Arctic Ocean Animals Facts
Animals in the Arctic Ocean.
Arctic ocean animals facts. Theres the Arctic wolf which like many Arctic animals has a thick white coat. The Narwhales are very special. Above the ice and below beluga whales narwhals bowhead whales walruses seals murres prosper brown bears arctic wolves and arctic foxes.
The humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae is one of the largest aquatic mammals in the world measuring a length of 14 meters with a weight of around 36 tons. No arctic animals list would be complete without the polar bear. Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas.
Six species of seals a polar bear walrus and many other animals such as Blue Whale Orcas Humpback Whales Sperm Whales and Fin Whales. It encircles the Arctic and flows beneath it. The location of this basin is 15300 feet below the ice.
Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by ice throughout the yearalthough that is. Animals that live in the Arctic and the oceans and seas surrounding the continent. They have the characteristic horn in the front that makes them look like no other sea animal.
Arctic Fox - Vulpes lagopus Arctic Hare - Lepus arcticus Arctic Wolf - Canis lupus arctos Caribou Reindeer - Rangifer tarandus Moose - Alces alces Musk Ox - Ovibos moschatus Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus Wolverine - Gulo gulo Dall Sheep - Ovis dalli Ermine - Mustela erminea Lemming - Lemmus lemmus Sea Otter - Enhydra lutris Snowshoe Hare Snowshoe Rabbit. Arctic Ocean Facts for Kids. The Arctic shrew the Arctic ground squirrel the red fox moose muskrats and lemmings.
Alaska and its coast line support the whole of Americas polar bear population and contain a. They are also called the unicorn of the sea. Staff writer Arctic Europe Marine Mammals Near threatened North America.