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Part 2: Unique animals that are found only in Antarctica region

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Antarctic continent falls in the category of the coldest place on Earth. In Antarctica, only a few species of animals are found due to widespread snow cover, strong cold winds, and lack of sunlight. Here is a list of the top 8 wonderful Antarctic animals. South Polar Skua The South Polar skuas breed on the Antarctica region. They are heavy and have broad wings seabirds. They prefer to live in open ocean areas, which are found in Greyish brown color, grow to a size of 21 inches. Year after year, South polar skuas have the nature of keeping same nest and same mate. It was their habit to make nest close to penguin colonies, in order to easily get the food, fishes are the favorite food of polar skuas. With the arrival of winter season, they migrate to North Pacific ocean. Albatross If we talk of the largest wingspan of any living bird in the world, then it is the Wandering Albatross. The range of wings varies from 2.5 to 3.5 meters. They are the inhabitants of Sout...