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goose | This toothed whale has distinctive black and white markings. It lives in family groups called pods. Orca is the other name of this animal. |  | This smart ocean animal is a mammal, not a fish. Dolphins are related to this animal. |  | When water freezes, it becomes this. |  | This large bird lives in north regions during the summer months and flies south in autumn. It returns to its summer home in the spring. This bird travels in a large group, forming a shape that looks like the letter V. |
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polar bear| | This small bird makes the longest migration of any bird! In late summer, it leaves the Arctic Ocean to fly to Antarctica. It heads back to the Arctic Ocean in the springtime. Each year, it travels a remarkable distance of over 20,000 miles! | | | This large mammal lives in the Arctic. It wears a creamy white fur coat. Seals are its favorite food. One of its hunting styles is to wait patiently by a seal's breathing hole. When the seal surfaces to get fresh air, this animal grabs it by surprise. | | | This small Arctic seabird has black feathers covering its entire body except for its white belly. It has a large, colorful beak. While most birds use their webbed feet to swim, this one flaps its wings to push it along under the water, as if it is flying. This bird is Iceland's national bird. | | | Walruses as well as many large mammals living in the Arctic and Antarctica have a thick layer of yellowish fat under their skin to keep them warm. We call this ____________. |
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Antarctica| | This small, fury mammal has sharp front teeth that it uses to nibble nuts and seeds. This animal is an excellent tree climber, and it has a long, bushy tail. It jumps from one tree branch to another at ease. | | | The long nap that some animals take during winter. When they are in such a nap, their body temperature falls, their breathing slows, and their metabolism drops. | | | This is the Earth's coldest, windiest, and southernmost continent. The South Pole is on this continent. | | | This is a mass of ice broken off from a glacier. It floats in the ocean or in a lake. |
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blubber| | This is the Earth's northernmost point. The Arctic Ocean surrounds this. | | | Walruses as well as many large mammals living in the Arctic and Antarctica have a thick layer of yellowish fat under their skin to keep them warm. We call this ____________. | | | This whale lives in the frigid water near the Arctic. The male of this animal has a tusk about 9 feet long! | | | This animal is also known as white whale. Its white skin color matches well with sea ice and icebergs in the Arctic. |
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reindeer| | This animal wears a densely packed fur coat and lives in the Arctic. It belongs to the deer family. Both male and female of this animal have antlers. | | | This is the Earth's southernmost point, and it is on Antarctica. | | | This is the world's smallest and shallowest ocean. This ocean surrounds the North Pole. | | | This Arctic animal has a pair of powerful hind legs allowing it to hop around. This animal usually wears a pure white fur coat with black ear tips all year round. If it lives in a slightly warmer area where snow melts in spring and summer, this animal puts on a grayish brown coat during that period. |
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hibernation| | The long nap that some animals take during winter. When they are in such a nap, their body temperature falls, their breathing slows, and their metabolism drops. | | | This is a mass of ice moving slowly down a mountain valley. | | | This animal wears a densely packed fur coat and lives in the Arctic. It belongs to the deer family. Both male and female of this animal have antlers. | | | This animal is a relative of dogs and wolves. It has long, triangular ears, a narrow, pointed nose, and a long, bushy tail. Unlike wolves, this animal hunts for food by itself. |
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snowy owl| | This Arctic bird has white feathers. It hunts small animals, such as lemmings. It has a pair of large eyes that can see in the dark. This bird can turn its head almost all the way around to see what is behind it. | | | This marine mammal lives near the Arctic. It has thick, wrinkled skin, droopy moustache, and a pair of long tusks. | | | This large mammal lives in the Arctic. It wears a creamy white fur coat. Seals are its favorite food. One of its hunting styles is to wait patiently by a seal's breathing hole. When the seal surfaces to get fresh air, this animal grabs it by surprise. | | | This shrimp-like crustacean swims in large messes called swarms. Some of their swarms are so large that satellites in space can see them! This animal has a pink, translucent shell. It lives in the oceans around Antarctica. |
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seal| | This bird has wings, but it cannot fly. Most of them live in cold places near Antarctica. Although it looks clumsy on ice, it is an excellent swimmer! This bird feeds on fish. | | | This large bird lives in north regions during the summer months and flies south in autumn. It returns to its summer home in the spring. This bird travels in a large group, forming a shape that looks like the letter V. | | | Living in cold waters, this marine mammal is an excellent swimmer. Instead of legs, this animal has four flippers. | | | This is the Earth's coldest, windiest, and southernmost continent. The South Pole is on this continent. |
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glacier| | This is a mass of ice moving slowly down a mountain valley. | | | This mouse-like rodent lives in the Arctic. During the cold winter months, it digs tunnels under snow. These tunnels give this animal easy access to vegetations buried under snow. The tunnels also protect it from hungry predators. | | | This is a mass of ice broken off from a glacier. It floats in the ocean or in a lake. | | | This toothed whale has distinctive black and white markings. It lives in family groups called pods. Orca is the other name of this animal. |
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krill| | This small bird makes the longest migration of any bird! In late summer, it leaves the Arctic Ocean to fly to Antarctica. It heads back to the Arctic Ocean in the springtime. Each year, it travels a remarkable distance of over 20,000 miles! | | | This shrimp-like crustacean swims in large messes called swarms. Some of their swarms are so large that satellites in space can see them! This animal has a pink, translucent shell. It lives in the oceans around Antarctica. | | | This Arctic bird has white feathers. It hunts small animals, such as lemmings. It has a pair of large eyes that can see in the dark. This bird can turn its head almost all the way around to see what is behind it. | | | This small Arctic seabird has black feathers covering its entire body except for its white belly. It has a large, colorful beak. While most birds use their webbed feet to swim, this one flaps its wings to push it along under the water, as if it is flying. This bird is Iceland's national bird. |
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ice| | When water freezes, it becomes this. | | | This whale lives in the frigid water near the Arctic. The male of this animal has a tusk about 9 feet long! | | | This is the Earth's coldest, windiest, and southernmost continent. The South Pole is on this continent. | | | This marine mammal lives near the Arctic. It has thick, wrinkled skin, droopy moustache, and a pair of long tusks. |
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penguin| | This is a mass of ice moving slowly down a mountain valley. | | | Living in cold waters, this marine mammal is an excellent swimmer. Instead of legs, this animal has four flippers. | | | This is the Earth's northernmost point. The Arctic Ocean surrounds this. | | | This bird has wings, but it cannot fly. Most of them live in cold places near Antarctica. Although it looks clumsy on ice, it is an excellent swimmer! This bird feeds on fish. |
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