ANTARCTICA

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ANTARCTICA

• By
• Darryon, Cory,Dionte, and Paige

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Antarctica
Antarctic the frozen continent surrounding the
Earths South Pole,and the frigid seas
surrounding it, are home to many animals..The
South Pole is the coldest, wildest, and driest
place on Earth. The coldest temperature ever
recorded on Earth was at the South Pole it
went down to-128.6 degrees F (-88.0 degrees C)!
The Antarctic land does not support many life
forms. Most of the land of Antarctic is a frozen
desert, with less precipitation that the Sahara
Desert (under 2 inches5cm a year). Oddly
enough, 70 of the worlds fresh water is frozen
in the region of the South Pole.
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Facts
Orca Whale
Emperor Penguin

• In Antarctica the sun is not strong enough to
  melt the ice so animals can move around.The snow
  fox has white fur that is camouflage so when they
  are after a prey the prey an not see them and
  thats how they catches their prey.Oxen stand in
  a circle called a herd to protect their babies
  because wolfs try to attack them for their babies
  and food. North Pole and South Pole animals are
  adapted to sun cold air and ice all around. Harp
  seals have fur when they are born but as they
  grow up they loose hair and grow gray hair.
  People in the arctic do not have buses or cabs
  they use snowmobiles.

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PLANTS

• Arctic buttercup,Arctic willow,northern prime
  rose, pale maidens,Arctic wood worm,fast flowers.

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Animals

• Some animals leave Antarctica during its
  horrendous coldest months,from June until
  August.Animals like the Humpback Whales migrate
  to warmer waters to reproduce. Emperor Penguin
  remain at the South Pole year-round.
• Each summer, the new growth lures many migratory
  birds and animals into the tundra. The permanent
  residents of tundra have adapted to the cold and
  wind.Most have compact bodies with short limbs,
  bills, and wings to converve heat. Thick
  deposits of fat or blubber, or dense layers of
  feathers or fur further insulate the
  animals.Another good insulator is the earth its
  self. Animals burrow into the snow to avoid
  winds. Species such as Empire penguins huddle
  together in groups of several thousand to keep
  each other warm. The penguins take turns moving
  and rotating to the edges of the group before
  returning to the warm interior.Around
  Antarctica,some creatures have developed and
  anti-freeze,a protein compound which allows them
  to survive extreme temperatures.