Why Animals Are White In The Arctic But Not In Antarctica

About this episode

The episode explores the differences in animal coloration between the Arctic and Antarctic despite both being cold environments.

If convergent evolution has taught us anything, its that some designs work over and over again, which is why its a bit strange that two places, the Arctic and Antarctic that are both known for being endless cold, have animals that look very different, right?

Topics covered

• convergent evolution
• animal adaptation
• Arctic animals
• Antarctic animals
• cold environments

Keywords

• convergent evolution
• Arctic
• Antarctica
• animal coloration
• cold environments

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Arctic, Antarctica

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