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By Rachel plumley
 It
is the smallest content on earth
 Its is the highest driest coldest and windiest
content on earth.
Antarctica is
covered in 70%
snow the other 30%
is covered in water
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Their short outer feathers overlap, like tiles
on a roof, to form a thick waterproof layer,
and underneath are fluffier feathers for
warmth.
Adult Adele Penguins use their strong feet,
toe nails and legs to push themselves as
they slide along the ice on their belly.
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Moss and grass are two different types of
plants that live in Antarctica. They survive the
frigid climate by colonizing in light-colored
semi rock. They live just under the surface of
the rocks where they are protected from
drying out from extremely cold temperatures,
and too much light. In the Dry Valley, some
plants are dried out and inactive most of the
time, but begin to grow for that short period
of time when the water flows.
The coniferous forest has a lot of trees and its
trees are tall and narrow.
The coniferous forest often cover mountain sides.
The trees grow close together for protection from
the wind
The also have thick bark to protect them from low
heat summer fires.
The monarch butterfly stay warm by dorsally which is flying with their wings
open in front of the sun
Monarchs are poisonous to predators, secreting the poison from the milkweed
nectar they eat.
The Siberian tiger are the largest of the tiger subspecies
The extra folds of skin on the belly of the Siberian Tiger allow it to be kicked by
prey with less danger of injury.
The primary prey of the Siberian tiger is elk and wild boar
It grows to 10 feet or more
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Its white, waxy berries are a
popular food for songbirds
during fall migration and in
winter when other foods are
scarce
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Many birds feed on insects
hiding in the tangled vines
It’s a a woody shrub or vine with
hairy looking aerial roots
Poison ivy
Contact with poison
oak leaves or stems at
any time of the year
can cause an allergic
response in humans.
In early spring the
young leaves are green
or sometimes light red.
In late spring and
summer the foliage is
glossy green, and later
turns attractive shades
of orange and red
Poison oak
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/coniferous/plants.htm
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/coniferous/c_forest.htm
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/polar/antarctica/antarc.htm
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/polar/antarctica/animals.htm
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/polar/antarctica/plants.htm
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http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/coniferous/animals.htm
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