A baby mammoth found in Siberia, Russia is the best-preserved specimen of the animal that became extinct during the last Ice Age, and scientists may try to resurrect the species using its DNA, the British Broadcasting Corp. said.

The six-month-old female calf was found in permafrost on the Yamal peninsula and is estimated by scientists to be 10,000 years old, the BBC reported, citing researchers who viewed the animal, which still has its eyes. It was discovered by a reindeer herder in May, the BBC said.