Question: where has been an ice age woolly rhinoceros has been found recently?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Canada
d) India
Answer: b)
Context
- A perfectly preserved woolly rhinoceros was found by scientists in Yakutia, in Russia’s far north recently.
Facts
- Woolly rhino is an extinct ice age mammoth.
- The carcass was found at the bank of Tirekhtyath river in the district of Abyisk district. Near the same place another young woolly rhino was recovered in 2014. Researchers dated that specimen, which they called Sasha, at 34,000 years old.
- The carcass found has most of its intestines intact. It had perfectly preserved soft tissue, hair and a lump of fat. Its horn was found near it.
- The carcass was revealed due to melting permafrost. A number of other Ice Age animals including mammoths, a foal and cave lion cubs have been found across the region as permafrost melts due to global warming.
Permafrost
- Permafrost is the ground that remains completely frozen for at least two years. Permafrost is defined based on temperature and duration.
- The permanently frozen Grounds are those which are generally known to be below 22% of the land surface on the earth. These grounds are mostly located in polar zones and regions with high mountains. The permafrost is found in Russia, Canada and Alaska
By – Kameshwar Shukla