Polar animals
Animals of the coldest places on Earth, at either end of it. Polar bears, walruses and Arctic foxes live in the north, and penguins live in the south.
Some, like orcas and seals, live at both ends.
21 animals, A to Z.
- Arctic foxA small fox of the Arctic tundra with thick fur and a big, fluffy tail.
- BelugaAn all-white whale of the Arctic and sub-Arctic, the narwhal’s closest relative.
- BumblebeeOver 250 species of large, fuzzy, social bees, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere.
- GrouseCompact, heavily built game birds of the Northern Hemisphere, from arctic tundra to pine forest, moorland and mountains.
- HalibutThree species of large flatfish of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Arctic: the Atlantic, Pacific and Greenland halibut.
- HareLong-legged relatives of rabbits that live above ground and rely on speed, not burrows, to escape.
- KrillSmall, shrimp-like marine crustaceans found in every ocean, near the bottom of the food chain.
- LemmingSmall, round, short-tailed rodents of the Arctic tundra and the main prey of most Arctic predators.
- MuskoxA shaggy, heavy-horned Arctic hoofed mammal, closer to sheep and goats than to oxen, named for the musky smell of males in the rut.
- NarwhalA toothed whale of the Arctic, closely related to the beluga.
- OrcaThe largest member of the dolphin family, black above and white below with white eye patches.
- PenguinFlightless seabirds of the Southern Hemisphere with flippers for swimming.
- Polar bearThe largest bear and the largest land carnivore, living on Arctic sea ice and hunting seals.
- RavenThe common raven is a big, all-black crow, the heaviest songbird, found across the Northern Hemisphere.
- ReindeerA deer of the Arctic and subarctic, called caribou in North America.
- SealFlippered marine mammals: the true seals, the sea lions and fur seals, and the walrus, 34 species in all.
- TardigradeAbout 1,500 species of plump, eight-legged micro-animals, usually about 0.5 mm long, also called water bears or moss piglets.
- WalrusA huge Arctic pinniped with long ivory tusks, bristly whiskers and a nearly hairless body.
- WhaleOcean mammals that breathe air and feed their young on milk, including the blue whale, the largest animal that has ever lived.
- WolfThe largest wild member of the dog family.
- WolverineThe largest land-dwelling member of the weasel family, a solitary, muscular carnivore of the far north.
How each answer is decided: How we answer. Every animal, in one list: All animals.