Poles

Arctic & Antarctic

Where life evolved against the cold. Fat, fur, and patience as survival strategy.

Species

5,500

Plant species

1,700

Endangered

22%

Pressure

13% sea ice lost per decade

Surprise of the day

The bowhead whale can live over 200 years. Some alive today were born before the steam engine.

Who eats who

Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.

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