Planet Earth

100 years ago. 1.5 billion people on Earth
Today- 6 billion

Winter in Antarctica- (-70^o), penguins inhabit this place. Dark and cold. Polar bears emerge from "den" in spring.
-cubs take 1^st steps.
Rely on mothers milk. Mother must hunt seals for food.
1/2 of newborn cubs die during first year of life.

Every year- 3 million caribou migrate across arctic tundra
-hungry wolves hunt new born calves

Russian leopards- thick fur to help in cold.

Japan- cherry blossom of spring.
Some forests may be small, but are more than 50% of Earth's flower life.
-42 different bird species

Seals breed in summer
-great white shark- hunt seals

Deserts- 1/3 of lands surface.
In Africa- Elephants travel from desert in search for H₂0, buffalo as well.
-Heading for swamps
Arrival:
Hyenas hunt,
-birds
-buffalo