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Arctic Exhibit
The caribou, Alaskan polar bear, lynx fox, and walrus are at home on the icy
tundra of the Arctic room. A backdrop of snow capped mountains among
icy blue water is captured in acrylic white and blue tones. The
atmosphere is definitely frigid.
Especially adapted to the harsh sub-zero temperatures of their habitat,
animals such as the Arctic Fox, Lynx, and Polar Bear all live in the most
Northern regions of Canada, Europe, Asia, Siberia, and Scandinavia. During
the milder months when the land partially thaws and green growth is visible,
they feast on grasses, lichen, moss and tender shoots in preparation for the
hard winter months. During frozen times, the fox and lynx prey upon
ground-dwelling birds and small rodents and carrion.
One of our exhibit's most prized features is the
Polar Bear. The Polar Bear (Thalarctos Maritimus) is 8 feet tall, and
weighs an average of 900 pounds. It is a huge bear with a creamy-white coat.
A very fast moving animal, it can easily out-run a caribou over a short
distance. It wanders over a larger area than any other bear and can swim
well. Often they winter on the ice floes and sometimes bare their young
there. Their many prey are seals, fish, seabirds, arctic hares, caribou and
musk oxen. In the summer it also eats berries and leaves of tundra plants.
Come by and see it!
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