A pair of exquisitely preserved Panthera leo cubs found block in Siberian permafrost may still contain traces of milk from their female parent . If confirmed , it would be the erstwhile breast milk ever expose .
The cubs , dubbed Uyan and Dina , were discovered late last yearin a permafrost cave in Yakutsk , Siberia . The pair , who belong to an nonextant coinage of cave lions ( Panthera spelaea ) , exit concisely after birth , and were about the size of full - grown domestic khat when they buy the farm . It ’s theorized that they died in a cakehole follow a landslip , setting up the pristine conditions for their saving . The cubs are for the most part intact and still hold back body parts such as pelt , ears , soft tissue paper , and even hairsbreadth . Now , as The Siberian Times report , their stomachs may also be entire — along with their final milky meal .
afterward this year , scientist will execute an autopsy on one of the rookie to find out . A source close to The Siberian Times said there ’s “ intellect to believe ” that the cub ’s stomach still contains “ an opaque white fluid ” from an extinct wet lioness . The 2d laddie will not be autopsied , and is being gear up aside for future study .
Should the scientist discover tincture of bosom Milk River within , it would be mature for analytic thinking . Depending on the level of preservation , scientists could learn about the mother ’s wellness and dieting , and the unique characteristics of breast milk from a species that went out during the Late Pleistocene some 10,000 year ago .
[ Siberian Times ]
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