A frozen wolf discovered in Siberia turned out to be 44,000 years old. It's so well-preserved that scientists are checking its gut for ancient viruses.

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Locals discovered this mummified wolf in the thawing permafrost in Siberia.

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Dire wolves, camels, and other extinct giant mammals that used to live in North America

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Three woolly mammoths stand in a field of brownish plants in an artist rendering

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2.9-Million-Year-Old Artifacts Suggest Ancient, Big-Toothed Hominin Made Stone Tools

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Oldowan tools are some of the oldest known in the archaeological record; made of conveniently shaped rocks or crafted from knapped stones, these tools made it possible for hominin species to survive in a hostile world.

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