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HOW DO ANIMALS SURVIVE THE COLD IN ANTARTCICA?

Antarctic animals are warm blooded, so that makes them be able to walk around on the ice without getting cold. Animals like the seal have layer of fat to insulate and protect them from the extremely cold water. Another way for some of the animals that live in Antarctica to stand the sheer coldness is built into their bodies. The penguins and seals have a small body but a big amount of skin for that also protects them from the cold while they’re swimming around in the water. Here’s an interesting fact bout Antarctica, Antarctica can get up to 89.2 in Fahrenheit. I know this might sound a little silly but Antarctic birds have waterproof feathers to keep them warm. Some Antarctic animals have lived there for their whole life. The Adelie penguin just gets used to how cold it can get there. All animals that live on and near Antarctica have their own ways for surviving or getting used to the coldness.

WAS ANTARCTICA EVER PART OF ANOTHER COUNTRY?

No Antarctica was never part of own country and was never owned by another country. It has never been its own country since people discovered it has existed. And all of the countries in the world said to only use Antarctica for experiments and not to plan any wars on there.

CAN PENGUIINS TALK TO EACHOTHER?

Well in a way penguins can talk to one and other. They use squawks and clicks. They also have a song that other penguins recognise and know the penguin that is singing the song and wants to talk to another penguin. Another way that the penguins communicate with each other is they use body movements and that is the easiest way for a penguin to know what another penguin is saying to them. The reason being that if one penguin came up to another penguin and did a special body movement, that one penguin would know what that penguin is specifically saying.

HOW LONG DO PEOPLE STAY IN ANTARCTICA FOR? media type="custom" key="19218274" Not many average humans think about staying in Antarctica. It’s usually scientists who stay in Antarctica for work. The scientists that stay there can sometimes stay up to a year in Antarctica, that’s if it’s a serious project. The scientists usually stay there in the warmer months of the year, and even then it’s still pretty cold.

HAVE PEOPLE DIED IN ANTARCTICA?

 People have died in Antarctica. The reason a lot of people have died there is because of the extreme conditions. People have died in Antarctica because of frostbite, starvation, and in accidents that occur there. That is why the scientist that go here always wear very warm clothing, bring a sufficient amounts of food and do not muck around while on the job.

IS THERE AN AIRPORT IN ANTARCTICA?

There is an airport in Antarctica but it’s not very big. It basically looks like a rundown space port. It can still land a plane, but once you and you have you stay in a base not in a hotel. The reason you stay in a base instead of a hotel or a motel is because half of Antarctica’s visitors are scientists.

WHAT VEHICLES ARE USED IN ANTARCTICA?

There are a lot of vehicles that can travel across Antarctica, like the snowmobile, an icebreaker, or you can ski across it. You can also use a thing called aqua machine. An Aqua machine can go in water and across land, meaning if the ice breaks it won’t sink and it can also go across ice!