<p><br> Atlantic puffins spend most of their lives at sea, but return to land to form breeding colonies during spring and summer.</p>

Atlantic Puffin


Atlantic puffins spend most of their lives at sea, but return to land to form breeding colonies during spring and summer.

Photograph by Roy Toft

Animals of the Arctic

See arctic animal pictures (including polar bears, owls, and foxes) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.

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