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Arctic Fox: an animal about 10 - 16 inches long and weighs about 10 pounds. It has short legs and a long bushy tail. Its long fur is white in the winter and blue in the summer. Its head has small ears and large eyes. The Arctic Fox has many adaptations. One adaptation is that its feet are lined with fur to help it conserve heat. The Arctic Fox has also adapted a stealthy movement due to its predatory nature. It has also grown long fur that changes color with the seasons for camouflage.
Caribou: a animal with a sturdy body and short legs. its coat is brown and is a dark brown in the summer and a light brown in the winter. It has a ruff of long hairs under the neck, and the fur above the hooves and around the tail are white. The caribou are well adapted to living in the Tundra. The caribou's large hooves support the caribou in the snow in the winter, and the marshy tundra in the summer. The Caribou are also great swimmers and they use their feet as paddles. When conditions in the Tundra are harsh, Caribou can lower their metabolic rate and go into semi-hibernation.
Polar Bear: an animal that has a black nose and black eyes. They have two layers of fur that provides a lot of heat. The fur is clear but looks white. Their teeth and claws are very sharp that make it easy to catch their prey. The polar bear's height is anywhere from 8 - 11 feet tall when standing up. The polar bear has well adapted to the Tundra's cold. The polar bear has a thick layer of blubber that insulates them. The blubber allows them to handle negative temperatures. The bear's ears and tail are very short so they don't lose any heat through them. Polar bears have webbed feet to help them swim.
Ermine: an small animal that weighs between 3 - 15 ounces. The head and body can be 7 - 13 inches long and the tail can add another 5 inches. In the spring and summer the ermine's coat is chocolate brown with a black tip at the end of the tail. In the fall and winter the ermine's coat turns completely white except for the black tip at the end of the tail. Its head is triangular shaped with small round ears, small eyes, and long whiskers. One of the ermine's many adaptations is that its paws have claws which enables it to dig. Also, the coat of the ermine changes color with the seasons to make it camouflage from predators. Depending on where they live the ermine change their diet.
Caribou: a animal with a sturdy body and short legs. its coat is brown and is a dark brown in the summer and a light brown in the winter. It has a ruff of long hairs under the neck, and the fur above the hooves and around the tail are white. The caribou are well adapted to living in the Tundra. The caribou's large hooves support the caribou in the snow in the winter, and the marshy tundra in the summer. The Caribou are also great swimmers and they use their feet as paddles. When conditions in the Tundra are harsh, Caribou can lower their metabolic rate and go into semi-hibernation.
Polar Bear: an animal that has a black nose and black eyes. They have two layers of fur that provides a lot of heat. The fur is clear but looks white. Their teeth and claws are very sharp that make it easy to catch their prey. The polar bear's height is anywhere from 8 - 11 feet tall when standing up. The polar bear has well adapted to the Tundra's cold. The polar bear has a thick layer of blubber that insulates them. The blubber allows them to handle negative temperatures. The bear's ears and tail are very short so they don't lose any heat through them. Polar bears have webbed feet to help them swim.
Ermine: an small animal that weighs between 3 - 15 ounces. The head and body can be 7 - 13 inches long and the tail can add another 5 inches. In the spring and summer the ermine's coat is chocolate brown with a black tip at the end of the tail. In the fall and winter the ermine's coat turns completely white except for the black tip at the end of the tail. Its head is triangular shaped with small round ears, small eyes, and long whiskers. One of the ermine's many adaptations is that its paws have claws which enables it to dig. Also, the coat of the ermine changes color with the seasons to make it camouflage from predators. Depending on where they live the ermine change their diet.