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are no permanent human residents and antarctica has never had an indigenous population. only cold-adapted plants and animals survive there, including penguins , fur seals , mosses , lichens , and many types of algae . the name antarctica comes from the greek antarktikos, meaning "opposite to the arctic
mostly mosses and liverworts . the autotrophic community is made up of mostly protists . the flora of the continent largely consists of lichens , bryophytes , algae , and fungi . growth generally occurs in the summer, and only for a few weeks at most. there are more than species of lichens and approximately...
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long, sharp, non-retractile claws on each of the five digits of the front feet. the family mustelidae also includes the similar ferrets, weasels , wolverines , otters , stoats , and fishers, with the badgers being those mustelids in the three subfamilies of melinae, mellivorinae, and taxideinae, depending
on the taxonomic scheme. eight extant species , placed in five genera, are recognized as badgers. badgers have a fierce reputation when defending themselves from predators, and thus the adult badger has few natural enemies, although they may be taken by large carnivores, such as wolves and lynx . however...
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