Most people directly think that Greenland has a polar ice sheet climate, but in fact, the Gotthub area in the southern part of the island has a polar tundra climate, and only the uninhabited area in the north has a polar ice sheet climate.
Tundra climate is mainly distributed on the northern edge of the North American continent and the Eurasian continent, part of the coast of Greenland and several islands in the Arctic Ocean.
The ice sheet climate is distributed in the polar regions and nearby areas, including Greenland, several islands in the Arctic Ocean and the ice sheet plateaus of the Antarctic continent.
This is the birthplace of the icy ocean air mass and the Antarctic air mass. It is in a state of perpetual night throughout the winter. Although there is perpetual daylight in the summer half of the year, the sunlight is oblique and the heat gained is weak. Therefore, the climate is severely cold all year round, with the temperature in every month being below 0℃.
Most Inuit people basically live in a tundra climate. Starting in spring, the snow on the ground will gradually melt, revealing green lichen or moss. The rivers will not remain frozen, at least there will be a window period.
However, the location where Bifang is at this time is an ice sheet climate, which is even worse than that of the tundra.
Otherwise, lichens and mosses would not be so scarce, and it would take a long time to find them. If you encounter something that is inedible, your mentality will easily collapse.
I have walked such a long way here and have never met an Inuit. This is all for this reason.
But the vitality is tenacious, and plants can still be found even in ice fields.
Especially by the river.
Whenever liquid water exists, it is possible to find woods nearby.
Forests of conifers, birches and willows, these hardy plants and trees can withstand astonishing cold temperatures.
Bi Fang used a homemade shovel to dig through the snow, and occasionally found leaves, twigs and remaining plants, proving that there was indeed a plant area nearby.
The woods represent a higher-level ecological chain, and it is possible to produce large quantities of goods, such as Arctic musk oxen, reindeer, etc. After the snowstorm comes, many animals will also enter the woods to take shelter. These two days are definitely a good time to catch them.
opportunity.
Perhaps the traditional Inuit delicacies that Bi Fang talked about yesterday had an effect. Bi Fang actually found some small black animals while walking along the river bank.
Even though the reflected light on the snowfield was so strong that it made people blind, Bifang still spotted them, a small group of puffins, a hundred meters away.
【Puffin? Where is it?】
[Isn’t it said that it is extinct? 】
[I saw it yesterday and didn’t listen carefully. It was the great auk that became extinct, not the auk]
【Isn't the great auk a puffin? 】
[A great auk is a puffin, but a puffin is not a great auk!]
【......】
A group of water friends started to quarrel in the live broadcast room for no apparent reason, and it seemed that they were going to start a cumulative debate around the classification of puffins.
From Bifang's perspective, the audience couldn't spot the puffins at all, even if their color was very different from the snowfield. After all, these guys couldn't escape the category of birds. They were not large carnivores like geese or hawks, and they were not big in size.
Even the extinct auk is the largest of all auks, with an average body length of only 75 to 80 centimeters and a weight of 5 kilograms. The average auk is less than half the size of the auk.
Moreover, the audience does not have the eyesight as strong as Bi Fang. He is a man who can clearly see the craters on the moon with his naked eyes.
Fortunately, there was not just one drone. A smaller drone approached quietly, allowing everyone to finally see the puffin's appearance clearly.
This, isn't this a penguin?
Guo Ba, the first class representative in the Bi Fang live broadcast room, opened his eyes wide and was surprised to see the puffin on the screen.
Not only class representatives, many people think so, is this exactly what a penguin looks like?
The sides of the head, chin, throat and wings are all dark brown, while the belly is pure white. The body proportions are a bit strange, the neck seems to be protruding and longer, and the belly is not that big compared to penguins.
But compared to the birds we see normally, they are really fat and not good at flying.
"It must be fat, otherwise the Inuit people wouldn't regard it as a delicacy. Animals that can survive in the Arctic are basically fat." Bi Fang chuckled.
In the Arctic, animals with more fat are truly good food.
"But if you said it can't fly, you're wrong. Puffins can not only fly, but they are also all-rounders."
God is very fair to animals in nature and will always give you a skill that is enough to make a living.
For example, birds are good at flying, fish are good at swimming, cheetahs run super fast, and pandas are born to be cute...
However, not all animals are satisfied with having one skill. Some animals in nature have multiple skills. For example, the puffin is this special bird species.
Bi Fang lay on the ground and slowly approached. At the same time, because the distance was still far away, he also explained in passing: "According to biological classification, puffins belong to the order Birds and the order Gulliformes. The reason why they are said to be special birds is,
It's because this bird can not only fly, but also has strong swimming and diving abilities."
"Like penguins, they can dive into the sea to hunt small fish, and almost never miss when they dive. When they get to land, puffins are not like many birds that can only run and jump. They can also take steps and walk.
, and this strange bird loves to walk like a king, which looks a bit funny."
"So their size is between penguins and normal birds, and they have the best of both worlds. They can be said to be the 'penguins' on the Arctic ice cap."
Just as he was talking, the drone had already photographed the puffin walking.
The puffin, which looks like a penguin, spreads its wings, then folds them up high, as if it has its hands in its pockets, and strides forward on the snow. It is completely different from the jumping of normal birds, and it is quite interesting.
In terms of temperament, puffins are naturally optimistic. They are animals that like to party very much. Large groups of puffins often gather together to play and rest.
And the occasions when they gather are also variable. Sometimes they gather on the coast, and sometimes they drift in groups on the sea or in the snow.
This is also the reason why Bi Fang can encounter them here.
However, due to the lack of materials, Bifang did not have any cages or other ropes around him that could be used to catch birds.
I can only tie the shovel to a tree stick and use it as a sharp weapon. I hope that my character will show up later and I will take the opportunity to knock one out. Of course, it would be best if more can be sent.
At this time, Bi Fang had already reached within ten meters, but Puffin was still unaware of it.
In terms of intuitive survival skills, puffins are relatively good. They can fly, swim, dive, fish, and even take the King's Step.
Therefore, there are not many animals that can threaten puffins in the Arctic, and they are not very vigilant at all, which gives Bi Fang an opportunity to take advantage of.