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[Trivia Question]
Plant species in Arctic
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21988606/
[Fact Off]
Old Seeds!
https://www.pnas.org/content/109/10/4008
Camel ancestors living in Arctic
https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/the-camel-an-arctic-animal
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/camel-ancestors-lived-arctic
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2516
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379111001661#
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/fun-facts-about-reindeer-and-caribou
[Ask the Science Couch]
Animals/plants in polar night
https://www.popsci.com/how-do-animals-survive-polar-night/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/03/arctic-marine-life-polar-night/474870/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064627.htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982215014323
Animals/plants in midnight sun
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2921307/
https://www.livescience.com/62870-summer-solstice-animals.html
https://uphere.ca/articles/what-does-24-hours-light-do-animals
https://www.alaskacenters.gov/explore/attractions/midnight-sun/effects
https://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic
[Butt One More Thing]
Poop bacteria in Antarctica