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| From Mike's Bi-Polar Adventure |
Well this one was a male, but you get the point. I'd like you to meet Mr. Musk Ox. He's hairy, territorial, and not particularly intelligent. The original Alaskan musk oxen were hunted to extinction by the native Alaskans within the last 10,000 years. These fellers were actually imported from Greenland. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm pretty sure musk oxen are the ONLY thing Greenland has ever exported. Speaking of Greenland economics, here's a poorly camouflaged Arctic Fox!
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| From Mike's Bi-Polar Adventure |
Poor guy, do you think we should tell him? He blends in about as well as a male at a screening of Legally Blonde 2. As cute and cuddly looking as foxy brown here may look, most arctic foxes carry rabies. That being said, I had to settle for only about 10 minutes of fox cuddling.
Finally, an animal that has neither horns or rabies. This cute little seal only has RAZOR SHARP WHISKERS!!!!
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| From Mike's Bi-Polar Adventure |
Alright fine, he doesn't have razor sharp whiskers. But he does eat FISH!!!! That's kind of scary I guess. Especially if you're a fish. And last but not least....
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| From Mike's Bi-Polar Adventure |
Looks like someone wore the same outfit as Arctic Fox today. Hmmm....that's kind of embarrassing. Must have been a sale at Target. Anyhooot, this beautiful bird is a Snowy Owl. And before you shout "get a job you lazy owl!", you'll be happy to know that this here is a stay at home mom, carefully guarding her nest. Dad is out hunting. Or bowling, I don't know, but he's nowhere in sight.
And just as the Inupiat people before us, we travel now to Ukpeagvik, or place where snowy owls are hunted. Ya, snowy owl, you might want to sit this one out. But the rest of us will journey to Ukpeagvik, or Barrow, Alaska starting tomorrow.
Are there actually no penguins in the Arctic?
ReplyDeletepenguins are only found in the southern hemisphere. polar bears are in the north and penguins are in the south. but somehow they manage to get together to exchange cocacola around christmas time.
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