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Genome Recovery from Woolly Rhinoceros
January 20 , 2026
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- Scientists recovered the genome of a woolly rhinoceros from undigested meat found in the stomach of an Ice Age grey wolf puppy.
- The wolf puppy lived about 14,400 years ago and was found preserved in permafrost near Tumat village, northeastern Siberia.
- The study showed that the woolly rhinoceros population remained genetically healthy until near extinction.
- Researchers found no signs of inbreeding, indicating a rapid population collapse.
- The extinction is linked mainly to climate warming at the end of the Ice Age, according to the study.
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