A remarkable mammoth specimen has been discovered in the Batagaika Crater. According to Maksim Cheprasov, head of the Mammoth Museum laboratory, the preservation of the mammoth calf is one of the best ever found globally. The mammoth was a female, measuring 120 cm at the shoulder and weighing around 180 kg. Scientists estimate its age at the time of death to be about one year or slightly older. To confirm that the mammoth remained buried for 50,000 years, cross-dating will be conducted in 2025. The geological age of the specimen has been estimated at 50,000 years using radiocarbon analysis. Local residents stumbled upon the mammoth in the Batagaika Crater, where it was partially exposed about 40 meters below the surface. Unfortunately, under its own weight and the pressure of the soil that collapsed onto it, the body fragmented. The front part of the mammoth's body fell to the bottom of the crater, while the rear part remained in the permafrost. Genetic research has already begun, with comprehensive studies scheduled for spring 2025. Globally, only six well-preserved mammoth specimens have been found, excluding fragmented remains. Five were discovered in Russia, and one in Canada. The last mammoth found in Russia was the Yuka calf, uncovered in 2010 on the shores of the Laptev Sea in Yakutia's Ust-Yansk region, with an estimated age of 40,000 years. This discovery promises new insights into mammoth ontogeny and their adaptive traits. Previously, the woolly mammoth's genetic code was reconstructed using the remains of a 52,000-year-old female discovered in Yakutia in 2018.