Antarctica cannot boast of a large amount of wildlife due to severe frosts and constant cold. Many mammals migrate when extreme cold sets in. The whole living world is closely connected with the territories of the oceans. The water in Antarctica is rich in plankton, which feed on cetaceans, birds and fish. The most popular mammal in Antarctica is the blue whale. It is rightfully the largest animal of the entire Earth, with a body length of up to 40 meters in length. Well, the second most popular representative of Antarctica is a penguin.
mammals
Kerguelen fur seal
Sea leopard
crabeater seal
Weddell seal
southern elephant seal
Ross seal
Fish
Atlantic toothfish
marble notothemia
white-blooded pike
cetaceans
Blue whale
southern right whale
Seiwal (Iwas whale)
fin whale
Sperm whale
Humpback whale
southern minke whale
killer whale
flat-faced bottlenose
Birds
flying
Antarctic tern
Antarctic blue-eyed cormorant
white plover
Pintado
snow petrel
wandering albatross
South polar skua
Southern giant petrel
Wilson’s storm-petrel
Guillemot
Flightless
emperor penguin
king penguin
subantarctic penguin
Adelie Penguin
crested penguin
gentoo penguin
Conclusion
The fauna of Antarctica is extremely specific and is represented by a large number of aquatic inhabitants. The most common animal of this continent is the seal. Elephant seals and leopard seals are found on the ocean coast. The number of invertebrate arthropods on this continent is only 67 species of ticks and 4 species of lice. All existing animals of this continent have evolutionary adaptations for life in such a harsh climate. Many secrets of this eternally cold region are still being studied by scientists.
