub, all the limbs have survived. There are no traces of external injuries on the skin.'

http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/extinct-cave-lion-cub-in-perfect-condition-found-in-siberia-rising-cloning-hopes/

[karyo]

Amazing!

you see, this wouldn't have been possible without the subzero temperatures! 

[Methuselah]

This topic has reminded me of something I saw on TV (Equinox or Horizon?) about twenty years' back...Does anyone know what became of that Japanese guy who was wanting to clone a woolly mammoth?