Not Encino Man

Five ancient dead animals we’ve unearthed from ice

by JoAnna Wendel

This baby mammoth was unearthed from permafrost in 1977 in eastern Russia.

Sovfoto / Contributor

This 50,000-year-old-wolf pup was found in Canada’s Yukon territory.

Flickr/Captain Smurf

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