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The king penguin was spotted on the island of South Georgia, where the species gathers in the tens of thousands.
- What is the only animal in Antarctica?
- What is the deadliest animal in Antarctica?
- How much of Antarctica is ice free?
- Are there arctic foxes in Antarctica?
- Has a seal ever killed a human?
- Is there wolves in Antarctica?
- Does Antarctica have sharks?
- What dinosaurs lived in Antarctica?
- What flag is Antarctica?
- Is Antarctic blue whale?
- Are there snakes in Antarctica?
- Why are spiders not found in Antarctica?
- Where do you find walruses?
What is the only animal in Antarctica?
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are the only animals to breed on mainland Antarctica during the winter.
What is the deadliest animal in Antarctica?
Leopard seals and orcas are the most dangerous animals to inhabit Antarctica. Pods of orcas can take on prey as large as great white sharks and blue whales. It is rare that they attack small boats. Leopard seals have been known to strike out at or bite photographers, sightseers, or divers who got too close.
How much of Antarctica is ice free?
Only about 0.4% of the surface of Antarctica is free of snow and ice. The tops of mountain chains stick up through the ice – the highest is Mount Vinson, 4900 m above sea level.
Are there arctic foxes in Antarctica?
There are no arctic foxes in Antarctica. Arctic foxes prefer to live in the arctic tundra, where they feed on lemmings, voles and other small mammals. Living in the Arctic also means they can tuck into a feast of rodents, insects and berries, none of which are found in Antarctica.
Has a seal ever killed a human?
They are the only seals known to regularly hunt and kill warm-blooded prey, including other seals. Although rare, there are a few records of adult leopard seals attacking humans. There has also been one fatality, when a researcher was snorkelling in Antarctic waters and was killed by a leopard seal.
Is there wolves in Antarctica?
-Need to emphasize that life forms of the Arctic are not necessarily found in the Antarctic, specifically polar bear, reindeer, wolves, and moose.
Does Antarctica have sharks?
No, there are no sharks in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
What dinosaurs lived in Antarctica?
Animal fossils
Dinosaurs lived in Antarctica and are well known from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, although few have been described formally. They include ankylosaurs (the armoured dinosaurs), mosasaurs and plesiosaurs (both marine reptilian groups).
What flag is Antarctica?
Antarctica has no universally-recognized flag as the condominium that governs the continent has not yet formally selected one, although some individual Antarctic programs have formally adopted True South as the flag of the continent. Dozens of unofficial designs have also been proposed.
Is Antarctic blue whale?
The Antarctic blue whale is 'critically endangered'
The blue whale population in Antarctica was drastically reduced by commercial whaling, which started in the southern Atlantic Ocean in 1904. Despite legal protection through the International Whaling Commission in the 1960s, illegal hunting continued until 1972.
Are there snakes in Antarctica?
There are more than 2,900 species of snakes in the world. ... Snakes live on the ground, in trees, and in water. Snakes cannot survive in places where the ground stays frozen year round so there are no snakes north of the Arctic Circle or in Antarctica.
Why are spiders not found in Antarctica?
Cold water can hold more dissolved oxygen than warm water, and the oxygen content of seawater near the coast of Antarctica is especially high. ... So far their results seem to support the oxygen hypothesis for polar gigantism: larger sea spiders fare poorly in low oxygen water.
Where do you find walruses?
Walruses live in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world near the North Pole. They can be found in the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. 3. Both male and female walruses have large tusks that clearly distinguish them from other marine mammals.
