polar habitats
Icy wilderness zones
Polar habitats are the environments found in Earth's Arctic and Antarctic regions, characterized by extreme cold, ice cover, and extended periods of darkness and continuous daylight.
These ecosystems support specially adapted life—polar bears and Arctic foxes in the north, penguins and seals in the south.
Climate change is rapidly transforming polar habitats.
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
- emperor penguinLargest living flightless aquatic bird
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
bear · ice sheets · ice cap · indigenous peoples · dog sled · midnight sun · climate change · cryosphere · Inuit · sea ice · narwhals · icebergs · northern lights · seal · albedo · aurora · whiteout · snow blindness
polar habitatstropical habitats
Warm, humid living zones
equatorial regions · tropical rainforests · tropical ecosystems · Sahara Desert · Amazon rainforest
polar habitatstropical rainforests
Warm, wet forest ecosystems
biodiversity hotspots · coral reefs · Amazon basin · rainforest habitats · temperate forests
polar habitatstropical habitats
Warm, humid living zones
tropical regions · tropical ecosystems · desert habitats · tropical rainforests · tropical zones