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Antarctic Animals

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Emperor Penguins

The Emperor penguin is a penguin that ______ in Antarctica. It is the tallest and heaviest penguin. They are the only _____ that can lay their ____ on ice. Emperor penguins spend their entire lives in Antarctica where temperatures can ____ to as low as -60°C. Brrrr. These birds are super swimmers and impressive ______.

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lives

birds

eggs

drop

divers

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Whales

Antarctic _______ are home to many species of _____. Lot’s of whales ____ past or though Antarctica to feed on fish and krill. The ____ whale is one of these whales which ____ to be about 30 meters long.

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waters

whale

swim

Blue

grow

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Seals and Sea lions

The Antarctic ___ seal lives further _____ than any other fur ____. This polar species feeds on ____, squid, and small creatures called krill in the ___ waters off Antarctica.

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Fur

south

seal

fish

icy

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Leopard Seals

The Leopard ____ is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the Southern Elephant Seal). It is ____ common in the southern hemisphere along the _____ of Antarctica and on most ___-Antarctic islands.

Elephant seals spend upwards of 80% of their lives in the ocean. They can ____ their breath for more than 100 minutes

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seal

most

coast

sub

hold

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NO WOLVES OR POLAR BEARS

Believe it or not!

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We often think of _____ bears and ______ living in the ice and ____, however these animals only live in the North ____, and are ___ found in Antarctica.

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Polar

wolves

snow

Pole

not