Mummy of the Nile river crocodile 2500 years

The British Museum announced the mummy of thousands of years old was named after the god Sobek - the head god of the crocodile that governed the Nile and was considered by his ancient Egyptians to be his reincarnation.

The 2500-year-old "Sobek crocodile god" mummy

The crocodile is about 4 meters long.(Photo: BBC).

The last meal was still in the crocodile's stomach.(Photo: BBC).

According to the BBC, after death, the crocodile was embalmed like a mascot offering to the gods, like the fate of many ancient Egyptian animals. This is the first time after 75 years, the British Museum announced this special mummy.

This mummy is one of about 300 specimens discovered in a monument in Kom Ombo - a temple about 50km north of Aswan, Egypt, many years ago. The crocodile is nearly 4 meters long, with mummies on the back of 20 newly hatched young birds.

Together with the Royal Veterinary University of England, the two agencies scanned crocodile mummies, discovering new details about its life and death. In it, the last meal in his life could be a cow, because scientists discovered that the shoulder and front bone were still in its stomach.