WATCH | Ancient creature survives 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost
11 June 2021 - 09:42
By Reuters
A microscopic organism has wriggled back to life and reproduced asexually after lying frozen in the vast permafrost lands of northeastern Siberia for 24,000 years.
A view through a microscope shows a tiny, ancient animal called the bdelloid rotifer at an unknown location, in this still image taken from undated handout video footage.
The microscopic organism was found by Russian scientists.
Image: REUTERS/Dmitry Solovyov/File Photo An aerial view shows thermokarst lakes outside the town of Chersky in northeast Siberia August 28, 2007.
