One of the most preserved mammoths in the world discovered in Siberia.

According to a BBC news report, the world's most preserved mammoth specimen was discovered in Siberia. Yuka, as she was baptized, was acquired through ivory hunters, and the animal still keeps its coat and paws intact.

Yuka is a small baby mammoth, probably no more than three years old when she died. The specimen shows obvious signs of fighting a larger animal - probably a large feline - and possible interaction with humans, due to some clues found in the carcass.

According to Daniel Fisher and Alice Roberts, mammoth specialists who participated in a documentary co-produced by the BBC and Discovery, in addition to the injuries caused by fighting with the feline, the small animal also shows signs of jagging and some missing bones. This suggests that humans of the time may have stolen the predator's carcass. However, as Yuka was acquired from ivory hunters, this hypothesis has yet to be proven.

In addition, scientists were surprised by the small mammoth's coat color. According to the experts, all specimens found so far have always had long dark hair. This mammoth, however, has reddish-blond hairs, proving theories that there were animals much lighter than those found so far.