MARINE ANIMALS IN THE POLES

By Gaia Cassar

DO YOU KNOW WHY A POLAR BEAR AND A PENGUIN CAN NEVER MEET?FOLLOW THIS SHOW AND YOU WILL FIND OUT AT THE END……..

THE ARCTIC The Arctic is a very cold, windy, and

often snowy biome located around the North Pole.

THE ARCTIC Although there is no land at the North

Pole, the icy Arctic Ocean is full with life ranging from the very small (like zooplankton) to the huge (like whales).

THE ARCTIC – ARCTIC SEA MAMMALS

POLAR BEARS - They spend most of their time on the pack ice or in the water.

Their favourite food is the ringed seal.

THE ARCTIC – ARCTIC SEA MAMMALS Whales - They are able to live in the cold waters of the Arctic. They have a thick layer of blubber under their skin.

Bowhead

Beluga

Narwhal

THE ARCTIC – ARCTIC SEA MAMMALS Walrus - Walruses are pinnipeds. Pinni means wing or fin and pedis means foot. They like to live in shallow water by ice floes or

land.

ice floeA large, flat area of ice floating on water.

Walrus walk on all four fins. He can even move on land as fast as a man can run.

THE ARCTIC – ARCTIC SEA MAMMALS HARP SEALS – Harp seals prefer to swim in the ocean,

spending little time on land. These are very social animals and can

be very noisy as well.

THE ANTARTIC This is also known as the South Pole.

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.

There are no permanent human residents. Only cold-adapted plants and animals survive

there.

THE ANTARTIC Penguins – About 40 known penguin colonies are

found in Antartica.

Emperor Penguins Chinstrap Penguins Macaroni Penguins Rockhopper Penguins

THE ANTARTIC Seals – Weddell seals live on the edge of the ice all year round and dive down

beneath it to feed.

Fur seals are very quick due to their flippers, and because they do not have as much blubber as other types.

THE ANTARTIC Whales – Whales species: blue, fin, humpback,

minke, orcas, right, sei, sperm Whales are mammals. This means that

they are not fish. Whales are warm blooded and have a

skeleton similar to our own.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE ARCTIC AND THE ANTARCTIC Killer whales can tackle elephant seals

stingrays, dolphins, sharks and full-grown whales.

They both have mosses and lichens. The Arctic and Antarctic both have

seals. They both have whales and birds. They both have krill and fish.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ARCTIC AND THE ANTARCTIC The Arctic has polar bears and the

Antarctic does not. The Antarctic has penguins and the

Arctic doesn't. The Antarctic has no trees. The Arctic has Tundra with rich plant

life in Spring and Summer. Antarctic has algae but not the Arctic. Antarctica has mainly calm animals but

the Arctic has some fierce ones.

THE ARCTIC AND ANTARTICA Now that you know a bit about animals

that live in the far end of the world…. Do you know why Polar Bears and

Penguins never meet?????

Because…. The Polar Bear lives in the North Pole and the Penguin lives in the South Pole!!

MARINE ANIMALS IN THE POLES Hope you enjoyed my show and have

learnt a little bit about these special places in the world.

Unfortunately a lot of these animals are in danger.

Global warming and hunters are putting their lives at risk.

Let’s do something to save them…… Think what YOU can do.

THE END