Ice Age cave bear found in Russia

By Peter Spinella
Updated September 15 2020 - 4:21am, first published 4:18am
A carcass of an Ice Age cave bear was found on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, Russian scientists say.
A carcass of an Ice Age cave bear was found on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, Russian scientists say.

Russian reindeer herders on an Arctic archipelago have discovered a perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear, the first find of its kind, offering a unique glimpse at the extinct species.

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