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  2. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Antarctica are extremophiles, having adapted to the dryness, low temperatures, and high exposure common in Antarctica. The extreme weather of the interior contrasts to the relatively mild conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic islands , which have warmer temperatures and more liquid water.

  3. List of mammals of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of native wild mammal species recorded in Antarctica. There are 23 mammal species in Antarctica, all of which are marine. Three are considered endangered, one is vulnerable, eight are listed as data deficient, and one has not yet been evaluated. [1] Domesticated species, such as the dogs formerly present, [2] are not ...

  4. List of birds of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Adelie penguins in Antarctica. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica.The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 63 species, of which 1 is endemic.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.

  5. In Antarctica, does a burgeoning krill fishery threaten wildlife?

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    A humpback whale, likely lured by a trawling net capturing masses of Antarctic krill, became entangled last month and died in the Southern Ocean. Scientists say the humpbacks may have been ...

  6. Long Beach aquarium spotlights 'real animals, real birds ...

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    They care about real animals, real birds, real fish." A baby sunflower sea star at the Aquarium of the Pacific's behind-the-scenes lab. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

  7. Category:Fauna of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica (inside the inner line) and the Subantarctic zone (between the two lines) as defined in the WGSRPD The main article for this category is Fauna of Antarctica . This category is for articles about the native fauna of Antarctica .

  8. Thousands of species found in lake under Antarctic ice - AOL

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    A half-mile of ice isn't enough to suffocate life. A team of scientists who drilled into one of Antarctica's subglacial lakes last year says the lake is pretty well-packed with living things. The ...

  9. Antarctic realm - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica was also part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwanaland, which gradually broke up by continental drift starting 110 million years ago. The separation of South America from Antarctica 30–35 million years ago allowed the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to form, which isolated Antarctica climatically and caused it to become much colder.