Thomas Aquinas 4

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…include the wolf, arctic fox, and snowy owl. Polar bears, and sometimes brown bears are seen. Many birds make home in the tundra shrubbery during the summer, migrating to milder climates before the winter sets in. Invertbrate life is scarce, but insects such as black flies and mosquitoes are abundant. Alpine animal life includes the mountain goat, big horned sheep, pika, marmot, and the ptarmigan. Flies are scarce, but butterflies, beetles, and grasshoppers are abundant.