Penguin pictures

Some of the world’s best pictures of penguins, including penguin photos and many species of penguins from all around the world.

 

Cute baby penguin fluffy and warm in it’s insulating down.

 

Family of penguins in their frozen wilderness.

 

Picasso’s Penguin . . . probably the most famous penguin artwork

ever . . . a simple design which perfectly captures the penguins character.

 

Beautiful photo of penguin and chick with wings outstretched standing in the snow.

 

Parental love, Emperor penguin parents and their chick.

 

Beautiful photo of mother penguin sheltering her chick.

 

An Emperor penguin family makes a gorgeous photo.

 

Emperor penguin and chick . . . beautiful colors and shades, tender motherly love.

 

A beautiful shot of emperor penguin parent and chick on the ice.

 

Penguin chick takes its first peak out from the shelter of the parent.

 

Penguins walk down the edge of an iceberg to dive into the cold blue.

 

A beautiful shot of Adelie Penguins Lined Up on an Iceberg.

 

The beautiful colors of penguins in the deep blues of the last of the evening sunlight.

 

Emperor penguin chick secure in its mother’s care.

 

A pair of Jackass penguins in South Africa.

 

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Photo of Arctic Animals

Some of the world’s most beautiful photos of Arctic Animals . . .

Group of Musk-Oxen Huddle Together on the Tundra During a Blizzard

Musk oxen, standing facing outwards in defense of their herd, massive and powerful, warm in their long thick coat, superbly adapted to survive in the frozen wilderness.

Arctic Wolf, Canis Lupus Arctos

A beautiful arctic wolf stands in the deep snow of his wilderness home, proud and capable, alert and wise in the ways of survival.

Arctic Tern, Adult in Flight, Iceland

Graceful and light, delicate and beautiful yet posessing the unbelievable ability to fly 25,000 miles a year.

Northern Humpback Whale

The humpback in its arctic feeding grounds, majestic and massive, highly intelligent and spectacular.

Silhouette of Caribou, Mt. Mckinley, AK

Caribou silhouetted against a rosy sunset and snow-covered mountain, magnificant antlers proudly displayed on the head of a prime male.

Water fowl near an Arctic ice floe

Beautiful shot of waterfowl in the arctic, portraying the cold desolation of their wilderness home.

A pod of male narwhals gather in the darkness below the Arctic ice

Narwhals, mysterious in the dark depths beneath the arctic ice.

Portrait of an Arctic Fox in a Summer Coat

Arctic fox with its summer coat streaming feathery in the wind, alert and intelligent, focussed, still and silent.

Tundra Swan or Whistling Swan, in Flight, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

Tundra swan taking off in the arctic, beauty, streamlined and elegant.

Walruses, Group, Arctic

Walrus group resting on an ice-floe in arctic waters, their strange design suiting them well to their marine lifestyle.

A Ctenophore with its Tentacles Trailing Through Icy Arctic Water

Tiny marine life in the rich arctic waters, beautiful and mysterious, the minature creatures at the beginning of a great food chain which ends with the giant whales.

Antler Amid Alpine Bearberry, Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

Antler in the arctic wilderness, a reminder of the harsh life in this beautiful environment.

Extreme Close-up of the Skin of an Arctic Char

Closeup of the skin of an arctic char, abstract beauty and superb adaption to a challenging environment.

Portrait of a Wolverine in the Arctic Snow

Wolverine in the dark of the dusk, a secretive and mysterious hunter, rarely seen, a dark ghost in the night.

Other post of interest . . . Polar Bear Pictures

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November 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Polar bear pictures.

Some of the world’s best pictures of polar bears (which you can buy as posters if you wish, or just enjoy looking) . . .

Polar Bear Family

Polar bear family, secure and happy in the love and protection of a powerful and dedicated mother. Strong family life in the arctic wilderness.

Polar Bear and Baby

Young baby in the warmth and security of its mothers protection, living wild and free in their frozen wilderness.

Polar Bears

Young baby Polar Bear safe with its mother, looking out into the frozen wilderness of it’s home. Healthy and capable, beautiful and wild.

Polar Bear and Cub, Manitoba, Canada

Playing happily on the back of the resting mother, safe and sound in the protection of the pinacle of the food chain.

Polar Bear

Resting comfortably, secure in the knowledge of its supreme survival ability in one of the world’s most challenging environments.

Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) Mother with Triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Manitoba

Mother and triplets, playing happily in the beauty of the arctic wilderness.

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November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Interesting facts on polar bears

Polar bears live mostly within the artic circle. It is the largest carnivore found on land, and equal largest bear with the kodiak bear (which is an omnivore). It is also the carnivore which has retained its survival throughout more of its original habitat than any other.

Male polar bears are about twice the size of females. The brown bear is a close relative, but the polar bear has evolved, about two hundred thousand years ago, to fit a much more precise habitat. Brown bears and polar bears can produce offspring together, but neither can live long in the others habitat.

The decrease in sea ice due to global warming is causing big problems for polar bears. They are considered “vulnerable” now and might become extinct within a century. Polar bears are still hunted by local peoples. There are probably not more than twenty five thousand polar bears alive today.

Many people think that polar bears are left-handed, but there is no scientific evidence of this. A polar bear will overheat in temperatures above 10 degrees C (50 F) due to their layer of blubber about ten centimeters thick.

The outer hairs of a polar bear appear white but are actually transparent.

A polar bear can smell a seal a mile away, but its hearing is only as good as humans. Polar bears can swim very well, and have been seen two hundred miles from land. They swim almost twice as fast as they walk.

Polar bears eat mainly seals, which they hunt from sea ice, where they live most of their lives. Polar bears hunt seals either by waiting for them to come up to breathing holes, or by stalking them when they are resting on land. Mature bears will mostly eat only the skin and blubber of the seal which is rich in calories, but young bears eat mainly the meat which is rich in protein. They wash themselves after eating, in either water or snow.

Polar bears occasionally eat walrus (which can be up to twice its weight) or beluga whales. A polar bear can survive without eating for several months.

Bear Hug

An arctic mothers love . . . the young cub secure and comfortable in the embrace of its powerful mother, the top of the food-chain in their frozen wilderness.

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November 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Photo of arctic animal

Here are 8 of the very best photos of arctic animals, plus links to more than 1500 more.

The arctic (from the Greek word for “bear” because the “great bear” constellation is prominantly visible from this region) is the region north of the arctic circle, which is the limit of where the sun can sometimes be seen at midnight, and also where trees don’t grow. The arctic can also be defined as the area where the average temperature of the warmest month is not above 10 degrees C. The north of Canada and Alaska, Russia, Norway and Greenland are within the arctic area.

Animals that live in the Arctic include organisms living in the ice, fish and marine mammals, birds, some land animals, plants particularly lichens and mosses, and people.

Animals within the arctic area include the Arctic fox, polar bear, Arctic hare, lemming, Arctic wolf, muskox, and caribou.

Birds of the Arctic include the Arctic tern, which migrates to the Antarctic every year.

Here are some photos of arctic animals . . .

Arctic Fox Conceals Itself in Rye Grass Covered with Hoar Frost

The arctic fox shelters in the frozen, hoar-frost-covered grasses of the tundra.


Arctic Tern in Flight in a Blue Sky with Bright Sun

The spectacular flight of the arctic tern, which flys 25,000 miles a year, light and agile, beautiful and capable.


Portrait of an Arctic Fox Near Hudson Bay, Canada

The delicately beautiful Arctic fox against the gold of the setting sun on the crisp white snow.


A Portrait of an Arctic Hare

Warm in its thick winter coat, the Arctic hare shelters in the deep snow of its frozen wilderness.


Musk Oxen Hunt in Arctic Tundra, Lone Musk Ox Running Widely from Hunters

The thundering run of the musk ox high in the cloud-covered mountains is its remote wilderness home . . . strange, powerful, aloof.


Bear Hug

The tender yet powerful motherly love of the polar bear, the curious but unsure cub protected securely in its mothers capable embrace.


Polar Bears

The small polar bear cub shelters within the powerful stance of the alert and able mother.


Arctic Wolf

The power and grace of the Arctic wolf running through the deep snow of its remote frozen wilderness, the bright spark of powerful life in the empty land.



For more info on the arctic, see Wikipedia “Arctic”

For more arctic animal photos, see 110 Arctic Animal posters.

For more photos of polar bears, see Polar Bear photos.

October 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »