The skeleton of an Ice Age woolly mammoth is up for sale - but could fetch up to £250,000 when it goes under the hammer.

The rare find is residing at Summers Place Auctions in Billinghurst, West Sussex, after a private collector from Eastern Europe asked the firm to sell it on his behalf.

The almost-complete skeleton, which is believed to be made up of more than 150 bones, includes the tusks, making it extremely rare, a Summers Place spokeswoman said.

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