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Zhùr and Tumat
editAnother ancient wolf specimen is Zhùr, found he Klondike goldfields nearby Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Female about 7 weeks, age 57,000 years. Ref.:
- Julie Meachen, Matthew J. Wooller, Benjamin D. Barst, Juliette Funck, Carley Crann, Jess Heath, Molly Cassatt-Johnstone, Beth Shapiro, Elizabeth Hall, Susan Hewitson, Grant Zazula: Zhur: A Mummified Pleistocene Gray Wolf Pup (Canis lupus) from Yukon Territory, Canada. In: Current Biology. Posted: 24 Sep 2020. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3678693. See also:
- Jeanne Timmons: Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur. On: Gizmodo. 21 December 2020.
- Ibrahim Sawal: 57,000-year-old mummified wolf pup discovered in Canadian permafrost. On: NewScientist. 21 December 2020
- 57,000 Year-Old Wolf Pup Mummy Uncovered in Canadian Permafrost. On: SciTechDaily. 21 December 2020. Source: Cell Press
- Harry Baker: 57,000-Year-Old Pup Is The Most Complete Wolf Specimen Ever Found From The Ice Age. On: sciencealert. 21 December 2020. Source: Live Science
- Ancient wolf pup mummy uncovered in Yukon permafrost. On: EurekAlert! 21 December 2020
There are also two findings at same location nearby Tumat, Sakha Republic, Siberia:
- Tumat (1, ♀) ([Тумат] Error: {{Langx}}: invalid parameter: |en= (help). Female about 3 months, age 12.400–14.400 y. Found in 2011 nearby Tumat, Siberia
- A. J. Haywood: 'Sibling' of oldest mummified puppy in the world found preserved in permafrost – New find in 'perfect condition' just two metres from 2011 discovery of 12,400 year old dog. In: Siberian times. 2 September 2015
- Amy Woodyatt: A 14,000-year-old puppy, whose perfectly preserved body was found in Russia, munched on a woolly rhino for its last meal. On: CNN.com. 17 August 2020
- Laura Geggel: A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth. On: LiveScience. 25 August 2020
- Nina Pullano: Scientist found a mysterious last meal inside the belly of a mummified puppy. On: inverse.com. 19 August 2020, along with
- Matthew Hart: 14,000-Year-Old Dog Ate Woolly Rhino as its Last Meal. On: nerdist.com Science&Tech. 20 August 2020
- Tumat (2, ♂). Male puppy, age 12.400–14.400 y. Found in 2015 nearby the first place, so maybe they died at the same time or even were siblings.
- A. J. Haywood (Sep 2015), Siberian Times (see above)
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Pronouns
editI kinda wanna change this article from saying "it" throughout to saying "he". Anyone with strong feelings either way? -- Wilbald (talk) 19:56, 12 April 2022 (UTC)