How many animal species are there in antarctica?
In response to the question “how many specie of animals live in Antarctica” those that have worked there have responded – ‘Not sure really, but not that many. As you move away from the tropics towards colder climates, there is a general reduction in the number of species, but increase of numbers of individuals of a species. So Antarctica has not so many different type of animal – but loads of each, the tropics have loads of types, but not so many of each. The second most numerous mammal in the world after man is the crabeater seal – a typical Antarctic animal.’ http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica… here do you want to start? Including those in the sea, there are a lot more species of life than most people realize. The biggest of these are whales, of which there are seven different species found in Antarctica. They include Blue Whales (9,000), Fin Whales (123,000), Hump
