YAKUTIA, RUSSIA — That's a long time to be frozen.<br /><br />A study conducted by Russian scientists in collaboration with Princeton University found 300 prehistoric worms in Yakutia, one of the coldest regions of Russia.<br /><br />Two of the worms were "shown to contain viable nematodes," also known as roundworms, reports the Siberian Times.<br /><br />One worm is estimated to be around 32,000 years old while the other is around 42,000 years old.<br /><br />One of the worms was found in an ancient squirrel burrow's permafrost, while the other was found by the Alazeya River.<br /><br />After being defrosted in a laboratory at The Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems in Moscow, the worms started to move, eat, and show other signs of life.<br /><br />According to the Siberian Times, both the worms are female and are part of the "oldest living animals on the planet."
