Video: Scientists Thaw ‘Puppy’ Mummified for More Than 12,000 Years

The well-preserved body of a 12,400 year old of a “puppy” has been discovered in northeastern Russia.

The well-preserved body of a 12,400-year-old “puppy” has been discovered in northeastern Russia. 

Found near remnants of ancient human activity, where the bones of other animals showed evidence of having been cut and burned, the extinct Pleistocene-era dog is believed to have been a pet to humans. 

We can say that this is the first time we have obtained the brain of a Pleistocene canid.

— Pavel Nikolsky, researcher, Moscow