Wednesday 24 June 2009

Tundra by Sailing

Tundra animals
The frigid cold and deep snow makes the animal’s life very difficult. All of the animals must adapt to survive. Some have grown thick fur which turns white in the winter. Others find a small Place to hibernate during all winter. Some animals in Tundra (and information of them):
Gyrfalcon
The gyrfalcon can be dark, white or gray. He eats small birds. His size is 51 63cm (20 25 in).His scientific name is: Falco rusticus.
Ruddy turn stone
Ruddy turn stone eats: Insects, plants, crustaceans, mollusks. His size is 18 – 23 cm (7-9 in) his scientific name is: Arenaria interpres
Snow bunting
Snow bunting eats seeds he is 16 cm (61/4 in). Scientific name is: plectrophenax
Arctic tern
Arctic terns are white and gray, with long, pointed wings and tail. They have a black head with a narrow red Beak and red feet.
Walrus
Walruses are often found in water. A walrus has two set of flippers that work like paddles in the water. It also has bristly mustaches and two long tusks on each side of its mouth.
Weasels
Weasels have long, slender bodies with short legs and a pointed head. In summer they have reddish-brown fur, which helps them blend in with the tundra’s bare earth and moss. In winter their fur turns pure white except the nose that is pink. An all-white weasel is also called an ermine. Weasels hunt day and night for lemmings, mice, rabbits, and birds. They are excellent hunters because they can move with lightning speed.
Lemming
Lemmings are furry little mouse like animals that live in underground tunnels called burrows. Because the ground of tundra is so frozen, lemmings line their burrows with grass and moss to keep out the eldest. A lemming’s fur is gray-brown, black, and white.
Snowshoe Rabbit
The snowshoe rabbit gets its name from its big wide feet. The size and shape of these help it to hop on top of deep snow and to swim in the lakes.
Polar bear
Polar bears have a white furry coat and a thick layer of fat below their skin to keep them warm.

No comments:

Post a Comment