A mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusks

It was awe inspiring. The baby mammoth was buried for over 30,000 years and still had its hair, skin, and tusks intact.

When gold miners found the remains of the extinct animal, it was covered in mud and resting in a fetal position. The mammoth calf is thought to have been a female and died during the ice age, according to the University of calgary.

The mammoth was named Nun cho ga, which means "big baby animal" in the Hn language, by the elders of the Trondk Hwchin. This mammoth is rare because of how well preserved she is, according to a news release. The woolly mammoth's remains are thought to be the most complete found in North America. The partial remains of a baby mammoth were found in 1948.

It has been a dream of mine to meet a real woolly mammoth. Today was that dream come true. Grant Zazula, an ice age paleontologist, said that Nun cho ga is one of the most amazing mummified ice age animals ever found.

According to the news release, the baby mammoth is a relative of modern elephants.