Design/invent an animal/plant/microbe/alien that lives in an extreme habitat. Ma

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Design/invent an animal/plant/microbe/alien that lives in an extreme habitat. Make sure to describe the aspects of the environment that make it “extreme”. You must include a basic description of the organism (size, shape, major body structures—as appropriate). For three of these four body systems--gas exchange, feeding & digestion, osmoregulation & excretion and/or circulation--describe what is special/unique/different from a “normal” organism that allows it to survive in its environment. Also include at least one more system (as appropriate for your organism) out of these: reproduction, endocrine, muscular/skeletal system (locomotion), immune/defense or nervous system/sensory organs.

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I am designing an animal that is living in extreme cold conditions. The physical features ogmf the animal include large size that help us to cope with extreme cold condition . Have streamlined body. This animal will have short stiff tail. The animal will have large paws that help the animal to grip the snow.  

An important feature of this animal is that they have the animal body is covered with hairs that help to insulate the body.

They also have a layer of fat under the skin. This also protect the animal to insulate the body.

This animal will have wings that is reduced into flipper that helps them to swim.

Muscles have high amount of myoglobun that helps to store oxygen for the long time. Digestive system will be like humans but this animal can bear ling starvation as they can store fat. Their blood will be containing more hemoglobin to supply more oxygen to the animal. The animal will excrete ureotelic urine. They have bioluminescene to protect their body.

The unique feature of the animal is that they have additional layer comprising of fat under their skin.

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