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Polar and Desert Animals
How animals survive the coldest and driest places on Earth.
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- Polar bearAnimalArctic hunter with black skin under white-looking fur
- PenguinAnimalFlightless bird of the southern oceans; the emperor is the tallest
- Arctic foxAnimalTurns white in winter to match the snow
- Arctic hareAnimalHas thick white fur and long hind legs
- Snowy owlAnimalWhite owl that hunts in the Arctic
- WalrusAnimalUses tusks to haul itself onto ice
- SealAnimalHas blubber to keep warm in icy water
- NarwhalAnimalA whale with a long spiral tusk
- Beluga whaleAnimalA white whale of Arctic waters
- Reindeer (caribou)AnimalA deer that travels long distances across the tundra
- Musk oxAnimalA shaggy, thick-coated animal of the Arctic
- LemmingAnimalA small rodent of the Arctic tundra
- OrcaAnimalA black and white whale that hunts in cold seas
- Arctic ternAnimalFlies from the Arctic to the Antarctic each year
- KrillAnimalTiny shrimp that feed many Antarctic animals
- Leopard sealAnimalA big spotted seal of Antarctica
- Emperor penguinAnimalThe largest penguin; dads keep the egg warm on their feet
- Adelie penguinAnimalA smaller penguin with a white ring around its eye
- BlubberAnimalA thick layer of fat that keeps animals warm
- TundraAnimalA cold, treeless land where soil under the surface stays frozen
- PermafrostAnimalGround that stays frozen all year
- CamelAnimalStores fat in its hump and can go a long time without water
- Fennec foxAnimalA small desert fox with big ears that let heat escape
- MeerkatAnimalA small desert mammal that stands guard on its hind legs
- Kangaroo ratAnimalA desert rodent that gets water from seeds
- RoadrunnerAnimalA fast ground bird of the American desert
- Gila monsterAnimalA venomous lizard of the American Southwest; it is shy
- Horned lizardAnimalA spiky desert lizard that can squirt blood from its eyes to scare enemies
- SidewinderAnimalA snake that moves sideways over loose sand
- RattlesnakeAnimalA snake that warns with a rattle
- ScorpionAnimalHunts at night in deserts
- Tarantula hawkAnimalA big wasp that hunts tarantulas
- CoyoteAnimalA wild dog that lives in many habitats, deserts included
- Javelina (collared peccary)AnimalA wild pig-like animal of the Southwest
- Desert tortoiseAnimalDigs burrows to escape the heat
- AddaxAnimalA pale antelope of the Sahara
- OryxAnimalA desert antelope with long straight horns
- DromedaryAnimalA camel with one hump
- Bactrian camelAnimalA camel with two humps
- JerboaAnimalA tiny hopping desert rodent with long hind legs
- Saguaro cactusAnimalA huge cactus of the Sonoran Desert; birds nest in it
- CactusAnimalA plant that stores water in its stem
- OasisAnimalA place in a desert with water and plants
- DuneAnimalA hill of sand built by wind
- MirageAnimalA trick of light that makes water appear on hot ground
- NocturnalAnimalActive at night; many desert animals are
- HibernateAnimalTo sleep through winter
- CamouflageAnimalColors that help animals hide in their surroundings
- AdaptationAnimalA body part or behavior that helps an animal survive where it lives
- SaharaAnimalThe largest hot desert, in North Africa
- AntarcticaAnimalA frozen continent at the South Pole
- ArcticAnimalThe cold region around the North Pole
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