SAVING WILDLIFE Polar Animals by Sonya Newland Smart Apple Media
Polar Habitats The polar regions surround the North and South poles at the very top and bottom of our planet These frozen areas are the harshest environments on earth O Tundra Taiga ic Circle The Arctic The Arctic is the region that lies within the Arctic Circle an imaginary line around earth close to the North Pole To a the south of the Arctic Ocean is an area called in U the tundra The land is always frozen here South of the tundra is a 1 Cold forest area known as the taiga where bears deer and many small animals live North Pole Arctic Ocean A The Arctic is mostly ocean covered in ice Polar bear page 8 Caribou page 12 EXTREME ANIMALS Elephant seals of the Antarctic are the largest seals in the world Adult males can weigh more than a
Antarctica is a whole continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean Antarctic Circle The Antarctic Within the Antarctic Circle close to the South Pole lies Antarctica the coldest continent on earth There South Pole Emperor penguin page 20 are almost no living creatures on the land there but the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is teeming with life Southern Ocean LA Life at the Poles It is so cold at the poles that both land and sea are frozen for most of the year This makes it hard for anything to live there but some creatures have adapted to life in these tough conditions They often have white coats so they blend in with their snowy habitat and thick layers of body fat keep them warm Some humans even live in the Arctic including the Inuit people who survive by fishing and hunting Arctic animals Leopard seal page 16 Humpback whale page 24 The Inuit build temporary homes called igloos out of snow when they are on hunting
