yuka mammoth

The incisions and cuts on the skin of the mammoth mummy were the result of ancient people trying to butcher it with stone tools.

Visitors to Taipei, Taiwan can visit a mammoth specimen about 3m long. It was a 10-year-old smooth-haired elephant named Yuka.

Russian scientists have embarked on a breakthrough project to study the mammoth's well-preserved brain, in hopes of understanding the behavior of this extinct animal.