The Arctic Blog

Arctic caught in worst state of undress ever...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:20:34 +0100

Arctic caught in worst state of undress ever recorded

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/arctic-sea-ice-hits-record-low.html

Antarctic shrimp krill

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:27:37 +0100

Antarctic shrimp krill

Ptarmigan birds of the Arctic

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:23:30 +0100

Ptarmigan birds of the Arctic

Beautiful picture of Adelie Penguins near Esperanza Base in...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:07:14 +0100

Beautiful picture of Adelie Penguins near Esperanza Base in Antarctica

by Gaston Lacombe

The Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: The Arctic Skua These...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:09:59 +0100

The Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: The Arctic Skua

These birds, also known as ‘parasitic jaegers’ nest on dry tundra laying about 4 eggs. Like other birds of it’s kind, it is incredibly protective of it’s young and will fly at the heads of foxes and even humans to defend them.

They feed on smaller birds, rodents and insects. They display ‘pirate like’ behaviour throughout the year, harassing their victims.

Beautiful Alaskan ice, National Geographic

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:03:07 +0100

Beautiful Alaskan ice, National Geographic

Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:56:46 +0100

Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=268798716571879&set=a.142905259161226.28724.142868322498253&type=1&relevant_count=1

Phytoplankton is the foundation of the oceanic food chain. They...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:22:33 +0100

Phytoplankton is the foundation of the oceanic food chain. They are microscopic organisms which photosynthesise, creating energy which is passed down through the marine food chain. This is very important for maintaining the marine wildlife in the polar regions.

PASSED!

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:07:00 +0100

I got my results back from my Frozen Planet course and I passed! :-D really pleased and a big thank you to all you followers! This blog has really helped me with my course and I’m definitely going to continue with it. The polar regions are immensely beautiful and I intend to educate as many people as I can about how important they are to our planet.

- Han

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Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: The Leopard Seal The...

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:14:34 +0100

Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: The Leopard Seal

The leopard seal, known as ‘the leopards of the sea’ are the second largest species of seal in Antarctica. During the summer months, it hunts around the pack ice spending most of it’s time in the water. They are powerful and curious animals, they have been known to play with their food before eating it.

They have forearms and fiver-finger like bones similar to that of humans and birds. However these ‘fingers’ are webbed, helping them to propel through the water.

Have an interesting fact taken from my Frozen Planet course for...

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:16:53 +0100

Have an interesting fact taken from my Frozen Planet course for you followers!

That age old question, why is the sea blue?

Or the more accurate question is, why does the sea APPEAR blue?

This is due to light. Natural night is made up of several different colours, like you see in a rainbow. When the light hits the sea surface, the light at the end of red part of the spectrum is absorbed more than the blue. As a result, the deeper down you go into the sea, the more absence of red light. Blue light is not absorbed so much by the sea. This is why the sea appears blue!

Simple as that! :)

Lil’ polar bear family :-3

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:57:04 +0100

Lil’ polar bear family :-3

WWF: The Importance of The Arctic & Harp Seal Slaughter

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:51:26 +0100

Despite the polar regions seeming so separate to the rest of our planet, they play a vital role in sustaining it.

If you want to know more about the wildlife and the work that the WWF is doing to help protect them, please visit this link below!

http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/safeguarding_the_natural_world/oceans/oceans_arctic/

On an extra note, hideous statistics have been unveiled of how many harp seals are brutally slaughtered each year in Canada. Newfoundland’s tax money contributed last year to the death of 70,000 seals! If you want to help, there is link on harpseals.org below to write to Canadian senators to plea for a stop to this cruelty.

http://www.harpseals.org/index.php

Lone harp seal surrounded by the dead carcasses of hundreds of harp seals.

This needs to stop!

Lazy

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:56 +0100

Hey everyone and awesome followers. Very sorry I haven’t posted anything for a while! I’ve been really busy moving house, working (I won’t bore you any longer).

But on the plus side, as I’ve been doing more of my Frozen Planet course I’ve got loads of interesting new facts and info on the polar regions to share with you. So hopefully you’ll not only like the new pictures and info on my blog but learn something from them too!

In the meantime, here is a lovely picture of an Arctic Wolf :) x

Natural World - Silky Sifakas. Please watch!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:10:09 +0000

Natural World - Silky Sifakas.

Please watch!

Photo

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:58:53 +0000

Tree prowling!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:59:55 +0000

Tree prowling!

Young Eurasian lynx on the prowl :-)

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:34:40 +0000

Young Eurasian lynx on the prowl :-)

Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: ‘The Eurasian...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:05:50 +0000

Arctic Blog’s Animal of the Day: ‘The Eurasian Lynx’

The eurasian lynx is the third largest predator in Europe after the brown bear and grey wolf. It is also the largest of the 4 lynx species and can consome 1 to 2kg of meat a day!

With it’s stealthy hunting technique it can bring down animals 4 times it’s own size.

In the winter, its fur is long and dense. It’s big fur-covered paws help it to move through deep snow.

Oyyyyy! Hands off my bitch!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:23:42 +0000

Oyyyyy! Hands off my bitch!