Penguin
Penguins are called _________ birds.
What is fightless?
Polar bears have this color skin to absorb the sun.
What is black skin?
The arctic fox eats meat and berries. This is called an _________ .
What is an omnivore?
Seals to this to move around on land.
What is bounce?
What is the nickname of the narwhal?
Unicorn of the Sea
The black and white coloring protects penguins from these in the water.
What are predators?
Polar bears eat meat, making them ______ .
What are carnivores?
The color of the arctic fox fur changes with the season to provide __________ .
What is camouflage?
Sea lions have this, seals do not.
What are ear flaps?
Narwhals are born with this many teeth.
What is 2?
Penguins can't move their feet far forward so they may do this to get around on land.
What is slide on their bellies?
Polar bears have this adaptation to help them swim.
What is webbing between the toes?
How does the arctic fox hunt?
They listen for small animals under the snow and punch through the snow to grab their prey
Seal pups are hunting alone at this age.
What is 2 weeks?
How long can a male narwhal tusk be?
10 feet long
Penguins do not have teeth. They have this in their mouth to keep fish from escaping.
What is spikey sandpaper?
What is special about their hair/fur?
Their hair/fur is colorless.
This is the Arctic foxes favorite meal.
What are lemmings?
Research shows that the unique nose bones in arctic seals preserve ___________ .
What is warmth.
To keep the ice from freezing over while hunting.
Why do narwhals splash around at the surface of the water?
Penguins eat this to make them heavier and able to swim faster.
What are stones?
Female polar bears are able to change this, to remain with their newborn cubs for up to 8 months.
What is metabolism? Lack of eating, drinking, urination, or defecation
This animal provides a pivotal role for the ecosystem, and the absence of which would cause drastic, possibly catastrophic, changes to the ecosystem.
What is a keystone species?
When a seal dives the heart rate drops and blood moves to the body parts that need oxygen.
What is a dive response?
What is the word used to describe how they talk/communicate? It's clicking and whistling sounds
What is echolocation?