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FROZEN MAMMOTH IN SIBERIA. 



aud more nearly resembles the tail drawn b}^ Boltunoff, though it 

 defective in other respects. 



The hard bristly hairs, which are broken off to about one-third thei 

 length, indicate that the end of the tail was covered with long haii 

 that became fastened in the layer of ice underneath the entire body 

 These hairs were drawn out of the ice, however, with great care 

 They are 20 to 25 centimeters long, and, like the bristly hair on th. 



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^T ^--S^i^e view of mammoth from the east. a-b=1.90M.; 6-c=0.41m.: d-e=2.04M.; /-o=2 85 m • 

 h-z=O.Sf>u- h-k^OM M.: l~k-m=0A2 M.; m-n=0.13 M.; n~o=0.S2. 1. The left fore leg and 

 JZL Tuo^Jt'l^ Vr^r''"''- ^- ^^^°-^-l fold. 6. Left-tooth cavity. 6 Sision 

 ti^r J'! u • 8- Food remnants. 9. Tail. 10. Shoulder. 11. Ribs. The upper dot- 



ed Ixne indicates the edge of the skin on the right side. The lower, the position of the slSn of the 

 abdomen and tail. The tail lies 41 centimeters lower than 6. 1.9 meters below the tail was pure ice 



anterior side of the left fore leg, rust brown in color, their somewhat 

 darker color being due to deterioration under the influence of damp- 

 ness Some of the hairs are half a millimeter in diameter at the base 

 ot the tail. On the under side of the tail they stood closer at the 

 very end and sides. The length of the tail, measured on the under 

 side, IS only 36 centimeters, while its circumference at the base is 32 

 centimeters. 



