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  2. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] [11] Antarctic animals have adapted to reduce heat loss, with mammals developing warm windproof coats and layers of blubber. [12] Antarctica's cold deserts have some of the least diverse fauna in the world. Terrestrial vertebrates are limited to subantarctic islands, and even then they are limited in number. [13]

  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. Category:Fauna of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Extinct animals of Antarctica (3 C, 24 P) I. Insects of Antarctica (4 P) V. Vertebrates of Antarctica (4 C) Pages in category "Fauna of Antarctica"

  5. Category:Lists of animals of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lists of animals of Antarctica" ... List of mammals of Antarctica This page was last edited on 4 July 2022, at 15:18 (UTC). Text ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 °C (50 °F) in the summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.

  8. Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest ...

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    Antarctica at the time was not the desolate land of snow and ice that it is today, but rather a forested landscape with a temperate climate. Birds evolved during the Jurassic Period from small ...

  9. 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.