Chart 201 - Cold Region Animals

Cold Region Animals Chart

Spectrum Chart - 201 : Cold Region Animals

1. Polar Bear - Polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle. It has black skin under the white fur. The fur keeps them very warm. They are strong and can swim very well. Polar bears are similar in size to a normal bear but have a slimmer neck, longer legs and fur. They are mostly carnivorous & mostly eat seals and fish.
2. Penguins - Penguins are sea-birds in the family Spheniscidae. All penguins have a white belly and a dark (mostly black) back. Penguins cannot fly, but they can swim very well. Penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere of the world: Antarctica, New Zealand, southern Australia, South Africa and South America.
3. Timber Wolf - Timber wolf is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. Its winter fur is long and bushy and predominantly a mottled gray in colour.
4. Bison - Bison are massive animals, characterised by their long, shaggy brown coats, have poor eyesight but acute hearing and an excellent sense of smell. Bison are herbivores and eat simple foods. Their main foodstuff is grass and sedges. Their lifespan is 15 – 20 years.
5. Arctic Hare - Arctic hare is a social animal that lives in the frigid tundra of North America, Newfoundland and Greenland. Arctic hare survives with a thick coat of fur and usually digs holes in the ground or under snow to keep warm and sleep. Arctic hares look like rabbits but have shorter ears, are taller when standing, and, unlike rabbits, can thrive in extreme cold.
6. Musk Ox - Musk Ox is a large Arctic mammal of the Bovidae family, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odour emitted during the seasonal rut by males, from which its name derives. Muskoxen primarily live in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. Muskoxen are herbivores which graze on grasses, leaves and some Arctic flowers. They are ruminants they swallow their food without chewing it. Later, they regurgitate the food and chew it.
7. Walrus - A walrus is a marine mammal, the only species of the family Odobenidae. They live in the cold northern seas around North America & Europe. The most famous thing about walruses are their tusks. Even though they are called tusks, they are actually teeth growing out of their mouth. Walruses can change colour depending on how warm they are. They are usually different kinds of brown, but as they get warmer, their skin can turn pink.
8. Killer Whale - Killer Whales are cetaceans. They are the largest dolphins in the world, called 'whales' because of their size. Orcas have mostly black skin with white patches.They are found in all the world's oceans, from the cold of the Arctic to the tropical seas.
9. Harp Seal - Harp seal is a species of ear less seal. They live in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. Harp seal has a black face with silvery-gray body. Its eyes are pure black. It has black harp or wishbone-shaped markings on the back.
10. Reindeer – Reindeer also known as caribou in North America is a species of deer native to Arctic, Subarctic, tundra, boreal and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia and North America. Reindeer is the only deer that has been domesticated. Reindeer eat mostly grass. In winter they often eat lichen, moss and fungi. They are herd animals and live in groups.
11. Arctic Fox – Arctic Fox is a small fox which lives in the Arctic. The fox is about 10-12 inches high (25–30 cm) and it weighs from 6 to 10 pounds (2.7-4.5 kg). The Arctic fox has a round body shape, short nose and legs, and short, fluffy ears. It has a deep thick fur which is brown in summer and white in winter. Arctic foxes live for about 3 to 6 years. They can live in the cold north even when it is -50°C. Their thick fur keeps them warm.
12. Snowy Owl - Snowy owl is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. They are yellow-eyed, black-beaked white bird. It is one of the largest species of owl and in North America, is on average the heaviest owl species.
13. Lynx - Lynx is a member of the cat family. They have short stubby tails and the long tufts of black hair on the ear. Lynx are usually solitary animals and will spend their time both hunting and resting alone. Their lifespan ranges between 12 - 20 years.
14. River Otter – River otters are animals that live near and around water. They live in nests called holts. They are long and slim animals with four short legs that can be longer than a meter. They have a thick fur coat that keeps them warm even in freezing water. They have very soft, insulated underfur, which is protected by an outer layer of long guard hairs.
15. Humpback Whale - Humpback Whale is a large baleen whale with long flippers and a knobbly head. They can be found in every ocean. They can grow to 15–16 m (49–52 ft) long and weigh up to 40 metric tons. The male humpback whale is known to sing for up to 22 hours at a time. Their lifespan ranges from 45 to 100 years.

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