The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is built for the freezing cold; their thick fur has many layers that keep them warm in temperatures as low as -70 C. They also have fur on the pads of their feet, and shorter limbs and ears to keep them from losing heat in this extreme Arctic world.
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On Saturday morning, when you’re curled up watching cartoons with a big bowl of cheerios, Keegan is likely at the zoo where he takes photographs and draws the animals. Keegan especially loves to visit the Grizzly Bears, who just happen to be one of the animals that Earth Rangers is working to protect in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. Keegan decided to take action and help out his favourite animal, and with a few clicks, he created a Bring Back the Wild campaign, made an avatar, and pledged to help protect the Grizzly Bear.
This Super Ranger, future zookeeper, artist or professional hockey player, can’t decide what he loves more: animals or hockey. Thankfully, Keegan found a way to make his 6th birthday party about both by having a Bring Back the Wild themed birthday with a delicious looking hockey cake.
Instead of asking for presents, this animal-loving young man asked for donations to his Bring Back the Wild campaign, turning his birthday celebration into a way to help protect the Grizzly Bear. Keegan’s friends got some trading cards and checked out the website (we are still waiting to hear who got the top score on the games!) The guests all gave generously to Keegan’s Bring Back the Wild Campaign, helping this young man protect the Grizzly Bear and have his special birthday wish come true.
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The biggest chunk of ice on Earth is the Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 14 million square kilometres and holds an astounding 30 million cubic kilometres of ice.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/antarctic_ice_sheet.htm
Monarchs are known for the incredible journeys they take through North America each year. While Monarchs from the eastern population winter in Central Mexico’s volcanic mountain chain, those from the western population winter along California’s coast.
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If you were to peer down at our planet from space you would see a whole lot of blue because 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/e/earth.htm
If you ever look up into the canopy of a South American rainforest you might catch a glimpse of a Glass Frog (Centrolenidae centrolenidae), which has skin that is so clear you can see its internal organs!
If you’re wondering what’s in your water, you should “ask” some clams. Clams suck up toxins in their aquatic habitats and scientists can test them to see what icky pollutants are in the water.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2009/0110-clam_cleanup.htm
Mudpuppies get their name from the idea that they bark, really their ‘squeaks’ don’t sound anything like a dog! Maybe we should rename them because squeaks sounds a whole lot cuter.
The future of biodiversity is up to all of us, yes even you! The small choices that we make add up to create BIG changes and that’s why it is so important to learn about biodiversity and spread awareness so we can all protect it.
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The Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques echo) has seen some dark days; in 1986 only three females were known to live in the wild. Thanks to conservation efforts to protect wild spaces this species is making a comeback. As of 2007 there were 343 Mauritius parakeets in the wild.
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