Reflection on Antarctic Presentation

I thought this presentation was fascinating! There were so many cool things that I learned from Mr. Watts's Presentation. I learned a lot about different animals.

• Seals 
• The seal mother comes early to give birth to a pup. Her milk is 40% fat.
• Super Wiener- a pup that doesn't stop feeding, usually a pup that is going to be a dominate male.
• Crab Eater Seals eat mainly krill.
• Leopard Seals eat penguins and krill.
• Leopard Seals bulls are extremely aggressive.
•   Elephant Seals- Bulls can be 500 kilos, eat squid and penguins.
• Female Leopard Seals- SUPER SCARY, do NOT go into the WATER with one around.
• Male Leopard Seals sing to attract female Leopard Seals. 

• Whales
• EAT EAT EAT!
• Huge animals, they need to eat a ton of food.
• Migrate from Brazil, Equator going down to the arctic.
• Breed in Brazil and Equator.
• Whale feces fertilizes the food that krill eat.

• Penguins
• Gentoo penguin
• Macaroni penguin
• Chinstrap penguin
• Adelie penguin
• All arrive in the spring around the same time. Hatch in Christmas/ New Year.
• Emperor Penguins arrive at the end of summer because they take longer to grow a chick.  Hatch in Christmas/ New Year. Have to survive during winter to grow chick.
• Krill
• Eating machines, swim super fast.
• Ultimate victim to almost every animal in the Arctic.
• Eat 1/4 of their body weight in a day.
• Live up to 10 years, and eat algae all the time.
• They only produce eggs only in the Spring.

• Polar Bears
• Mainly eat the fat of the animal they kill, hardly ever eat the meat. 
• Thick fur to keep body heat in.
• Super powerful, not very good at sprinting.
• Polar bears are only in the Arctic, not in the Antarctic.

I learned a whole bunch from this presentation, I have always wanted to learn more about the colder places on earth. Also the stories that he told us about living in such a cold climate. Especially the Whale poop story, that was hilarious! Mr. Watt's helped connect to things that we are learning now, with what he really experienced. He help taught us, Form and Function. Every animal is built to survive, each and every animal is equipped with different tools to help make our world complete. :)
Thanks,
 -Blaise