Faithful Replica of Kika the Mammoth
Kikinda Mammoth, sometimes shortened to Kika, is a famous specimen of Steppe Mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii) from Pleistocene Serbia. The skeleton is mostly complete and is one of the largest mammoth specimens ever found.
Description[]
The mammoth was about 4.7 meters high, about 7 meters long, with tusks 3.5 meters long. The estimated weight of the animal was close to 7 tons.[1]
Kikinda was one of the most well preserved skeletons of mammoth, having 90% of bone mass still intact; parts of the feet and the shoulder blades are absent. Using the shape of the pelvis opening, Kika was determined to be female.
Discovery and Naming[]
The specimen was discovered in the clay mines dated at 500,000 years in the city of Kikinda, after which the title of the specimen was named, in 1996. The animal was then transported to the Natural Museum of Kikinda where it still is today.