24 HOURS Arctic LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, Welcome to the Arctic, the MELBOURNE, and DELHI Written and edited by Lorrie Mack Designed by Clare Shedden Publishing manager Susan Leonard Art director Rachael Foster Category publisher Mary Ling Picture researchers Julia Harris-Voss and Jo Walton Production Lucy Baker DTP designer Emma Hansen-Knarhoi and Ben Hung Jacket editor Mariza O’Keeffe Jacket designer Mary Sandberg Jacket copywriter Adam Powley US editor Margaret Parrish Consultants Bryan and Cherry Alexander First published in the United States in 2007 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 AD303 – 10/06 Copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved under International and PanAmerican Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fundraising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014
[email protected] A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7566-2214-5 Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by L. Rex Printing Co. Ltd., China Discover more at www.dk.com 4:00 am Dawn Introduction What’s up at 4 am? Baby seals Hide and seek Who’s the boss? Mom’s the word page 4 page 6 page 8 page 10 10:00 am Morning What’s up at 10 am? page 16 Lumbering giant page 18 Under the ice page 20 Life on the edge page 22 page 12 page 14 rctic is not only A e d — t. l Th ver o c y, ver y er s the e d air is as dr y as a icy, remote land at the very top of the world. 2:00 pm Afternoon What’s up at 2 pm? page 24 Polar flight page 26 Arctic fast food page 28 Hairy beast page 30 Most of the 6:00 pm Dusk What’s up at 6 pm? Traveling tails In for the kill Snow toes page 32 page 34 page 36 page 38 10:00 pm Night What’s up at 10 pm? page 40 Scavenger hunt page 42 Out cold page 44 Glossary page 46 Arctic is a big frozen sea with a few areas of land around the edges. Come and spend 24 hours with the animals that live there. 3 24:00 hours In most of the world, each 24-hour period is part day, part night—long days in summer, long nights in winter. At the poles, though, there is no dark night in summer and no bright day in winter. 24 Hours Arctic takes you through an April day with the animals that live there. The Arctic is a huge ocean. It used to be ice covered all year round, but as the Earth gets warmer, more and more of it is thawing. Walrus With their huge bodies, walruses are clumsy and comical on land or ice. They spend two-thirds of their lives in water, though, where they move quickly and gracefully, powered by flat flippers that act like big paddles. 4 Polar bear Like walruses, polar bears are natural swimmers that can stay in freezing water for hours. Also like walruses, they have a thick layer of fat to keep them