Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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From creatures of the ice age, to actual humans being found in ice, join me as I reveal to you 10 animals frozen in ice.
10. Invertebrates In Antarctica
Let's start off this list with no a legendary animal found somewhere in the world. But rather, a look at a surprising find in one of the most desolate places on Earth today: Antarctica.
The reason Antarctica is one of the most desolate places on Earth is because of its freezing cold temperature. One that is so cold that humans don't live there permanently, and only a few research stations exist on the ENTIRE continent. Sure, there is life there, but usually it's overtly seen like with Penguins. But then, scientists discovered quite shockingly that there is a plentiful race of creatures living within the snowy mounds of the continent. Mainly, invertebrates. Or, creatures without a spine.
And not just or two of these creatures, they actually found about 67 different kinds of invertebrates living on the frozen tundra of Antarctica. Yes, they're small, tiny even, but they live there, and it's both fascinating and kind of weird how it all works out.
If you're curious about what exactly has been found there, that would be the Nematode Worms, Mites, the Rotifer, the Tardigrade, and the Springtail.
9. Wholly Rhinoceros
The ice was a very important period of the world's history, and due to its extremely cold temperatures, there were a lot of animals eventually frozen in ice and being period under snow and other natural features.
In the Siberian riverbank in Yakutia, a frozen river was the home of a Woolly Rhinoceros, a creature that once existed over 10,000 years ago. And for obvious reasons isn't around today.
8. Tumat Dog
You might think that all the animals found in the ice from long ago are massive creatures that are almost fantastical in nature. But that's not always the case. For example, one creature found in ice near Russia was a 12,000 year old dog. Two brothers named Yuri and Igor Gorokhov were out by the Syallakh River in Siberia on the hunt for Woolly Mammoth tusks. Which given what we know about frozen creatures in Russia and Siberia is a safe money-making practice. Anyway, as they were doing their search they soon came upon a dog frozen in the river banks.
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7. The Tale Of Two Foxes
If not clear already, ice is dangerous, and even in modern times it's easy to find yourself falling into ice cold waters and freezing to if you don't get out quickly enough. You'd think I'd just be talking about humans, but foxes (among other animals) are prone to this too.
For example, a fox fell into a river in Germany, drowned, and was then frozen in place for all to see. Eventually, a hunter came along and saw the fox, and decided in 2017 to actually dig it out of the river, still in ice mind you, and then put it on display at his hotel. No, for real, there are pictures and everything.

6. Extinct Lion Cubs
Let's head back to the Ice Age, shall we? This time for some cats. in 2015, a pair of extinct cave lion cubs was found under a frozen sheet of ice in the region of Yakutia in Russia. And not unlike the Woolly Rhinoceros that we noted earlier on the list, these cubs were 10,000 years old as well. They were called Dina and Uyan, and they too were very young when they died via being trapped in the ice.
5. Petrified Mammals
And now...back to Antarctica! But this time for an ancient animal, in this case a mammal, that we don't know much about. In 2009, the fossilized remains of a mammal was discovered. It was about the size of a cat, yet was one that laid eggs.
Further study stated that this was an ancient mammal that lived back around 250 million years ago.
4. Bison
Northern Siberia is where we're off too next! Where a very interesting bison was found. Mainly, an ancestor to the bison we see living around here today.
This creature is known as a Bison priscus, and it was found by a tribe of people in Siberia’s Yana-Indigirka Lowland. .
3. Elk
2. Fish
the creatures that live in water all the time aren't immune to being frozen in it.
1. Otzi The Iceman
I teased it in the opener, and now here it is, a case of a person getting frozen in ice.
In 1991, two German tourists were going along the mountain pass on Hauslabjoch and Tisenjoch when they came across a frozen body. Given the height they were at, and the placement of the body, the two believed it was the body of a hiker who had gotten trapped in the snow. Which is very plausible as hiking accidents like this do happen somewhat often. But that was not the case as they examined it further.
For the body was old, and more importantly, it was mummified. They had accidentally found Europe's oldest and naturally found mummy.