‘Well-preserved’ baby mammoth dating back to Ice Age dissected by scientists: photos

‘Well-preserved’ baby mammoth dating back to Ice Age dissected by scientists: photos

Female mammoth was around 1 year old when she died

A live broadcast of scientists performing a necropsy on the 50,000-year-old baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" is seen on a screen at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March 27, 2025. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists perform a necropsy on the 50,000-year-old baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March 27, 2025. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists perform a necropsy on the 50,000-year-old baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March 27, 2025. (STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)