Polar Fauna
Introductory Materials
These sites have some very simple information to start you off:
- World Wildlife Fund [http://gowild.wwf.org.uk/regions/polar-fact-files]
- Kidcyber [http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/antarcanimals.htm]
- Teacher's Domain [http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ipy07.sci.life.eco.comparepoles/]
YouTube Clips
These clips are from reliable sources and will give you a good picture of life in polar regions:
- BBC: Polar Bear hunts Beluga Whales [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-RKRNSG_c&feature=relmfu]
- BBC: Blue Whale [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fzT6ifrhL8&feature=relmfu]
- Whale hunting Krill in Antarctica [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxY4c5SeIs&feature=relmfu]
- BBC: Polar Bear versus Walrus colony [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6iDtvGbIOU&feature=relmfu]
- BBC: Emperor Penguin versus Leopard Seal [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RElQWsh34&feature=fvwrel]
- Emperor Penguins: The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfstYSUscBc&feature=relmfu]
- Life of Penguins [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1glUNZtjgQk&feature=related]
More detailed information
there are many different types of animals which live in polar environments: Mammals, Birds, Fish, and even animals you would expect to live intropical places like coral reefs - shell-fish, starfish, sea urchins. Polar animals have special adaptations to help them cope with the cold. Find out more in these sites
- Polar fact file - Poles Apart: Arctic and Antarctic Fact FileWho's looking at you?
- [[http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/downloads/4_whos_looking.doc] There is a game about these animals at Who's eating who? [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/multimedia/flash/4_eating.html ]
- Who's eating who? [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/downloads/4_whos_eating_who.doc ] An interactive food web is available at Who's eating who? [http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/multimedia/flash/4_eating.html ]
- Exploratorium: Penguins [http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/penguins/]