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The mammoth pirates

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thatbags Thu 25-Aug-16 20:07:35

A lot, I think, tanith, including a lot downstream of where they are 'prospecting'.

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tanith Thu 25-Aug-16 19:24:35

Thats amazing and disgusting at the same time.. how much is being destroyed while they are 'hosing' those tusks out..

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Grannyknot Thu 25-Aug-16 18:39:30

Incredible. Thanks for posting.

I'm fascinated by the permafrost, ever since I read this book about hunting down the 1918 'flu virus:

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200401293500525#t=article

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thatbags Thu 25-Aug-16 18:25:40

Hosing woolly mammoth tusks out of permafrost. An amazing story with amazing photos. Do have a look.

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