Animals+Wildlife

=Antarctica=

Animals
Only a few animals live at the edges of the continent of Antarctica. Many animals swim in the cold waters around Antarctica.

Most people think of penguins when they think of Antarctica. Penguins cannot fly, but they are wonderful swimmers. Many kinds of flying birds spend the summer in Antarctica. There are 100 kinds of fish living in the ocean. Humpback whales and blue whales live in the oceans around Antarctica. The blue whale can grow up to 100 feet long.

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