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Antarctica is a freezing place. The list of Antarctica land animals include the animal species which have adapted to the cruel and cold surroundings. Penguins are famous inhabitants of the continent.
A number of Antarctica land animals spend most of their life cycle in the cold continent. The list of land animals in Antarctica includes animal species like penguins, orcas and fur seals. A few species of sheathbills also survive in the continent of Antarctica. The land animals of Antarctica could be superficially classified on the basis of their feeding patterns. A few of the land animals are plant eaters and feed on plants present on land or on the plant life present in the sea. The majority of the Antarctica land animals are carnivores. Many Antarctic animal species subsist on fish and other aquatic marine life.
The famous inhabitant of Antarctica is the penguin. The penguin is unique to the polar climate. Penguins are flightless birds that subsist on fishes and live in a pack or groups. The penguin birds are easily recognized by the black and white combination of thick cold resistant outer covering of the skin. The Emperor Penguin breeds in Antarctica. The Adelie penguins complete their breeding cycle on the southern outer reaches of the Antarctica continent.
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