A Fish-Eat-Fish World

Look at this picture closely. It might take a couple of minutes before you finally understand that a fish was eating another fish when it got frozen. And a moment of taking a full grip on its food was surprisingly discovered by an ice fisherman.

A Dinosaur Mummy

a dinosaur over a black background

This is a 110 million years old nodosaur, ie, in the middle of the Cretaceous period. This was the era of severe predation and in order to survive a species had to evolve to seek protection. The nodosaur you can see in the picture developed spikes and armor to survive.

A Dive To Remember

a few kingfishers found frozen in the iceHunger can make every living creature helpless. These birds too took a dive into the chilled waters to catch some meals. The water, on the other hand, is cold enough that the birds freeze right then and there. This is the scene of Weisendorf, northern Bavaria where kingfishers fight and lose against the freezing waters every day.

Frozen Ice-Age Puppiesa dog preserved in ice showing its teeth

Scientists unearthed a furry canine while they were on a search for the mammoth tusks. Researchers found 12,460 years old puppy deep inside the Siberian tundra that was frozen during the ice age. Although it wasn’t well-preserved if compared with other ice-age discoveries but was in a good enough condition to change the scientists’ theories about the canine phylogeny of the ice age. 

Copper Arrowhead

You must be thinking what is so special about a copper arrowhead found in an ice patch. So, here it is. scientist always had doubts if the humans of that age were aware of metallurgy or not. And this finding cleared all the doubts. They did not just understood metallurgy but also implied it to make hunting efficient. In fact, the style in which this arrowhead was pointed made it look like a fishhook. This meant that the old generations were smart enough and knew their way around with metals.

Vikingsa piece of wood being held up by a man

In Juvfonna, Norway, scientists have found the proofs for the existence of the Vikings. They found 3,400 years old Viking gear trapped inside the glaciers. Most of these are reindeer-manufactured gear, sticks, bows, arrows, and several leather parts of shoes. They made some fascinating discoveries such as reindeer traps made of captive sticks that made noise when shaken. This noise might have helped to round the reindeers into a small group to capture. That’s some smart work ahead of their age.