TUNDRA

TUNDRA ANIMALS

• In the tundra the snowy owl survives on small hares and rodents
• The gyrfalcon can be found in grasslands and mainly eats other birds
• Ruddy turnstone are found on the Arctic coasts of the tundra and make their nests in the ground
• The polar bear is very vicious and it has huge claws
• In the tundra there are walruses and they have very big tusks

TUNDRAS CLIMATE

• In the tundra it is cool and dry
• The tundra has snow and grass fields
• There is not much rain
• The average precipitation is about 10 inches a year
• The average temperature is around -18 degrees F

WHERE CAN YOU FIND TUNDRAS

• You can find them in Alaska ,Colorado ,Canada and the north pole
• The most common place is the North Pole

TUNDRA PLANTS

• The purple coneflower is part of the daisy family and grows in the grasslands of the tundra.
• Lichen grow on the surface of rock and are food to many animals.
• The bearberry grows close to the ground to survive the high wind.
• Arctic moss lives on the bottom of tundra lake beds
• Labrador tea has fuzz under the leaves to collect frost

TUNDRA FUN FACTS

• The Tundra has the coldest climate out of all biomes
• In the summer the tundra has 24 hours of daylight
• The tundra covers 20% of the earth
• The ground is permanently frozen year round below the top soil
• The tundra is the 2nd most deadliest environment in the world