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A mammoth sensation in Serbia - no matter how old

Wading through the swamps that hundreds of thousands of years later would become eastern Serbia, Vika became stuck, never managing to pull herself free, and eventually died. Now Vika, a mammoth whose skeleton was found perfectly preserved in a crouched position, has been hailed as a 'sensational' find despite disputes over her age, species and even sex.9:30 AM on September 20