
Blue Babe: A 36,000-year-old incredibly preserved carcass of a male steppe bison embedded in permafrost in Alaska
The remarkably well-preserved bison was first discovered by gold miners in 1979 and handed over to scientists as a rare find, being the only known example of a Pleistocene bison reclaimed from the permafrost. That said, it didn’t stop gastronomically curious researchers from whipping up a batch of Pleistocene-era bison neck stew.













