Q. With reference to Arctic and Antarctic, consider the following statements:
1. There are no Polar Bears in Arctic region.
2. There are no Penguins in Antarctic region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both are incorrect.
Statements are interchanged.
Reasons for No Polar Bear in Antarctica: The main reasons there are no polar bears in Antarctica are evolution, location and climate. Bears evolved on the planet after Antarctica broke away (Plate Tectonics) from the other continents, and after that they had no easy way of getting there.
Reasons for No Penguins in Arctic: In the North Pole, predators such as polar bears and arctic foxes would limit their survival. There is no water in the north pole for them to hunt because the ice is so thick. Even if there was a hole in the ice, the penguins cannot get back up through the hole they went down in.
Further, migrating through warmer waters to reach the northern and southern hemisphere is almost impossible for penguins and polar bears respectively and could prove fatal for them.
