arctic tern
Pole-to-pole flier
The arctic tern is a seabird known for its extreme long-distance migration, traveling from Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctic waters and back each year—the longest regular migration of any animal.
These slender, gray-and-white birds with forked tails and red bills spend more time in daylight than any other creature, experiencing two summers annually.
- sea birdBird of coastal waters
- seabirdOcean-dwelling winged creature
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- migrationMovement to new territory
- pole to poleBetween Earth's extremities
migratory bird · tundra · circumpolar · plunge · fish eater · migratory patterns · breeding colonies · nesting ground · egg · fly · longevity · record-breaking · capelin · North Atlantic · kittiwake · fulmar · swooping · breeding
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- Arctic animalspolar bear, musk ox, caribou, snowy owl, walrus
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, snowy owl, muskox, caribou, reindeer
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, dense coat, fur
- extreme habitat animalspolar bear, penguin, camel, snow leopard, fennec fox
- migrantsmigrants, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale, gray whale