Polar animal adaptions
Emperor penguins are the
largest of all penguins.
Emperor penguins huddle together
during winter to conserve heat.
They have short strong tails
to balance on land.
There are not
aggressively territorial
Emperor penguins breed
during the depths of the
Antarctic winter
Polar bears have two layers of fur to keep warm
Polar bears have a thick padding of fat
Big paws to grip onto the slippery ice
Polar bears have slip proof treads at the bottom of their paws
They flush fish that are hiding
in broken up ice by blowing bubbles.
Weddell seals keep
breathing holes in the ice
Males compete for
underwater territories
Arctic foxes have large litter sizes in years with high prey populations
Arctic foxes have a thick
layers of body fat
Thick fur on their paws
Thick camouflaged fur to blend in with snow