The arctic highlights
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Rock Ptarmigan
Wildlife
"Snow chickens" in the US, "thunder birds" in Japan, "hare feet" in Greek, and "croakers" in Gaelic, these grouse relatives have no shortage of international identities
Ruddy Turnstone
Wildlife
These sandpiper relatives fly over 1,000 km or 600 miles in a day's migration, living so far north that few studies have been made as to their breeding habits
Snow Bunting
Wildlife
The northernmost breeder of any land-based bird, these so-called "snowflakes" inhabit patches of tundra not covered by ice
Sperm Whale
Wildlife
The inspiration for the white whale of Moby Dick, sperm whales have the largest heads, biggest brains, and make the loudest sound of any animal on Earth
Svalbard reindeer
Wildlife
Saved from the brink of extinction by dedicated recovery programs, these small reindeer have a dramatically variable birth rate
Thick-billed Murre
Wildlife
They may expend a great deal of energy in flight, but that hardly concerns these tightly nesting (though largest-living) members of the Alcidae family
Walrus
Wildlife
Spending two thirds of their lives in the water, these "tooth-walking sea horses" cuddle their calves in the same fashion as human mothers
White-Beaked Dolphin
Wildlife
These shrewd “squidhounds” believe in working smart, not hard, sometimes goading whales to swim ahead of them so they can cruise in their wake
