Arctic Animals Fun Facts
Arctic foxes are one of the iconic animals of the Arctic tundra.
Arctic animals fun facts. Polar bears are the largest type of bear. Come and have fun with polar animals activities and crafts suitable for toddlers preschool and kindergarten. Narwhals are considered to be the Unicorn of the Sea.
Some animals such as the arctic ground squirrel survive the cold season of the arctic by hibernating. No arctic animals list would be complete without the polar bear. Polar bears are marine mammals.
In winter when more of the ocean freezes over and thick snow covers the land animals and plants have adapted to keep warm and survive. Often underground burrows are used. Once killed for their fur a hunting ban means that their populations are recovering but climate change threatens now to fundamentally alter their environment and is forcing them to compete with.
Marine mammals include seals walrus and several species of cetacean baleen whales and also narwhals killer whales and belugas. Animals as large as whales and polar bears come to feed on them. Five fun facts about polar animals.
This packet includes a fun fill in the blank fact sheet for 6 different arctic animals polar bears arctic fox seals walrus snowy owl and penguins. The Arctic tundra is located inside the Arctic Circle and the Alpine tundra is located in the mountain tops. Find out more about these awesome Arctic animals here.
They can run faster than you even though it is one of the largest bears we have. During the summer the snow melts and the brown soil comes to the surface. They live in the Arctic lowlands near the sea where they can catch fish and jump in the water.