西伯利亞發(fā)現(xiàn)4萬(wàn)年前冰河時(shí)代的狼頭

西伯利亞發(fā)現(xiàn)4萬(wàn)年前冰河時(shí)代的狼頭

A preserved 40,000-year-old severed head of an adult wolf has been revealed by Russian scientists.

俄羅斯科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)了一具保存了4萬(wàn)年的成年狼頭。

The intact head is said to have belonged to a species of wolf from the Ice Age, which existed during the Pleistocene era, the Siberian Timesreports.

據(jù)《西伯利亞時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，這只完整的頭顱據(jù)說是來自冰河時(shí)期的一種狼，它生活在更新世時(shí)期。

Albert Protopopov from the Republic of Sakha Academy of Sciences says this is a unique discovery "of the first ever remains of a fully grown Pleistocene wolf with its tissue preserved."

薩哈共和國(guó)科學(xué)院的Albert Protopopov說，這是一個(gè)獨(dú)特的發(fā)現(xiàn)，“這是有史以來第一個(gè)保存了組織完整的成年更新世狼的遺骸。”

The 40-centimetre head of the prehistoric predator was unearthed in Russia's Sakha Republic (also known as Yakutia) in Siberia. The Siberian Times reports it was originally discovered by a local man last year.

這只40厘米長(zhǎng)的史前食肉動(dòng)物的頭顱是在西伯利亞的俄羅斯薩哈共和國(guó)(也被稱為雅庫(kù)特)出土的。據(jù)《西伯利亞時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，它最初是去年被一名當(dāng)?shù)啬凶影l(fā)現(xiàn)的。

Said to be aged between two and four when it died, the wolf's head is still covered in thick fur and sports a set of fangs. It's brain is also said to be fully preserved.

據(jù)說這只狼死時(shí)年齡在2到4歲之間，它的頭部仍然覆蓋著厚厚的皮毛，還長(zhǎng)著一副尖牙。據(jù)說它的大腦也被完整地保存了下來。

Japanese scientists who assessed the remains have said the wolf lived over 40,000 years ago.

對(duì)這些遺骸進(jìn)行評(píng)估的日本科學(xué)家表示，這只狼生活在4萬(wàn)多年前。

The Siberian Times says the wolf's DNA will now be examined by scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.

《西伯利亞時(shí)報(bào)》稱，科學(xué)家將在斯德哥爾摩的瑞典自然歷史博物館對(duì)狼的DNA進(jìn)行檢測(cè)。

The discovery of the preserved head was announced in Tokyo, Japan, at a woolly mammoth exhibition organised by Japanese and Russian scientists.

在日本東京，由日本和俄羅斯科學(xué)家組織的猛犸象展覽會(huì)上宣布了這一發(fā)現(xiàn)。

A professor of palaeontology and medicine at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo told the Times: "Their muscles, organs and brains are in good condition."

東京紀(jì)慶大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的古生物學(xué)和醫(yī)學(xué)教授告訴《泰晤士報(bào)》:“它們的肌肉、器官和大腦狀況良好。”

Scientists will compare the remains to modern wolves to better understand their evolution. They hope to reconstruct the appearance of Pleistocene species.

科學(xué)家們將把這些遺骸與現(xiàn)代狼進(jìn)行比較，以便更好地了解它們的進(jìn)化過程。他們希望重建更新世物種的外觀。

A near-pristine preservation of a Siberian cave lion cub has also been presented alongside the wolf remains.

在狼遺骸附近，還曾發(fā)現(xiàn)過一只西伯利亞洞穴獅幼崽。