Marvel at the 9 most

From thousands of year-old crocodiles to girls of pneumonia in the 20th century, these mummies tell great stories about life and death.

'There's something strange moving about her finger , ' said researcher Chip Brown of the 2,500-year-old mummy of an ancient Egyptian queen, Hatshepsut.

While the ancient Egyptian mummy is the most famous, there are many mummies found in ancient and modern civilizations around the world.

From ancient animals sacrificed to powerful queens, mummies continue to be a bridge between the past and the present. They are evidence that human effort to be remembered even after death.

Here are the 9 most surreal and impressive mummies, listed by National Geographic.

The mummy of pharaoh Ramses II in the Egyptian Museum.This emperor ruled from 1279 to 1213 BC (BC), thought to be one of the most powerful rulers of the Egyptian Empire.

The Grauballe is a natural mummy formed after centuries buried under peat swamp.This man was sliced ​​and thrown into the swamp more than 2,000 years ago in modern Denmark.

One made many people enjoy thousands of years after death.Animals are often embalmed in ancient Egypt as a precious pet or embodiment of a god.

Jeremy Bentham's skeleton sitting and dressed in full is placed in University College, London.The British philosopher died in 1832, demanding that his body be preserved as an 'automatic symbol'.

A leg was found in the swamp in 1944. Parts of the body accidentally stored in the swamp are often found by farmers.

A Gazelle antelope was embalmed like a member of the royal family.The antelope was buried with the female mistress around 945 BC.

A mummy of the Inca clan in Lima, Peru.The male corpses, women and children of this tribe are all wrapped in delicate textiles and naturally marinated after centuries of arid climate.

2-year-old is located in the underground Capuchin Catacombs cemetery in Italy.Even though she died of pneumonia in 1920, her body was still amazingly preserved.

Hatshepsut was a pharaoh female ruler of Egypt from 1479 to 1458 BC.While her grave was discovered in 1903, in 2006, her mummy was confirmed.