... survive 24 thousand years in permafrost

Tiny invertebrates, rotifers, were found in frozen ground in Siberia.

Using carbon-14 dating, it was determined that they had been under ice for 24,000 years.

After being "thawed out," they began to move, eat, and even produce offspring (without fertilization, as they are asexual):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSjYLKiDR00

Tiny invertebrates, rotifers, were found in frozen ground in Siberia.

Using carbon-14 dating, it was determined that they had been under ice for 24,000 years.

After being "thawed out," they began to move, eat, and even produce offspring (without fertilization, as they are asexual):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSjYLKiDR00

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