Arctic Ocean January 3, 2017 The world’s most northern ocean, the Arctic Ocean is populated with the following animals: Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) Adult hooded seals have black heads and silver-gray coats with dark blotches of varying sizes and shapes across their bodies. What is an iceberg? An iceberg is ice that broke off from glaciers or shelf ice and is floating in open water. To be Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Monodontidae GENUS: Monodon SPECIES: monoceros TOOTHED or TOOTHLESS (BALEEN): Toothed FRESHWATER, SALTERWATER or How many penguins can a polar bear eat? By Valerie Clark You might think that cute little penguins are natural prey for polar bears in the arctic. Fortunately Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) Harp seals are part of the family Phocidae, known as the "true" or "earless" seals because they lack external ear Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Harbor porpoises have a small, robust body with a short, blunt beak. Females are slightly larger than males. They have What color is an iceberg? The colorful hues of icebergs result from the interplay of light with dense ice, ice crystals, and algal growth. Most Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) aka Northern Minke Whale Minke whales are members of the baleen whale family and are the smallest of the "great whales" rorquals. The taxonomy Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) Ringed seals are part of the "true seal" family Phocidae. The ringed seal is the smallest and most common seal Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Killer whales most widely distributed marine mammals, found in all parts of the oceans; most abundant in colder waters, including Why don’t Arctic and Antarctic fish freeze to death? Antifreeze! By Valerie Clark Many fish are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature is set by their environment. In most of Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Bowhead whales are mysticetes, which means they have "baleen" plates instead of teeth for filtering food out of the ocean. Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) Bearded seals are members of the "true seal" family, Phocidae. They have a small head, large body, and small, square Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Walruses, whose latin name translates as “tooth-walking sea horse”, are found in the Northern Hemisphere along the perimeter of Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Gray whales are mysticetes, or baleen whales. Gray whales are the only species in the family Eschrichtiidae. These large whales Spotted Seal (Phoca largha) Spotted seals are members of the "true seal" family, Phocidae. They have a round head, narrow snout, small body, and Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) The beluga whale is a small, white-toothed whale. Adult belugas may reach a length of 16 feet (5 m), though average size Ribbon Seal (Phoca fasciata) The ribbon seal is one of nine species of ice seals inhabiting the Arctic and is the only species in -TSF- aquatic zonesArctic Ocean
