A gold miner found a mummified baby woolly mammoth in the Tr’ondΓ«k HwΓ«ch’in Traditional Territory in Yukon, Canada. According to a press release from the local government, the mummified baby mammoth has been named NΕ«n ch’o, which means “baby mammoth” in the HΓ€n language of the First Nation Tr’ondΓ«k HwΓ«ch’in.
NΕ«n ch’o was discovered in the traditional territory of the Tr’ondΓ«k HwΓ«ch’in First Nation. The baby mammoth is considered a significant find and is currently under the care of the Yukon Government. Further details about the discovery and the significance of NΕ«n ch’o are expected to be revealed as researchers and experts examine this remarkable find.
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