In the first part of this exhibit, the Arctic environment was depicted as it appears during the summer season. For a few months each year, constant daylight turns the tundra into a carpet of flowers grazed by herds of musk oxen and caribou, and sea mammals navigate channels of food-rich water between the floating ice. But there is another season to the Arctic environment. For most Arctic creatures, winter is a time of hunger, darkness and bitter cold. Depending on the latitude, the darkness of the winter night is unbroken for a period ranging from a few weeks to several months.
Many animals migrate to more southerly regions.
Seals retreat beneath the sea ice, and other animals move to wintering areas where it is difficult for hunters to find them. Projectile Point 2. Projectile Point 3. Projectile Point 4. Harpoon Head 8.