We're mostly all familiar with the fact that the ancient Egyptians practiced mummification. And we’re aware they embalmed ...
We’re mostly all familiar with the fact that the ancient Egyptians practiced mummification. And we’re aware they embalmed their favorite pets, such as cats, dogs, mongooses, monkeys, gazelles, and birds, to follow them in the afterlife. However, they also mummified crocodiles.
Scientists and staff from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities were amazed by what they discovered after examining a mummified crocodile from ancient Egypt. The 3-meter-long (approx. 9.8-foot) mummified crocodile was examined with a modern 3D CT scanner.
Whilst it had been examined previously in 1996 with a CT scanner, the one crocodile was actually revealed to be two crocodiles bound together.
The 3D CT scan results in 2016 revealed that apart from the two crocodiles previously spotted inside the wrappings, the mummy also contained 47 individually wrapped baby crocodiles.
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