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The Cub was just a few weeks old when he died
According to scientists, the rare remains of an ice age pup and a caribou will provide a glimpse of life in the Canadian North more than 50,000 years ago.
The creatures were discovered with intact hair, skin and muscle tissue.
They were discovered in 2016 by miners near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory and handed over to paleontologists for their research and analysis.
According to paleontologist Grant Zazula, they are among the oldest soft tissues of mummified mammals in the world.
It is estimated that the Cub was about eight weeks old when he died.
"It's gorgeous, fur, she has cute little paws and tail and curly upper lip showing her teeth.This is spectacular," Zazula told the news agency. Canadian Press Thursday.
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The caribou also had their hair intact
The remains of caribou include the torso, head and front limbs.
Both specimens are currently exposed at Dawson and will eventually be sent to the Canadian Conservation Institute near Ottawa.
They are supposed to help scientists understand how they lived in the environment they lived in.
Other creatures that roamed the region since that time, such as the woolly mammoth and even a species of camel, have disappeared. However, distant offspring of wolf cub and caribou can still be found in the Yukon.
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