Members,
Here is some typical stuff from page 256 of Gardner's book "A
Journey to the Earth's Interior."
"He also notes the fact that no matter how far North the human
explorer goes he always finds that the polar bear is a little ahead
of him, and no matter how far North these bears are met with, they
are always on their way further north.
Speaking of Dr. Kane's voyages this same author says:
'It was found that animal life abounded. Musk oxen were shot, at
intervals, throughout the winter. ... Wolves, bears, foxes, and other
animals were repeatedly observed. Geese, ducks, and other waterfowl
including plover and other wading birds, were very plentiful during
the summer . . . there were large numbers of ptarmigan or snow
partridge . . . The waters were found to be filled to an
extraordinary degree with marine invertebrata, including jellyfish
and shrimps. Seals were very abundant. Numerous insects were observed
also, especially several species of butterfly, flies, bees, and
insects of like character. Quite an extensive and varied collection
of specimens was secured.'
-and those observations were made north of latitude 82."
Dean