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Antarctic animals - The most abundant andbest known animals from the southern continent, penguins,whales seals, albatrosses, other seabirds and a range ofinvertebrates you may have not heard of such as krill whichform the basis of the Antarctic food web.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what type of animals live in the Antarctic?
Antarctic Animals
- Seals. There are four types of seals that live in the waterssurrounding Antarctica: leopard, crabeater, Weddell, and southernelephant.
- Whales. During the austral summer, Antarctic waters are full ofmany different types of whales looking to eat fish, squid, andplankton.
- Penguins.
- Bugs.
- The Others.
Considering this, what animals live in Antarctica and how do they survive?
Arctic and Antarctic birds and mammals such aspenguins, whales, bears, foxes and seals - are warm bloodedanimals and they maintain similar internal bodytemperatures to warm blooded animals in any other climatezone - that is 35-42°C (95-107°F) depending on thespecies.
No! Polar bears have never met penguins except inTV commercials (drinking soda) or in a zoo. Polar bears livein the Arctic (the North Pole) while the penguins live inAntarctica (the South Pole).