Michael

WHY CAN’T PENGUINS FLY? Different people have different opinions to why penguins can’t fly. One is that their wings are too small to pick up their big bodies so they can’t get off the ground. Another one is that penguins used to be able to fly but when they were able to dive they stopped flying and started swimming more and more until they lost the power of flight.  One theory is that when flying, penguins could not see icebergs and they kept falling into the water and would be eaten because they could not swim well so they started swimming and stopped flying. Now it is less likely for them to be eaten by seals and killer whales because they can get away faster.

WHAT TRANSPORT IS USED IN ANTARCTICA? The transport used to get to Antarctica is a boat or plane. The only way to get around safely is to walk but a faster way but dangerous way is to take a snowmobile. The plane is a fast but bumpy ride, the boat is a lot slower but calmer.

CAN PLANT LIFE GROW IN ANTARCTICA? There has been some plant life found in Antarctica. The only plants found there include 150 lichens, 30 mosses, some fungi and 1 liverwart. The cold temperature and water make it hard for plants to live there. Any other plant life that used to live there couldn’t thrive in the ice and snow. media type="custom" key="19363892"

CAN AN INTRODUCED SPECIES LIVE IN ANTARCTICA? An animal species introduced to Antarctica will not live long unless it is used to living in temperatures below zero degrees. A newly introduced species might endanger other animals that would then become their prey. Antarctica is a country that only a small amount of animals can live in due to the extreme weather conditions. The winter is the most dangerous time of the year because it is dark and cold with many blizzards. You would be lucky to survive in that cold. The safest month to go to Antarctica is in summer when it is warmer, brighter and easier to survive.