02. Kika the Mammoth

The most famous prehistoric inhabitant of Kikinda, around 500,000 years old. She lived during a humid steppe era filled with mammoths, hyenas and rhinoceroses. Discovered in 1996 at the “Toza Marković” brickyard during clay excavation. Experts identified bones, tusks and the skull — major research soon followed. Steppe mammoth: over...

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  • The most famous prehistoric inhabitant of Kikinda, around 500,000 years old.
  • She lived during a humid steppe era filled with mammoths, hyenas and rhinoceroses.
  • Discovered in 1996 at the “Toza Marković” brickyard during clay excavation.
  • Experts identified bones, tusks and the skull — major research soon followed.
  • Steppe mammoth: over 4 m tall and about 7 tons in weight.
  • Bones preserved in natural position reveal anatomy and posture.
  • Every second weekend in September, Kikinda celebrates MammothFest — “Kika’s birthday”.

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