Arctic

mainly ringed and bearded seals located on the border of the Canadian arctic. Those seals are killed by polar bears during breathing holes depending on the availability of seals in the ecological niche (Stirling and Archibald 1977). However, arctic foxes and polar bears compete for the adults’ seals and the competition for food increase between them. It is not clear whether the polar bears feed with seals or are hunt by arctic foxes. If seals are not available, polar bears feed…

When people hear about the Arctic Circle or Antarctica, the first thing that pops out are the polar bears, also known in the scientific community as Ursus maritimus. However, another word that appears in our minds is the North Pole, climate change, and most importantly, extinction. A terrestrial mammal mainly considered marine due to its necessity to be on the sea for many months was the center of attention for years. This iconic figure, part of the Ursidae family, started to be considered as a…

Topic: Not Too Late for Polar Bears Specific purpose: To inform the class about the Arctic is warming too. How will Polar Bears survive by 2050? Central idea: Without Polar Bears, other animals couldn’t survive. Polar Bears kill other animals so that smaller animals can eat to survive. Smaller animals do this by eating the leftover scraps from polar bears. Introduction: On August 1881 a naturalist by the name of John Muir sailing off the coast of Alaska discovered a large mammal. He said they…

Biomes are subsections of the biosphere, which are categorised based on areas with similar ecosystems. Typically, ecosystems are defined via similar vegetation, since this allows the development of subsequent food webs. A prime example of this is the Arctic biome, which is made up of low lying vegetation. Although not categorised by climate, it is intrinsically linked with the distribution of the world’s major biomes, as it is the underlying cause of what types of vegetation are able to inhabit…

people live in the Arctic. The Inuit are good hunters but died by hunting big animals in the cold. The Europeans went to the Inuit but the Inuit died but they still live today. These is some of what the Inuit do for a living. Sometime the Inuit have bad time and have god time as will. The current population of the Inuit people today is 160,000 people. The language of the Inuit is Inuktitut and it is hard to learn the language. The Inuit people live in the Tundra of the Arctic in the past.…

According to the 2014 Arctic Report Card, there have been significant changes in sea ice extent. Specifically, the report addresses the slow but significant seasonal decline in sea ice cover. Arctic sea ice is of utmost importance for ecosystems to thrive. Post et al. (2013) discuss this further, stating “the sea-ice biome influences the abundance, distribution, seasonality, and interactions of marine and terrestrial species.” This is especially true for polar bear populations in the Arctic, as…

But they have some similarities. I’m going to tell you about the Inuit and Dene peoples. I am going to tell you about the similarities and differences between the Dene and the Inuit. I’m going to tell you about the inuit. The inuit live in the arctic and they use to speak Athabaskan & Algonquin. Some of the words that are similar to us are Moccasins, Inuit, Lacrosse kayaks. The art that the inuit like to do are carving designs in wood and ivory. The food that the inuit eat are deer, polar…

examples: Catalonia, the Arctic and the European Union. Regionalism consists of the idea that politics are conceived in regional rather than national terms. Catalonia is an example of growing regionalism as a sub-state region in Spain. Catalonia is…

pollution and many other factors, are threatening the polar bear’s natural habitat. This marine species are dependent on the ice to be able hunt to get their energy source and survive in the Artic. Unfortunately, the quantity of the floating ice in the Arctic region is diminishing every year. This ice loss is caused by the global warming and some factors of anthropogenic origin. These animals are becoming sick as a result of the pollutants that get to the Artic Sea. Polar bears obtain all of…

exhibit is terrain which was a smooth flattened rock surface with several big rocks for the bear to climb up on. The other half of the exhibit was a pool of water, the zoo designed the pool with the edges of the pool to be white, to perhaps give a more arctic feel for the viewers. Also, there were many toys present for the polar bear to play with, including a bowling ball, a small looking metal trash can, and a rubber ball. Unfortunately, when I visited the bear, he was sleeping and I did not…