Tundra Biome Animals And Plants
To the left you can see an Arctic Fox.
Tundra biome animals and plants. The tundra is a very fragile environment. And the musk ox which is a large vegetarian mammal that lives in cold snowy regions - similar to the. Vast expanses of treeless tundra.
Arctic Tundra reindeer muskox polar bear wolf snowy owl Alpine Tundra mountain goat ibex snow leopard golden eagle Antarctic Tundra king penguin seal Boreal Forest wood bison bull moose eurasian lynx brown bear beaver stoat woodpecker Canada jay. During the summer brown bears behavior is to eat about anything they can find. The prominent plants include varieties of mosses lichens sedges perennial grasses and cushion plants.
They have thick blubber that keeps them warm during the winter as well as a thick coat that reinforces that warmth. In the tundra the animals eat these plants to survive and acquire energy to stay warm and hopefully healthy to keep them going. The arctic hare a rabbit accustomed to cold regions.
Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season. Wolves ermine arctic shrew dall sheep reindeer mosquitoes and black flies. But some animals like the caribou or musk oxen can eat the lichens and other plants.
Animal adaptations in the tundra biome animals have many adaptations to survive in this harsh environment. Tundra means treeless therefore most of the plants in the tundra are low growing plants. Animals such as polar bears caribou arctic fox arctic hare snowy owl musk ox and rock ptarmigan take over the tundra.
Animals that live in the tundra have certain adaptations that allow them to survive the extreme temperatures and conditions. Animal Adaptations in the Tundra Biome Animals have many adaptations to survive in this harsh environment. Caribou moss reindeer moss is seen growing abundantly in the alpine tundra.