Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games)

Walrus in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Walrus The  walrus  ( Odobenus rosmarus ) is a large  flippered   marine mammal  with a discontinuous distribution about the  North Pole  in the  Arctic Ocean  and  subarctic  seas of the  Northern Hemisphere . The walrus is the only living species in the  family   Odobenidae  and  genus   Odobenus . This species is subdivided into two  subspecies : [2]  the Atlantic walrus ( O. r. rosmarus ), which lives in the  Atlantic Ocean , and the Pacific walrus ( O. r. divergens ), which lives in the  Pacific Ocean . Adult walrus are characterised by prominent  tusks  and  whiskers , and their considerable bulk: adult males in the Pacific can weigh more than 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds) and, among  pinnipeds , are exceeded in size only by the two species of  elephant seals . Walruses live mostly in shall...

Narwhal in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Narwhal The  narwhal  or  narwhale  ( Monodon monoceros ) is a medium-sized  toothed whale  that possesses a large " tusk " from a protruding  canine tooth . It lives year-round in the  Arctic  waters around  Greenland ,  Canada , and  Russia . It is one of two living species of  whale  in the  family   Monodontidae , along with the  beluga whale . The narwhal males are distinguished by a long, straight,  helical   tusk , which is an elongated upper left canine. The narwhal was one of many species described by  Carl Linnaeus  in his publication  Systema Naturae  in 1758. Like the  beluga , narwhals are medium-sized whales. For both sexes, excluding the male's tusk, the total body size can range from 3.95 to 5.5 m (13 to 18 ft); the males are slightly larger than the females. The average weight of an ad...

Arctic Tern in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Arctic Tern The  Arctic tern  ( Sterna paradisaea ) is a  tern  in the  family   Laridae . This  bird  has a  circumpolar  breeding distribution covering the  Arctic  and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America (as far south as  Brittany  and  Massachusetts ). The  species  is strongly  migratory , seeing two summers each year as it migrates along a convoluted route from its northern breeding grounds to the  Antarctic  coast for the southern summer and back again about six months later. Recent studies have shown average annual roundtrip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi) for birds nesting in  Iceland  and  Greenland [3]  and about 90,000 km (56,000 mi) for birds nesting in the  Netherlands . [4]  These are by far the longest migrations known in the animal kingd...

Grey Wolf in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Grey Wolf The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray wolfor grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and gray wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise non-domestic/feral subspecies. The wolf is the largest extant member of the family Canidae, males averaging 40 kg (88 lb) and females 37 kg (82 lb). Wolves measure 105–160 cm (41–63 in) in length and 80–85 cm (31–33 in) at shoulder height. The wolf is also distinguished from other Canis species by its less pointed ears and muzzle, as well as a shorter torso and a longer tail. The wolf is nonetheless related closely enough to smaller Canisspecies, such as the coyote and the golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids with them. The...

Killer Whale in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Orca The  killer whale  or  orca  ( Orcinus orca ) is a  toothed whale  belonging to the  oceanic dolphin  family, of which it is the largest member. It is recognizable by its black body with a white underside and patches near each eye. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt  marine mammals   such as  seals  and other species of dolphin. They have been known to attack  baleen whale  calves, and even adult whales. Killer whales are  apex predators , as no animal preys on them. I'm a Killer Whale, also called an Orca. As the biggest member of the dolphin family, I'm about 25 feet long, weigh about 2 tons, and I have 50 pearly white teeth in my big, hungry mouth. Aren't I a cutey? It's called 'breaching' when I leap completely out of...

Beaver in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) North American Beaver Beavers  are large,  semiaquatic   rodents  of the  temperate Northern Hemisphere . There are two  extant  species in the genus  Castor , the  North American beaver  ( Castor canadensis ) and the  Eurasian beaver  ( C. fiber ). Beavers are the second-largest living rodents after the  capybaras . They have stout bodies with large heads, long chisel-like  incisors , brown or gray  fur , hand-like front feet, webbed back feet and flat, scaly tails. The Eurasian beaver has a more elongated skull with a more triangular  nasal bone  opening, lighter fur color and narrower tail. The animals can be found in a number of  freshwater habitats , such as rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. They are  herbivorous  and consume  tree bark ,  aquatic plants , grasses and  sedges . Beavers build  dams  and ...

Moose in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Moose The  moose  in North America or  elk  in Eurasia, ( Alces alces ), is a member of the  New World deer subfamily  and is the largest and heaviest  extant   species  in the  deer family . Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped")  antlers ; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit  boreal forests  and  temperate broadleaf and mixed forests  of the  Northern Hemisphere  in  temperate  to  subarctic climates .  Hunting  and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. It has been reintroduced to some of its former habitats. Currently, most moose occur in  Canada ,  Alaska ,  New England  (with  Maine  having the most of the  lower ...