The woolly mammoth was found
in northern Siberia by a team of scientists. Besides some missing bones, it was nearly perfectly preserved.
But some of his bones are missing.
The mammoth is believed to be more than 10,000 years old. According
to scientists who found the animal, it was only 3 to 4 years old when
it died. They named the baby mammoth “Yuka.”
Unlike most dark-haired mammoths, Yuka
has light brown hair.
Scientists are trying to learn how Yuka died. They said it is possible that humans killed
Yuka. Or ancient humans may have stolen
him from lions. Since humans co-existed with mammoths
a long time ago, their theory is very possible.
If their theory turns out to be correct, Yuka will be the
first mammoth to show evidence of human interaction.