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36,000 year old bison

Blue Babe: Would You Eat 36,000-year-old Bison Meat?

The Alaskan Gold Rush, which began around the end of the 19th century, brought many miners and prospectors to this American state. During their mining operations, many miners have come across the frozen mummies of ancient animals. Blue Babe is the name given to a mummified Alaskan steppe bison that was discovered in 1979. One of the most remarkable features of Blue Babe is that it was found to be almost completely intact, which is quite unusual for the remains of animals which lived during Blue Babe’s time.

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