The souths Antarctic is an ice covered continent that is surrounded by stormy oceans. Animals that live in Antarctica are mainly aquatic such as seals penguins other birds and some marine invertebrates and cetaceans.

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The surrounding ocean is full of fish and krill which many sea animals and millions of seabirds such as skuas penguins petrels and terns feed on.

Animal in the antarctic. Antarcticas cold deserts have some of the least diverse fauna in the world. Killer whales are very common in sea of Antarctica have population of 70000. Though the range of wildlife species in Antarctica is significantly less than in the Arctic there are still many other animals to find.

Antarcticas native rotifer is the rusty red Philodina gregaria. Only along the slightly warmer coastline can plants survive and animals come ashore. In fact Antarctica and the surrounding Antarctic region is home to three species of toothed whale each with unique characteristics and features.

Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca. Each of these three types of tundra is characterized by a unique set of flora and fauna. Polar Regions Polar Regions are the coldest places on earth.

Other Animals Arctic Woolly Bear Moth caterpillar Gynaephora groenlandica Beluga Whale - Delphinapterus leucas Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus Narwhal - Monodon monoceros Orca - Orcinus orca Bearded Seal - Erignathus barbatus Harp Seal - Pagophilus groenlandicus Hooded Seal - Cystophora cristata Ribbon Seal - Histriophoca fasciata. Antarctica is largely inhabited by four major wildlife creatures namely Seals Penguins Whales and Bugs. Crabeater seals are some of the most numerous animals found in the Antarctic with a population of over 15 million individuals.

Several species are found in the Antarctic including the Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica Antarctic giant petrel Macronectes giganteus Cape Petrel Daption capense and Antarctic prion Pachyptila desolata. It is divided into East Antarctica largely composed of a high ice-covered plateau and West Antarctica an archipelago of ice-covered mountainous islands. But in winter they migrate away from coldwater of Antarctica.

Whales are generally divided into two main groups. The beautiful penguin is the national animal of Antarctica. Some of the most common examples of Antarctic animals and plants which we will be discussing in detail include.

Also known as orcas killer whales are one of the most widely recognized species in Antarctica. Apart from which bugs and a few birds take up a portion of the living population on the South Pole. They live on packed ice found in the Antarctic oceans breed and feed there and do not migrate.

Antarctic animals have adapted to reduce heat loss with mammals developing warm windproof coats and layers of blubber. Terrestrial vertebrates are limited to sub-antarctic islands and even then they are limited in number. The length of killer whales measured up to 95 meters and weighs between 10 to 11 tons.

Toothed whales found in the Antarctic include sperm whales and orcas the latter of which are referred to as the wolves of the sea because they hunt in packs. Antarctic tundra which includes several sub-Antarctic islands and parts of the continent of Antarctica. Antarctic animals - The most abundant and best known animals from the southern continent penguins whales seals albatrosses other seabirds and a range of invertebrates you may have not heard of such as krill which form the basis of the Antarctic food web.

Found in oceans around the world these whales are uniquely suited to the icy Antarctic waters and. Antarcticas national animal has wing-bones which are flipper-like and are most suited for swimming. King chinstrap and gentoo are three more species of penguins to spot.

As the largest animals on earth the blue whales main diet is krill a crustacean and one of the tiniest aquatic creatures. Blue Whale A blue whale seen from above. The Arctic of the north is partly frozen ocean surrounded by mostly barren and often frozen land.

While the animals of Antarctica include the iconic Killer Whale the Orca is not the only toothed whale in the Antarctic. During summer it is found in large quantities in ocean bottoms and pools. Here we describe some of the most notable animals of the tundra biomes of the world.

Small and hardy lichens mosses and hairgrass are among the few plants able to grow. There are also more varieties of seals including the crabeater southern fur and Weddell. Baleen whales that are regularly spotted in the Southern Ocean include fin whales humpbacks Minkes seis Southern right whales and blue whales the largest animals ever known to exist at 150 200 tons.

Antarctica the worlds southernmost continent is almost wholly covered by an ice sheet and is about 55 million square miles 142 million square km in size. Killer whales are highly social animals live in groups. This beautiful flightless bird has a distinct appearance that is tuxedo-like called countershading.

Although the two polar regions are similar in many ways the animal life between them differs. They are also the worlds most abundant mammals after humans.