Mammoths: Ice Age Giants - the preview | Natural History Museum

Get a look with Adrian Lister at the Mammoths: Ice Age Giants exhibition. See the unveiling of Lyuba, the best preserved mammoth to have ever been found, and get a glimpse of the giant Columbian mammoth, short-faced bear and sabre-tooth cat that featured in the exhibition.
Mammoths: Ice Age Giants was open at the Museum from 23 May to 7 September 2014. The exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.
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[@let716]

40 000 years. damn.

[@paleostories_7839]

You think that’s a long time imagine 64,000,000 years old

[@ericscott9029]

WOW, look at how perfectly preserved that Mammoth calf is! I'm positive unlike dinos that there is plenty of Mammoth DNA to work with as far as cloning goes.

[@martianemperor5137]

this is cool, real cool. Hehe

[@andysoosay9103]

Wow

[@Lady_Odi]

to me its so sad that museums have an enormous collection of beautiful and historic things and we (the visitors) only see a small fraction of it and even things that are visible in all other museums as well. i've seen things in documentaries that have never been shown to the public. then my question is why?

[@Uurm0m]

Safekeeping, and studying would be my best guesses. Also for aesthetics - Museums use pieces that are either complete, or close to complete/interesting.

[@Lady_Odi]

@@Uurm0m yeah that i get but still there are pieces in storage that havent been touched in years it would be nice to see them some time

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

Elyse sometimes, visitors are allowed behind the scenes to see other stuff in museum collections (at least at the NHM) although it usually costs extra

[@Lady_Odi]

@@carlosalmonacid8958 well ive never been able to go backstage in a museum in the country i live we have a beautiful natural historical museum with many 'dinosaur collection yet only 3 of them are displayed. I find it kinda sad

[@Phytosaur]

Hmm all these are now at the la brea tar pits museum.

[@nylehotaling675]

Saw program about fossils of two mammoths found, tusks entwined... was conjectured something bellicose the cause; was actually a double suicide of two friends, very despondent over conditions involving so many violent, dangerous animals... Sad...

[@a3avd_]

This shit makes me feel like the greats(like Alexander,ashoka,ceaser)were just born in recent Eras

[@fedya2204]

Best job ever 🤤

[@pedrocampos691]

In.