The preserved carcass of an extinct lion cub, with remains of its fur, lies on a white cloth.

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Rare find of an extinct lion cub in frozen ground

The cub of an extinct lion lay in the frozen depths of the earth. It is an exceedingly rare find, on which I hasten to congratulate my colleagues toiling in Siberia!

The well-preserved mummified head of a cave lion cub with fur lies on a white table, with a person's hand visible nearby.

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Cave lion cub possibly 50,000 years old found in Yakutia

Bozhe! In Yakutia, a cave lion cub has been found that may be 50,000 years old. The kitten's body and fur are in excellent condition, and its estimated age is 1.5 to 2 months

Black and white X-ray style image of a baby mammoth from the side, showing the ribs, leg bones and trunk.

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Mother's milk survived 42,000 years in the stomach of Lyuba, a baby mammoth from Yamal

Little Lyuba of Yamal still has her mother's milk in her tummy, 42,000 years on. It is thought that the one-year-old Lyuba drowned in clay, and that her body was preserved thanks to lactobacilli

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A cow covered all over with horns of up to 20 cm

A cow covered all over with horns of up to 20 cm. The three-year-old animal was found in the county of Leicestershire and bought up for the amusement of the public. A sketch from the collection of George III

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No GMOs!

No GMOs! These very large, almost rectangular cows from English paintings of the nineteenth century probably belong to the Limousin beef breed, which was then new

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These organisms lived on the floor of an icy sea 550 million years ago

These organisms lived on the floor of an icy sea 550 million years ago. I do not know whether they are animals or plants, but they are very beautiful, especially Tumblina and Tamga. Were I a designer, I should pay particular attention to these little ones

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Found a most interesting and charming book, "Ancient Monsters of Russia", and in it, vital information about mammoths

Medieval manuscript marginal miniature of a woman in a red dress with a club on her shoulder and a dead hare, as a dog drives hares out of bushes.

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Hare hunting with a stick, a method known since prehistoric times

A woman hunting hares, driving them from their hiding places with a stick. They live in forms in thick bushes or grass and do not dig burrows. Burrows are the business of rabbits. The method of hunting shown here has been known since prehistoric times

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Palaeobiologists Examine the Head of a Pleistocene Horse Found in the Permafrost of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland

Three mummified cats wrapped in cloth, displayed on stands in a museum case.

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1860 discovery in Egypt of a burial of 180,000 mummified cats

In 1860 a burial of 180,000 mummified cats was found in Egypt, many of the mummies with bronze masks. Egyptian animal cemeteries also sometimes yield mummified dogs, monkeys and birds

Park with a flower bed, a trimmed hedge and lamp posts in front of tall trees.

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European superstition about straight-trimmed bushes as a path for witches

In Europe there was a superstition that shrubs clipped in a straight line serve as a pathway for witches, and so a hedge must take some other shape. But I am not afraid of witches and I enjoy the beauty of the park

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In the Eighteenth Century Pugs Were So Popular in Europe That One Masonic Lodge Came to Be Called the Order of the Pug

In the eighteenth century pugs were so popular in Europe that one Masonic lodge came to be called the Order of the Pug. Members of the order wore collars, barked and bowed down before images of pugs