Tundra Animals And Their Adaptations

Animals living in the tundra regions have thick fur and extra layers of fat to keep them insulated.

Tundra animals and their adaptations. Lemmings Arctic hares and Arctic ground squirrels are a few animals that have adapted to the cold. Animals that live on the tundra must be able to adapt to very cold temperatures. These adaptations help them to survive in the cold dry climate.

During the summer brown bears behavior is to eat about anything they can find. A good example of an animal with special adaptations is the arctic fox. The animals of the tundra all have short legs and tail long hair a thick coat of fur and large furry feet.

Hibernation - Although hibernation is often thought of as behavioural it is also in fact a physiological adaptation. From the lack of lots of vegetation some herbivores in the Tundra have a hard time finding areas with a abundance of plants to eat during the Winter. The predators that roam the tundra biome are polar bears arctic foxes and wolves.

Some animals you would find in the Arctic Tundra would be deer foxes bears wolves rodents hares and shrews. Well the animals in the tundra do the same thing only they grow their own layers. Many different plants and animals can have the same adaptation for surviving the same.

Certain plants in the tundra have hair covering their stems and leaves. Animals found in the tundra include the musk ox the Arctic hare the polar bear the Arctic fox the caribou. Animals have had to adapt to the tundra climate in ways that keep them warm and help them find food.

Polar bear The polar bear is adapted to life in a cold climate. Hibernation is a combination of behavioral and physical adaptations. In late summer they store food in their burrows.