This is Chionodraco hamatus which belongs to the group of ice fish, the Notothenioides. A group of animals that make up 95% of the biomass of Antarctica between 0 and 3,000 meters depth. Image: Marrabbio2 / Wikimedia The ice fish Chionodraco hamatus has acquired the...
“Here’s looking at you, kid”. Reindeer have an excellent sense of sight and a wide field of vision. Two researchers now show how the animals can see in the bright polar days and dark polar nights. Image: Michael Wenger “The eyes are the mirror...