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Polar Bears: Though not shown here these large predators eat mainly ringed and bearded seals. They spend most of their time hunting, though most of their hunts are unsuccessful. These predators are quickly losing their habitat due to global warming and the melting of the ice caps.
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Arctic Hares: Arctic hares have short ears and tons of hair to help them survive in this incredibly cold climate. They are herbivores and often eat lichen, moss, roots, and bark. These little animals are often hunted by Arctic Foxes, and Snowy owls, in order to escape from these predators they can run at an average speed of 40 mph.
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Arctic Foxes: These small omnivores are on average the size of a house cat and eat mostly lemmings and other small mammals. However, when this food becomes scarce they can also eat berries and seaweed. They keep the ecosystem clean by scavenging, but fall prey to the larger predators such as Polar bears and Arctic Wolves.
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Snowy Owls: The snowy owl is one of the largest in the world, it often hunts smaller prey, such as lemmings and voles. They are threatened by humans because of how shy they are and how easily scared they are, humans could possibly scare them away while they are hunting, resulting in the animal not getting any food. Their sense of hearing is amazing and they will often fly away if they hear a threatening sound.
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Arctic Wolves: These animals are hunters and are on the top of the food chain in the Alaskan tundra. These animals are vicious and eat the larger herbivores found on the tundra. Some wolves can run at up to 40 mph, which is very helpful for capturing larger prey that moves incredibly fast. They often hunt in packs, surrounding their prey until the healthier animals leave and attack the weak and sick.
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Lichen: A producer in the food web of the tundra, this these plants do not have roots, and hold moisture only by absorbing it from rainfall and humid air. They lost water quickly due to the wind and because they have no waxy coating that helps keep the water in.
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Caribou Moss: This "moss" is actually just a lichen, however this one is very special because it is a main source of food for reindeer and Caribou. It also is very good at soaking up water some of the water it can soak up, due to pollution, could have some sort of toxin in it, this leads to caribou and reindeer getting sick and dying because they are eating this lichen.
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Liverworts: These small plants often grow at the bottoms of trees and in other moist places, they produce asexually and spread quite easily if they have a place to go as many types of them release spores that float up and are easily spread.