Arctic Animals Fun Facts

Their pure white coats camouflage them as they travel vast distances across this hostile environment in search of prey.

Arctic animals fun facts. They can run faster than you even though it is one of the largest bears we have. Click the picture to visit our polar bear facts page. Find out more about these awesome Arctic animals here.

Marine mammals include seals walrus and several species of cetacean baleen whales and also narwhals killer whales and belugas. 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. Nearly four million people live in the Arctic.

These cute-looking marine mammals are actually considered one of the strongest of the arctic animals. The largest animal that lives in the tundra is the polar bear. Animals in the Arctic include the reindeer musk ox moose thinhorn sheep Arctic ground squirrel lemming Arctic hare Arctic fox ermine snowy owl polar bear grizzly bear wolf and wolverine.

They look really majestic when they sit on the ice. Animals as large as whales and polar bears come to feed on them. The Arctic summer has daylight 24 hours a day.

The Arctic tundra is located inside the Arctic Circle and the Alpine tundra is located in the mountain tops. The North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which is surrounded by the land masses of North America Europe and Asia so there is a land connection to the south meaning that land animals can more easily reach the Arctic unlike Antarctica where animals must be able to swim or fly across hundreds. Arctic wolf pups are born in litters of two or three in the months of may and june meaning that the arctic wolf pups are born about a month later than the grey wolf pups.

During this time the ocean is full of tiny plants and animals called plankton. First on our list of Arctic animals is the famous polar bear Ursus maritimus. They are amazing swimmers.