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Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus), Svalbard Both male and female walrus possess the same impressive and distinctive tusks, which can grow up to 1m long. A male Walrus can weigh up to 1500kg and stretch 3.5m in length. Around Svalbard, Walruses reside year-round a...

By Peter Prokosch

Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus), Svalbard Polar Bears do most of their hunting on the sea ice. They feed almost exclusively on ice-living Ringed or Bearded Seals and the ice sheets under which these seals live and the Bears must follow the ice as it retreats int...

By Peter Prokosch

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard The Polar Bears occupying the area between Spitsbergen and the Russian Archipelago are referred to as the Barents Sea population and are estimated to make up over 3,000 bears. They are long-lived mammals with low reprodu...

By Peter Prokosch

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Svalbard The largest mammal ever to inhabit the Earth, the Blue Whale in an endangered species, with a population estimated at around 1,500. They average about 25m in length and generally weigh a massive 100,000kg. It’s heart is ...

By Peter Prokosch

Blue Whale, Svalbard The largest mammal ever to inhabit the Earth, the Blue Whale in an endangered species, with a population estimated at around 1,500. They average about 25m in length and generally weigh a massive 100,000kg. It’s heart is ...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) decomposing on an island off Nuuk, Greenland Greenland is home to around 15 species of Whale, of which only 3 remain during the Winter. The Fin Whale is but a Summer visitor to Greenland and is often seen in the water. The Fin Whale grows to be around 27m in length...

By Peter Prokosch

Young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), Antarctic Peninsular The largest of the Antarctic seals, the Elephant Seal is recognised by the trunk-like nose and impressive size - reaching up to 5.8 metres and weighing a maximum of 3700 kg. It spends most of its time at sea, and is far ...

By Peter Prokosch

Old whale bone providing fertile conditions for vascular plants, Antarctic Peninsula Nutrients which seep out of whale bones fertilise plants, leading to an accumulation of organic matter in the soil. Whale bone is also known as Baleen and it was <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen>used in a vari...

By Peter Prokosch

Whale bones on the beach, Antarctic Peninsula There are 8 species of whale in the Southern Oceans surrounding Antarctica, including the blue whale, humpback whale, minke, orca and sperm whales. All Antarctic whale species migrate southwards to the Southern Oceans to...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), captured Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Ny Ålesund, Svalbard The Arctic fox can survive temperatures as low as -50 C in the treeless environment of the Arctic Tundra. The fur on the bottom of it's feet help to keep in the warmth in such extreme conditions. It will hunt lemmings th...

By Peter Prokosch

Hippoptamus (Hipppotamus Amphibius), Lake Naivasha The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus). The hippopot...

By Peter Prokosch

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