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Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Chordata, Mammalia, Animalia

7 POINTS

PLAY: Move of 2. If the card is put next to a Northern collared lemming, add one extra point.
FACT: Arctic foxes are monogamous when they raise their cubs. The cubs are kept in underground caves. They build up their fat reserves in the autumn and can increase their weight up to 50%.

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The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.[1][7] It is well adapted to living in cold environments, and is best known for its thick, warm fur that is also used as camouflage. On average, Arctic foxes only live 3–4 years in the wild.[8] Its […] read more

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus
Scale 8 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Chordata, Mammalia, Animalia

4 POINTS

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FACT: Reindeers live in herds of up to several thousand animals. The first humans in Denmark followed reindeer from the south and were highly dependent on them for food and materials.

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The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America,[3] is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, borealand mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia and North America.[2] This includes both sedentary and migratory populations. Rangifer herd size varies greatly in different geographic regions. The Taimyr herd of migrating Siberian tundra reindeer (R. t. sibiricus) in Russia is the largest wild reindeer herd in the world,[4][5] with numbers varying between 400,000 and 1,000,000. […] read more

Straight-Tusked Elephant

Palaeoloxodon antiquus
Scale 9 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Chordata, Mammalia, Animalia

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FACT: The straight-tusked elephant is closely related to the existing African forest elephant. It had up to three meters long tusks. It spread from Central and Southern Europe to the north in the warmer periods.

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The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephantthat inhabited Europe during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (781,000–50,000 years before present). Some experts[who?] regard the larger Asian species, Palaeoloxodon namadicus, as a variant or subspecies. It was formerly thought to be closely related to the living Asian elephant; however, in 2016, DNA sequence analysis showed that its closest extant relative is actually the African […] read more

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Chordata, Aves, Animalia

6 POINTS

PLAY: Move of 3. Diagonally in an arctic climate.
FACT: The snowy owl does not breed if the lemming population is very small. Contrary, it hatches multiple chicks when the lemming population is great.

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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. Males are almost all white, while females have more flecks of black plumage. Juvenile snowy owls have black feathers until they turn white. The snowy owl is a ground nester that primarily hunts rodents and waterfowl, and opportunistically eats carrion. […] read more

Aurochs

Bos primigenius
Scale 8 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Chordata, Mammalia, Animalia

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FACT: The aurochs are the ancestor of domestic cattle. The aurochs were an important but dangerous prey species for the hunters of the Mesolithic period. The 80 cm long and forward-curving horns of the bulls and their large body made them a dangerous opponent.

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The aurochs (/ˈɔːrɒks/ or /ˈaʊrɒks/; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also known as urus or ure (Bos primigenius), is an extinct species of large wild cattlethat inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is the ancestor of domestic cattle and the European bison, crossbred with steppe bison.[2] The species survived in Europe until the last recorded aurochs died in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland, in 1627. During the Neolithic Revolution, which occurred during the early Holocene, […] read more

Irish Elk

Megaloceros giganteus latidens
Scale 8 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Chordata, Mammalia, Animalia

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FACT: The antlers of the Irish elk are the largest antlers of all known species of deer. It had a span up to four meters and weighed up to 40 kg. In order to grow 40 kg heavy antlers every year; a lot of calcium rich food is required.

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The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus)[1][2] also called the giant deer or Irish giant deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended across Eurasia during the Pleistocene, from Ireland to Siberia to China. A related form is recorded in China during the Late Pleistocene.[3] The most recent remains of the species have been carbon dated to about 7,700 years ago in Siberia.[4] Although […] read more