Arctic Animals Fun Facts
This packet includes a fun fill in the blank fact sheet for 6 different arctic animals polar bears arctic fox seals walrus snowy owl and penguins.
Arctic animals fun facts. During this time the ocean is full of tiny plants and animals called plankton. They look really majestic when they sit on the ice. They can run faster than you even though it is one of the largest bears we have.
Their pure white coats camouflage them as they travel vast distances across this hostile environment in search of prey. Marine mammals include seals walrus and several species of cetacean baleen whales and also narwhals killer whales and belugas. Arctic wolves make their dens close to water so they can easily quench their thirst.
Arctic animals fun facts. There are 2 types of tundras. The North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which is surrounded by the land masses of North America Europe and Asia so there is a land connection to the south meaning that land animals can more easily reach the Arctic unlike Antarctica where animals must be able to swim or fly across hundreds.
The Arctic tundra and the Alpine tundra. It would be a great activity for any arctic unit. They are able to swim long distances in cold waters and are also fast movers on the land.
Once killed for their fur a hunting ban means that their populations are recovering but climate change threatens now to fundamentally alter their environment and is forcing them to compete with. Arctic foxes are one of the iconic animals of the Arctic tundra. Some animals such as the arctic ground squirrel survive the cold season of the arctic by hibernating.
Second on our arctic animals list is the incredibly cute harp seal also known as the saddleback seal. The Arctic hare the stoat and the reindeer lose their white coat. This video is for Kids who LOVE animals.