The Yukon was straining to break loose the ice that bound it down. It ate away from beneath; the sun ate from above. —The Call of the Wild, Jack London Based on the description, what does the ice in the passage probably look like? The ice is being eaten by the starving sled dogs. There is a hole in the middle of the ice, like a doughnut. The ice looks like it would taste delicious. The ice has chunks melting away that look as though they have been bitten off.