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1 Fascinating Facts from the Coldest Place on Earth!!!

2 How cold is it? The Antarctic is an extreme environment, yet marine and land animals have adapted to the extreme conditions! The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth was -129F in 1983 at the Russian Base Vostok in Antarctica.

3 Who Lives Here?! Penguins Seals Birds Whales

4 Penguins There are 4 different types of penguin that breed in Antarctica. Adelie Chinstrap Emperor Gentoo

5 Whales There are 8 species of whales that are found in Antarctic waters; Blue, Fin, Humpback, Minke, Orca, Sei, Southern Right, & Sperm

6 Seals There are 4 species of Seals in Antarctica Crabeater Leopard Ross Weddell

7 Let’s Review How Many Types of Penguins live in Antarctica? A. Four B. Five C. Two D. None

8 Oops…. Try Again

9 WAY TO GO.. This answer is correct!!!

10 Next time…. Animals from Australia!

11 References http://www.coolantarctica.com http://www.teachers.ash.org Many thanks to Roger and Georgette Smith for their original photographs! Thanks to pdclipart.org for the clip art images!


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