why are polar bears found only in north pole and penguins in south pole only ?

Question

even though the temperature conditions are the same why are penguins not found in the north pole nor are polar bears found in the south pole.

Answer 1

It all has to do with their position globally when Pangaea broke apart. Animals were distributed all over the super continent, and as it broke up, they were resticted by their adaptations to a given area. Penguins need cool ocean currents to survive and find food. That is why they can be found on the west coast of south america as well, but they cant make the trip all the way to the north pole because the more tropical currents eventually take over and the conditions are not optimal. Polar bears have very thick coats and layers of blubber to keep them warm...they would certainly die if they tried to make their way south to the south pole. So, the reason they are found where they are is due to how the continents divided them and physiological reasons keep them apart today! I hope that helped!

Answer 2

Actually neither penguins or polar bears live at the South Pole. It is too cold, too, high and too far inland to support any life. At the coast of Antarctica there is a variety of life, including penguins and orcas.
The most probable reason that the North Pole has larger species and a greater variety of life is because it is much warmer than the South Pole. The reason the North is warmer than the South is that the North Pole is in the middle of a body of water while the South Pole is in the middle of a large continent, and water tends to moderate temperature.

Answer 3

What gave you the idea that polar bears and penguins are only found in the north/south poles? Polar bears also live in Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, and penguins live in South America, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand as well as the north/south poles for a start.

Answer 4

the Polar Bears ate all the North Pole Penguins

Answer 5

Polar Bears are found only in the North Pole and Penguins in the South Pole because of the distributional geograpy of the populace. so I think you won't find the penguins going there because it is too far for them to migrate to. The bears too won't be migrating to the South Pole.

Answer 6

Actually, Penguins migrate just like other birds, I know for a fact they go as far as Australia, but I think there may also be some in Africa. Charles Darwin offers a wonderful explanation for isolation of certain species to certain areas. Its called natural seletcion. The polar bear is an evolved type of bear and can only be found in the north because it adapted to fit that climate, food sources, ect. A polar bear would probably die of heat stroke anywhere else...lol.

Answer 7

The Bear told the penguin,"YOU CAN HAVE that COLD weather bud! I staying NORTH!!"
There are actually other animals living in the South Pole, besides just penguins, I think Seals live there, among other things, Blue Whales, the Arctic Tern (bird), Octapus, Killer Whale, and squid, and Sperm Whale. Watch the movie "8 Below." It showcases the bird and seal, especially.

Answer 8

This goes back to the old testiment I think... Penguins and Polar bears couldn't get along. Polar bears kept trying to use the penguins as pillows and the Penguins used to rub up against the polar bears when they got out of the water to dry off.

This led to a giant battle between the two. 1000's of them perished until one day G-D stepped in. He said "ok...I've had it with you two!" (He pointed to the polar bears and said" You...get over there" (North pole)...."and you..."(pointing to the penguins) "over there." (South pole.) "Now be quiet! and let me get back to sleep! It's Sunday for Christ sake!"

Answer 9

Natural selection.

There are lots of bears in the northern hemisphere. It makes sense that they would migrate north. It also makes sense that the ones that developed white fur would survive -- so you have polar bears in the north.

But in order for them to get to antartica, they would have to migrate through temperate and tropical climates where they would not survive.

I suspect that it is more possible that penguins could migrate north to the North Pole. But if they made it there -- they would get eaten by polar bears.

Answer 10

They ended up on separate poles because that's where they evolved. They can't go from pole to pole because the Equator is between them.