Woolly Mammoth/Aichi Expo 2005

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Woolly Mammoth Closer to Asian Elephants
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR200506170155
8.html
The  Associated Press
Friday, June 17, 2005; 9:56 PM 
TOKYO -- Japanese  scientists said Friday that DNA tests have shown that the 
prehistoric woolly  mammoth is more closely related to Asian elephants than to 
their African  counterparts, settling a long-running debate over the lineage 
of the giant  animals that went extinct 10,000 years ago.
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The almost perfectly preserved head of a 10,000-year-old Siberian woolly  
mammoth _ excavated from the Siberian tundra last June _ is currently on 
display  
at the Aichi Expo 2005 in central Japan.
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Also see the website at: (http://www.yukagirmammoth.net/) 
http://www-1.expo2005.or.jp/en/mammoth/index.html
and pictures of the  skull at:
http://www.yukagirmammoth.net/
 
Mary