Arctic Ocean Animals Adaptations
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Arctic ocean animals adaptations. Their thick fur coats have hollow hairs. Due to the ice coverage on the Arctic Ocean its animal inhabitants have adapted to be skilled both on ice and in open water. The Arctic Ocean is probably the least studied of the world oceans.
CARIBOU are members of the deer family. Sharks are very good at finding food. How animals are adapted to live in the Arctic.
Arctic fox - ermine - lemming - arctic hare. Ocean literacy involves understanding among other things that the ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems and that the ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. Artic foxes eat a wide range of other small animals including arctic hares birds and bird eggs rodents fish and seals.
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. The Arctic is a rich ecosystem with a variety of animal life that has adapted to its extreme conditions. Camels long leg eyelids hump are all examples of adaptation.
Blubber and Ice Animals that live in the Arctic region Arctic Ocean parts of Canada Russia Alaska and some Nordic Countries are known as Arctic animals. Plants called succulents have adapted to this climate by storing water in their short thick stems and leaves. These adaptations enable the organism to regulate their bodily functions such as breathing and temperature and perform special functions like excreting chemicals as a defence mechanism.
Antarctic animal adaptations penguins seals krill whales. An example of a biological adaptation is a polar bears thick fur which protects it from freezing temperatures. In the far north hares remain almost white in summer with patches of brown on the nose forehead and ears.