Arctic Animals And Their Adaptations To Life On The Edge
The journey will take around 4 hours and we will enjoy the stunning Arctic scenery en route.
Arctic animals and their adaptations to life on the edge. Arctic fox - ermine - lemming - arctic hare. CARIBOU are members of the deer family. Due to the ice coverage on the Arctic Ocean its animal inhabitants have adapted to be skilled both on ice and in open water.
Nevertheless the Arctic region offers lots of opportunities to meet remarkable animals in the flesh. The Animals of the Arctic Ocean. The planets polar regions the Arctic and Antarctic are both remarkably cold which may explain why people often get them confused.
Ask students for other examples of each type of adaptation. The Arctic covers about 145 million sq km 55 million sq mi. Animals including cariboureindeer polar bears and many species of fish and seals are also an essential part of the economy diet and culture for arctic peoples.
They may be the most defining image of the Arctic and have evolved over centuries to adapt to their Arctic domain. In order to survive the changing climate animals are equipt with special features which help them in their adaptation. The Arctic is home to animal species that are admired around the world for their strength beauty and ability to survive in the harsh northern environment.
Both are technically cold deserts with very little precipitation. Summers are still somewhat frozen though thanks to global warming increasingly less so but endlessly bright. Water far below the surface sea ice has a temperature of about -18 degrees Celsius according to Arnoldus Schytte Blix in his book Arctic Animals and Their Adaptations to Life on the Edge.
The animals that make the desert their home must adapt not only to the lack of water but to the temperature fluctuations that swing from very hot to very cold. A Dynamic Future from Discovering the Arctic on Vimeo. There is a good chance of seeing Polar.