A puffin in the Arctic. Photo: ShutterstockHave you ever heard of puffins? These flamboyant little seabirds not only look absolutely adorable, but they are also full of surprising talents! The cuteness already starts with the name: Puffin derives from puff, meaning swollen because the pufflings (bab
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May we present – the king of the Arctic! Polar bears are not only the flagship animals of the North, but they also adorn the cover of various children’s books and serve as an important symbol in the climate crisis.The marine mammals are home to the freezing Arctic regions ad commonly spotted in coun
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Ever seen a white fox? You might if you head North of the Arctic circle! The icy environments in our Northern polar region are what the Arctic fox calls home. These so-called ‘Champions of the Cold’ live mostly in coastal regions anywhere from Canada, Europe, Greenland, and Iceland to Russia. While
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The most famously slow animal on the planet needs little introduction. Native to the tropical rainforests of Latin America, where sloths apparently spend most of their life happily sleeping and cradled by the luscious canopy of the Amazon Rainforest, the sloth is nowadays a synonym for lazy couch-po
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As two of the most secluded and least travelled areas on this planet, not many people know a lot about the Arctic and Antarctica.At least that much is certain: Our North and South Poles are truly remarkable places and show once again how diverse and full of unique extremes our beautiful planet earth
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Ever seen a guinea pig with the weight of a fully grown human? If you go discover the Amazon River in South America, chances are good you might stumble across a herd of capybaras – one of the closest relatives of guinea pigs, just quite a lot bigger! Capybaras have recently gained surprising amounts
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