Speaking of the Arctic, I believe many people will remember that there are polar bears in the Arctic. Of course, there are no continents in the Arctic, but large landmasses of Russia and Canada, as well as Northern Europe, are near the Arctic, so in fact, these territories belong to the Arctic continent. Antarctica, on the other hand, truly has its own independent landmass, the Antarctic continent. Antarctica, on the other hand, is reminiscent of penguins.
Since both the Antarctic and the North Pole are in a state of ice and snow, what if humans let the penguin colonize the Arctic in the Antarctic area?
In fact, this thing is not hypothetical, but someone did do it: because in the last century, someone sent 69 penguins to the North Pole, and I remember that at that time, there was a documentary that mentioned this incident, so are penguins suitable for life in the North Pole?
1. Penguin immigration
Humans discovered the Antarctic continent around the 15th century, and Antarctic penguins were also discovered. However, at that time, it was the Europeans who were keen on the voyage, the distance between Europe and Antarctica was too far, and Antarctica did not have the possibility of being plundered by Europeans, so human beings were generally not interested in Antarctic navigation for a long time. All this changed until 1936.
At that time, after arriving at the South Pole, a navigator had a whim: that is, the North Pole is cold, and the South Pole is also cold. Penguins in the Antarctic are not found in the Arctic, so what if I catch some penguins to live in the North Pole?
So the navigator caught nine penguins and transported them to an island in the Arctic, and then called a newspaper reporter to take photos to publicize the event. In fact, many people have thought about the idea of letting Antarctic penguins live in the North Pole before, but they are not in a position to implement it. Therefore, when someone made the penguin colony in the Arctic a thing implemented, many people's curiosity was also aroused, and the sales of related newspapers and magazines also skyrocketed.
The navigator also found it profitable, so he continued to transport penguins to the North Pole, eventually transporting a total of 69 penguins.
It's just that many topics are often fresh at the time, and no one pays attention to them after they get too hot, and penguins are no exception. So, soon, the navigator intends to use the hype about the penguin migration to gradually make the majority of readers give up their attention. This also affected the sales of newspapers as well as the interests of navigators.
So, seeing that it was unprofitable, the navigators decided to leave the penguins to fend for themselves - at first, the penguins' rations in the Arctic needed to be provided by humans, but after the navigators gave up providing them, the penguins' rations became a problem.
2. The tragedy of the Arctic penguin
Penguins, deprived of human intervention, are soon in a state of existential crisis. Of course, the problem does not lie in the issue of rations. More important is the issue of ecological chain.
In Antarctica, penguins have multiplied for tens of millions of years, and Antarctica has also formed an ecological chain adapted to the survival of penguins: including penguin enemies and penguin rations, are in a balanced state. The Arctic does not have such an environment for penguins.
In the Arctic, there are polar bears, arctic wolves, and arctic foxes, and penguins compete with these animals for food, and the result is that the penguins become the food rations of these animals. So when humans left penguins to fend for themselves in the Arctic, penguins quickly fell into extinction – after all, penguins are the fish and shrimp they use as food, as well as the food of choice for animals like polar bears. The penguins themselves will become the target of polar bears and arctic wolves. What's more, only 69 penguins have been introduced to the Arctic, which is not large. Therefore, in the case of a completely unfavorable environment and strong enemies, there is no second possibility of extinction of penguins.