Arctic Animals And Their Adaptations To Life On The Edge
Animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Arctic animals and their adaptations to life on the edge. They may be the most defining image of the Arctic and have evolved over centuries to adapt to their Arctic domain. The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their natural environment the very cold Arctic. Due to the ice coverage on the Arctic Ocean its animal inhabitants have adapted to be skilled both on ice and in open water.
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. But they are undergoing a shift in an environment that is changing their habitat. Belugas are supremely adapted to life in the Arctic.
Antarctica is a very harsh and extreme environment though is very rich in wildlife Animals need to have a whole range of specializations to be able to take advantage of the abundant summer food. Their thick fur coats have hollow hairs. Polar bear - caribou - musk ox - wolf - wolverine.
On arrival in camp we will be allocated to heated tents and enjoy our first afternoon looking for arctic wildlife at the Floe Edge. They are almost entirely white which minimizes visual contrast against the ice. The climate around us keeps on changing.
There is a good chance of seeing Polar. In this special report we will highlight the incredible ways that polar bears have transformed from a brown bear that ventured further north into the King of the Arctic. According to Arctic World the average winter temperature in the Arctic is -40C -40F and trees dont exist here due to harsh winds.
According to the Census of Marine Life. The changes in the environment also directly lead to an increased number of polar bear mother and cub deaths. These features that help them in adaptation are a.