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42,000-Year-Old Baby Mammoth on Display in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- A 42,000-year-old woolly mammoth from the Ice Age is going on display for the first time in the United States at The Field Museum in Chicago.

Scientists say the baby mammoth named Lyuba is the best preserved and most complete mammoth specimen known. The exhibit opens Friday.

Lyuba was found in 2007 by a reindeer herder in northern Siberia and named for the herder's wife.

Visitors can see the folds and creases in Lyuba's skin, the bottom of her foot and small patches of hair on her ear and leg. Scientists have analyzed Lyuba's stomach contents, her baby tusks and chewing teeth, looking for details about her diet, environment and health.

The exhibit will later travel to other North American cities.

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