Arctic Animals Adaptations Ks1

Living things are adapted to their habitats.

Arctic animals adaptations ks1. Smooth streamlined shape to pass easily through the water. How animals are adapted to live in the Arctic polar bear - caribou - musk ox - wolf - wolverine arctic fox - ermine - lemming - arctic hare arctic ground squirrel - birds - whales - harp seal - walrus. Lots of photo resources are available below showing different arctic and antarctic animals.

An African elephant for example lives in a hot habitat and has very large ears. Teaching children about Arctic animals like polar bears is also great for introducing them to how different animals are adapted to living in their own habitats. There are many animals that spend time in the frigid waters of the Arctic and around Antarctica that have a special layer of fat called blubber whales narwhals belugas orcas etc seals sea lions elephant seals walruses polar bears and even baby penguins.

Report this resourceto let us know if it violates our terms and conditions. See how animals in the Arctic have adapted. ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS Lesson 92 Create your own adapted animals.

A substantial blubber layer lies under the skin acting as insulation so allowing the seals to swim indefinitely in frigid Antarctic waters down to -2C. Arctic cold mild freezing clean dirty moist gritty hairy lumpy sandy slippery green light spiky smooth wet dry prickly heavy sharp red. Fore and hind limbs developed into flippers for swimming.

The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their natural environment the very cold Arctic. This is a useful illustration of how animals living in extreme conditions the desert and the arctic have adapted to suit their environment. Videos and lots of information about animal and plant adaptations.

Arctic and Antarctic Animals Resources. This video is for Kids who LOVE animals. Animals and Habitats.