start off with feathers and get rid of it by molting. The whole of Antarctica is covered with PENGUIN feathers. During this time the PENGUINS cannot swim without a full set of waterproof feathers to keep them warm. PENGUIN BABIES

Most HORSES today are domesticated, but there are some feral populations that live in diverse habitats. Along the coastline of France and Spain, the Outer Bank Islands of North Carolina, the Great Basin of the western U. S., and in different areas of Australia for example. HORSES

TERNS walk with a mouse-like glide and utter a shrill “kee-kee” or “kee-kahr”. Many migrate from the Arctic summer breeding grounds to Antarctica for a “second summer”, making them the animal that sees the most sun. TERNS are very sociable and nest in large colonies, which are not always in the same area each year. TERNS

The PANDA’S natural home is in the wild. For PANDAS, the wild is a bamboo forest in a mountainous region of China. We really know very little about how wild PANDAS live since so very few people have seen them. Indeed, it is true that more people from the western world have reached the summit of mount Everest than have witnessed a PANDA in its natural environment. PANDA

BROWN BEARS occupy a variety of habitats, but in the New World they seem to prefer open areas such as tundra, alpine meadows and coastlines. Historically, they were common on the Great Plains prior to the arrival of European settlers. In Siberia, Ursus arctos occurs primarily in forests, while European populations are restricted mainly to mountain woodlands. BEARS

ELEPHANTS were originally found in all habitats of Sub- Saharan Africa except deserts and desert steppes. They still occupy diverse habitats despite their drastic reduction in numbers. Their migration patterns and therefore habitat use have changed, mainly due to their restriction to protected areas. ELEPHANTS

KOALAS are arboreal, remaining mostly in the branches of the eucalyptus trees, where they are able to feed and stay out of reach of their predators. The KOALA is confined to eucalyptus forests below 600 m. KOALAS

KILLER WHALES are found in all oceans, but mostly in cooler waters. In the Antarctic they live amid pack-ice, but they are said not to extend beyond the ice- line in the Arctic ocean. They are oceanic for the most part, but will approach the shore when attracted by food resources. KILLER WHALES

BERBER MONKEYS are an omnivorous species that exploits many different food types, reflecting the diversity of habitats they can utilize. The average length of feeding bouts is 18.3 minutes. There may be on average of twenty bouts per day. They eat a wide variety of foods such as fruits, crabs, flowers, insects, leaves, fungi, grasses, and clay. BERBER MONKEYS

BALD EAGLES are able to live anywhere on the North American continent where there are adequate nest trees, roosts and feeding grounds. Open water such as a lake or an ocean, however, is necessity. BALD EAGLES

CRANES have variable diets from month to month and from one winter to another. wolfberry, blue crabs, and fish were important in early winter, but as months passed, clams became a food staple. Next year, snails and wolf berries predominated in winter; then blue crabs supplied most food from January to mid- February before the birds shifted back to clams and aquatic snails. They also eat insects, acorns, and plant tubers. CRANES

POLAR BEARS tend to lead very nomadic lifestyles and generally do not travel in groups. The bears do not venture very far inland, preferring to keep close to the ocean and their food sources. Quite often, polar bears are found drifting on ice flows in northern waters. POLAR BEARS