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From polar bears to arctic hares, snow leopards to bobcats, here are just a few of the fascinating creatures that call the snow home: 1. Polar Bears Polar Bears 358611 from Pixabay

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I. J., Aarvak, T., Jacobsen, K. O., & Solheim, R. (2018). "Satellite Telemetry Uncovers Important Wintering Areas for Snowy Owls On the Kola Peninsula, Northwestern Russia". Орнитология, 42, 42–49. Adaptations to life in cold climes include those that allow animals to survive winters, such as the polar bear and other winter animals. Some of them have gained the ability to survive the winter months and even thrive during those months as a result of maintaining an active lifestyle throughout the year. The young leave the nest around 2 to 3 weeks after hatching, but continue to be fed and guarded by their parents for 10 weeks or more. Hunting Snowy owls fly low over the ground. a b c d e f g Murie, O. J. (1929). "Nesting of the Snowy Owl" (PDF). The Condor. 31 (1): 3–12. doi: 10.2307/1363262. JSTOR 1363262.a b Doyle, Frank I.; Therrien, Jean-François; Reid, Donald G.; Gauthier, Gilles; Krebs, Charles J. (2017). "Seasonal Movements of Female Snowy Owls Breeding in the Western North American Arctic". Journal of Raptor Research. 51 (4): 428–438. doi: 10.3356/JRR-16-51.1. S2CID 4675025. a b c d Kerlinger, P.; Lein, M. R. (1988). "Causes of Mortality, Fat Condition, and Weights of Wintering Snowy Owls" (PDF). Journal of Field Ornithology. 59 (1): 7–12. Snowy owl facts, pictures and in-depth information. Read on to discover more about this distinctive Arctic predator… All About Snowy Owls: Meet A Distinctive Arctic Predator

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The snowy owl is a very large owl. [6] They are the largest avian predator of the High Arctic and one of the largest owls in the world. [7] Snowy owls are about the sixth or seventh heaviest living owl on average, around the fifth longest and perhaps the third longest winged. [6] [26] [57] [58] This species is the heaviest and longest winged owl (as well as the second longest) in North America, the second heaviest and longest winged owl in Europe (and third longest) but is outsized in bulk by about 3 to 4 other species in Asia. [5] [42] [57] [59] Despite being sometimes described as of similar size, the snowy owl is somewhat larger in all aspects of average size than the great horned owl while the similarly specialized taiga-dwelling great grey owl ( Strix nebulosa), is longer in total length and of similar dimensions in standard measurements, but is shorter winged and much less heavy than the snowy owl. [5] [57] [58] In Eurasia, the Eurasian eagle-owl is larger in all standards of measurements than the snowy owl not to mention two additional species each from Africa and Asia that are slightly to considerably heavier on average than the snowy owl. [58] Like most birds of prey, the snowy owl shows reverse sexual dimorphism relative to most non-raptorial birds in that females are larger than males. [5] Sexual dimorphism that favors the female may have some correlation with being able to more effectively withstand food shortages such as during brooding as well as the rigors associated with incubating and brooding. [60] Females are sometimes described as “giant” whereas males appear relatively “neat and compact”. [10] However, the sexual dimorphism is relatively less pronounced compared to some other Bubo species. [5] [61] [62] The November snow day that goes down in history happened in 1989. On November 23 rd, families across the New England state prepared for their Thanksgiving festivities, filling the highways to prepare for the holiday. The local temperature was 33 degrees. Travelers had no idea that they soon would be a part of a powerful snowstorm that affected the better part of the northeastern states. Hohn, E. O. (1973). "Winter hunting of Snowy Owls in farmland". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 87 (4): 468–469. a b c d e Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide by Mikkola, H. Firefly Books (2012), ISBN 9781770851368