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Tundra Biome

Tundra

Welcome to the Tundra Biome. Almost the coldest Biome in the world. Not many plants bloom here, but many types of flowers. The lack of plants is due to the short seasons of production and growth since there is heavy snow falls during the winter. All the other vegitation that grows here is simple like Reindeer mosses, Liverwort, and grass.

Animals in this harsh environment are about the same as any other northern Biome. Carnivores like the Polar Bear and Arctic Fox and the birds some from all over like the Falcon, Raven, and Seagulls. The Caribou, Arctic Hares, and Lemmings also roam the area.

Tundra Plantlife

Plants in this harsh wasteland face many problems. The Strong icy winds, limited precipation, low tempertures, short growing seasons, and permafrost.

To beat these problems, the plants here are very short so the wind doesn't deroot them. The trees have small leaves to beat the lack of rain. Snow actually protects these plants from the cool winds. Long summer days give them more sunlight to beat the short growing seasons and the plants have short roots so the permafrost doesn't kill them.

Animals in the Tundra have heavy coats of fur to help fight the cold. Most have white coats to blend with their surroundings like the Arctic Hare. It uses it to hide from predators like the Arctic Fox which also has white fur who uses it to help it hunt.

One of the Tundra's coolest animals is the Caribou. Also called Reindeer and pull Santa's sled, they are found in Northern America, Asia, Europe, and Greenland. This deer like creature can weigh from 200 to 700 pounds and is currently is endangered, they can be four to five feet tall, and their antlers can be as big as three feet.

  • Fun Fact: The Caribou is that it is the only deer that both male and females have antlers.
  • The Moose is the closest relative to the Caribou

Tundra Fishy's

One of the Tundra's fishes is the Salmon. The Salmon is very unique because it can live in both salt water and fresh. They are born in fresh waters and when one or three, they leave and go out to the ocean. The females, which can lay around 800 eggs at a time, go back to the Tundra streams where it's safer for the eggs to hatch every year.

flies thousands of miles from the Antarctic to the Arctic (22,000 mi). The tern flies to the Arctic to nest and raise its young. The nest is a dent on the ground, built on the tundra or on a stony beach near water. The mother tern lays two or three eggs. If anyone comes near the nest the tern gives out warning calls and attacks. In August the terns leave the Arctic to fly to the Antarctic.

Bearberry

The Bearberry gets its name from the bear which likes to eat it. It is three to eight inches which is short enough so the tundra wind's won't deroot it. The berries can be used for cooking and made into a tea that can help coughing. A tea from the stem can help miscarriage and speed up recovery after childbirth. The leaves can be used as a tobacco substitute and made into a tea that treats kidney failure and bladder problems

Arctic Tren

The Mighty Caribou

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