Carnivores In The Tundra

There are many animals in the world but the Tundra has many crazy animals. There are lots of herbivorous animals such as lemmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares, and squirrels. Wow, that’s a lot of herbivores. Let’s take a closer look at the vole. A vole is a tiny rodent that is a close relative of a mouse. They have a heavily built body and have a very hairy tail. They have a rounded head with small ears and eyes. There are various species of voles. They can also be known as meadow mice or field mice. They grow up to 3-9 inches depending on the species. Now let’s look at some carnivores. The very few carnivores in the Tundra are wolves, wolverines, and few others. Some omnivorous animals are grizzly bears, black bears, polar bears, arctic

foxes, rock ptarmigans, and tundra voles. Now, we shall look at the polar bear. Although many people think the polar bear is a carnivore but it is an omnivore. The polar bear is well known as a carnivore but, if you can catch them at the right time, you can see them eating plants. Bears could not survive on just plants but they will eat some occasionally. The Polar bear typically has two cubs but 3-4 cubs are very possible. The cubs are born through November and January inside of a den. Mother polar bears and her cubs come out of their den in late March or April. The Tundra also have some birds but they have to migrate because of the low temperatures. Some of the Tundra’s migratory birds are ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, sandpipers, terns, snowbirds, and various species of birds. All places have insects but these tundra insects are very brave. Some insects are mosquitoes, flies, moths, grasshoppers, blackflies, and arctic bumblebees. Since the tundra has an ocean they have to have fish. Some of those fish are cod, flatfish, salmon, and trout.