The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia. This remarkably well-preserved cub could help scientists answer questions about sabertooth anatomy, hunting, and even coat color.

That’s one old kitty. Researchers have discovered the remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed tiger cub nearly perfectly preserved in Siberian permafrost, according to reports. The remains ...

That’s one old kitty. Researchers have discovered the remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed tiger cub nearly perfectly preserved in Siberian permafrost, according to reports.. The remains ...

An image of the saber-tooth cat cub. Image: Lopatin et al., Scientific Reports 2024 Six years ago, scientists discovered a remarkably preserved cave lion cub in Siberia’s permafrost. Despite ...

It is unclear how the cub died, the researchers said, adding that its features show it was well-adapted to living in a cold climate. A frozen mummified carcass of a sabre-tooth tiger kitten was ...

Scientist were able to study a saber-toothed cub dating back 35,000 years due to its well-preserved condition from being protected by ice. Much of the three-week old cub was left intact, even its fur.

A 35,000-year-old mummified saber-toothed cub of a catlike animal remained almost perfectly preserved in Siberia’s permafrost. Back in 2020, the remains had been found northeast of Yakutia ...

Archaeology & History A Saber-Toothed Cub Frozen for 37,000 Years Has Been Discovered—Complete with Fur and Whiskers. Preserved in Siberian permafrost, the remarkable find offers scientists an ...

A view shows a mummy of a 32,000-year-old saber-toothed tiger cub, which was found by Russian scientists in the Siberian permafrost in the region of Sakha and is allegedly the world’s first ...

An illustration of a sabertooth tiger. The predators went extinct between about 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. Adam Hartstone-Rose ...

The Ice Age cub was discovered with its whiskers, paw pads and skin intact The mummy was identified as a Homotherium latidens cub that died around 35,000 years ago. Photo: Alexey V. Lopatin ...