The virus was embedded in an ancient permafrost site called Mammoth Mountain in the Sakha Republic, otherwise known as the Yakutia region in Siberia.

该病毒被嵌入萨哈共和国一个名为猛犸山的古老永久冻土区，也被称为西伯利亚的雅库特地区。

" Genetic analysis has shown that the bear does not differ in mitochondrial DNA from the modern bear from the north-east of Russia – Yakutia and Chukotka, " Cheprasov said.

“基因分析表明，这头熊的线粒体DNA与俄罗斯东北部雅库特和楚科奇的现代熊没有区别。”