#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Polar bear Arctic hunter with black skin under white-looking fur fun-polar-desert-animals Penguin Flightless bird of the southern oceans; the emperor is the tallest fun-polar-desert-animals Arctic fox Turns white in winter to match the snow fun-polar-desert-animals Arctic hare Has thick white fur and long hind legs fun-polar-desert-animals Snowy owl White owl that hunts in the Arctic fun-polar-desert-animals Walrus Uses tusks to haul itself onto ice fun-polar-desert-animals Seal Has blubber to keep warm in icy water fun-polar-desert-animals Narwhal A whale with a long spiral tusk fun-polar-desert-animals Beluga whale A white whale of Arctic waters fun-polar-desert-animals Reindeer (caribou) A deer that travels long distances across the tundra fun-polar-desert-animals Musk ox A shaggy, thick-coated animal of the Arctic fun-polar-desert-animals Lemming A small rodent of the Arctic tundra fun-polar-desert-animals Orca A black and white whale that hunts in cold seas fun-polar-desert-animals Arctic tern Flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic each year fun-polar-desert-animals Krill Tiny shrimp that feed many Antarctic animals fun-polar-desert-animals Leopard seal A big spotted seal of Antarctica fun-polar-desert-animals Emperor penguin The largest penguin; dads keep the egg warm on their feet fun-polar-desert-animals Adelie penguin A smaller penguin with a white ring around its eye fun-polar-desert-animals Blubber A thick layer of fat that keeps animals warm fun-polar-desert-animals Tundra A cold, treeless land where soil under the surface stays frozen fun-polar-desert-animals Permafrost Ground that stays frozen all year fun-polar-desert-animals Camel Stores fat in its hump and can go a long time without water fun-polar-desert-animals Fennec fox A small desert fox with big ears that let heat escape fun-polar-desert-animals Meerkat A small desert mammal that stands guard on its hind legs fun-polar-desert-animals Kangaroo rat A desert rodent that gets water from seeds fun-polar-desert-animals Roadrunner A fast ground bird of the American desert fun-polar-desert-animals Gila monster A venomous lizard of the American Southwest; it is shy fun-polar-desert-animals Horned lizard A spiky desert lizard that can squirt blood from its eyes to scare enemies fun-polar-desert-animals Sidewinder A snake that moves sideways over loose sand fun-polar-desert-animals Rattlesnake A snake that warns with a rattle fun-polar-desert-animals Scorpion Hunts at night in deserts fun-polar-desert-animals Tarantula hawk A big wasp that hunts tarantulas fun-polar-desert-animals Coyote A wild dog that lives in many habitats, deserts included fun-polar-desert-animals Javelina (collared peccary) A wild pig-like animal of the Southwest fun-polar-desert-animals Desert tortoise Digs burrows to escape the heat fun-polar-desert-animals Addax A pale antelope of the Sahara fun-polar-desert-animals Oryx A desert antelope with long straight horns fun-polar-desert-animals Dromedary A camel with one hump fun-polar-desert-animals Bactrian camel A camel with two humps fun-polar-desert-animals Jerboa A tiny hopping desert rodent with long hind legs fun-polar-desert-animals Saguaro cactus A huge cactus of the Sonoran Desert; birds nest in it fun-polar-desert-animals Cactus A plant that stores water in its stem fun-polar-desert-animals Oasis A place in a desert with water and plants fun-polar-desert-animals Dune A hill of sand built by wind fun-polar-desert-animals Mirage A trick of light that makes water appear on hot ground fun-polar-desert-animals Nocturnal Active at night; many desert animals are fun-polar-desert-animals Hibernate To sleep through winter fun-polar-desert-animals Camouflage Colors that help animals hide in their surroundings fun-polar-desert-animals Adaptation A body part or behavior that helps an animal survive where it lives fun-polar-desert-animals Sahara The largest hot desert, in North Africa fun-polar-desert-animals Antarctica A frozen continent at the South Pole fun-polar-desert-animals Arctic The cold region around the North Pole fun-polar-desert-animals