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Surviving Nature’s Freezers: Meet the Animals Thriving in Earth’s Polar Regions
Arctic hares are agile and easily maneuver the rocky ... A thick layer of blubber (fat) acts as insulation, keeping them warm. The extra fat also serves as energy reserves for when food is scarce.
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Camels use their humps for food storage during long treks
Narrator: That's right, fat. Each hump can store up to 36 kilograms ... when the ancestors to modern camels were hanging out in the Arctic tundra. Hare: Talking about the Ice Age, when a lot ...
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble
Here, fat is good. "To live in the Arctic you need to be fat, or live fat, or both," said Kristin Laidre, a University of ...