Venture Arctic

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This Game is the sequel to Venture Africa and is a similar theme with the person breeding animals and creating ecosystems of various animals. There are 22 types of animals which is exactly double the amount in the prequel.

Contents 1 Animals 1.1 Arctic Fox 1.2 Arctic Hare 1.3 Wolf 1.4 Atlantic Puffin 1.5 Bowhead Whale 1.6 Caribou 1.7 Greenland Shark 1.8 Harp Seal 1.9 Musk Ox 1.10 Narwhal 1.11 Common Raven 1.12 Orca 1.13 Polar Bear 1.14 Snowy Owl 1.15 Walrus 1.16 Wolverine

[edit] Animals

[edit] Arctic Fox

The Arctic Fox hunts for small rodents and birds in the summer. In the winter months when food is scarce the Arctic Fox becomes a scavenger, often following Polar Bears or Wolves to feast on the remains of their prey.

[edit] Arctic Hare

The Arctic Hare is particularly suited to escaping predation on the icy tundra. They are very fast, traveling at speeds up to forty miles per hour. Their blue-grey pelt turns pure white in the winter to help camouflage them from predators.

[edit] Wolf

Arctic Wolves reside in territory further north than any permanent human settlement and thus they are unafraid of human scent. This lack of fear has provided scientists with opportunities to study Arctic Wolf packs up close and in great detail.

[edit] Atlantic Puffin

A group of puffins is called a colony. They spend most of their life at sea but build their nests on rocky cliff faces every spring. A Puffin’s beak is bright orange in the summer but fades to light gray every winter.

[edit] Bowhead Whale

Bowhead Whales travel the Arctic seas in pods grazing on plankton. Extremely large and powerful animals that can weigh over ten tons, Bowhead Whales will create breathing holes by breaking through up to four feet of ice.

[edit] Caribou

Caribou eat grass and shrubs in the summer. In the winter, they use their shovel shaped hooves to dig through the snow searching for lichen. Both male and female Caribou have antlers, allowing for the females to compete with males for food and dominance.

[edit] Greenland Shark

Greenland Sharks prey on fish and marine mammals and are particularly attracted to the smell of rotten meat. Their flesh is poisonous to humans and dogs when raw but is traditionally used as food for sled dogs when dried.

[edit] Harp Seal

Harp Seals spend most of their life in the water and can hold their breath for fifteen minutes. Newborn pups weigh twenty pounds at birth but gain over fifty pounds in the first week of their life from their mother’s nutrient-rich milk.

[edit] Musk Ox

Muskoxen have large horns and thick, hard skulls. When threatened by bears or wolves a herd of Muskoxen will gather in a circle with their young in the middle. They will then take turns charging their attacker.

[edit] Narwhal

The Narwhal has only two teeth. One stays small while one (usually the left tooth) grows up to nine feet long through the Narwhal’s upper lip. In most cases, only male Narwhals grow the giant tusk.

[edit] Common Raven

Ravens are agile and intelligent, sometimes using teamwork to hunt their prey. They are social birds gathering in large flocks in the winter and smaller family groups in the summer.

[edit] Orca

Orcas travel in groups composed of ten to fifty individuals. These pods are often made up of two to three generations of the same family. Adolescent Orcas help care for the young in the pod by training them to hunt fish and seals.

[edit] Polar Bear

Under their thick white coats, Polar Bears have black skin which they use to absorb the sun’s rays. Their paws are large and webbed, giving them traction on the ice and making them excellent swimmers.

[edit] Snowy Owl

Snowy owls are born with gray plumage that turns white as they age. Female Snowy Owls lay up to eleven eggs at one time but the number of eggs laid depends on the amount of food available.

[edit] Walrus

Walrus tusks are actually long canine teeth. They are bottom feeders, diving short distances and using their bristly whiskers to detect shellfish, octopuses, and other creatures that dwell near the ocean’s floor.

[edit] Wolverine

Wolverines look like bears but are actually related to weasels. They are solitary creatures who may roam up to fifteen miles in one day looking for food. Although they will eat vegetation, Wolverines prefer meat and are determined hunters.