14,400 years ago, a wolf puppy scarfed down woolly rhino scraps. Researchers recovered genetic material from the wolf's final meal and used it to recreate the genome of one of the last woolly rhinos! 🐺 🦏 Latest for @nationalgeographic.bsky.social: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
Researchers recover a woolly rhino genome from inside a frozen wolf's stomachThe work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ancient animal.www.nationalgeographic.com