A Nenets boy tentatively examines Lyuba outside Shemanovsky Museum in Salekhard, Siberia. Some of his elders still hold to the Nenets tradition that touching a mammoth, a creature they believe roams the spirit underworld, will bring bad luck. Photograph by Francis Latreille
Isn't she cute? Since her recent discovery, baby mammoth Lyuba has no doubt become one of the most famous animals on the globe. She's the most perfectly preserved mammoth ever found, and National Geographic tells her story in their latest issue and in a program airing this weekend on the channel. In "Waking the Baby Mammoth," National Geographic meets with the family who found her (her name means "love" in Russian) and follows the mammoth's path from discovery--after dying some 40,000 years ago in Siberia--to the researchers who are studying her remains.
"Waking the Baby Mammoth" will air this Sunday, April 26 at 9 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel. You can see clips from the show at channel.nationalgeographic.com, learn about mammoths in an interactive lab, and check out a slide show of images from the issue. Check out a preview of the program after the jump.
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I suppose, as ice continues to retreat, many more discoveries await those who are paying attention
That discovery amazes me and makes me wonder how much more that i don't know.