The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, yet plenty of animals live there all year round. This free arctic animals word search for kids has thirty of them to find, from the polar bear down to the tiny krill.
The big mammals are here, like the polar bear, walrus, musk ox and wolverine, along with the whales: the narwhal, beluga, orca and bowhead. The birds include the snowy owl, puffin, ptarmigan, eider, loon and snow goose, and the cold sea brings salmon, herring, crab and krill.
Look for both REINDEER and CARIBOU. They are the same animal: wild ones in North America are called caribou, and in Europe and Asia they are called reindeer. The ERMINE is a stoat in its white winter coat. When every word is circled, the leftover letters answer the riddle: what does a polar bear eat for lunch? Words run across, down and diagonally, never backwards, which suits grades 3 to 5.
Click a puzzle to open its PDF. The answer key is on page two.
Arctic Animals Word Search in Color
Black and White Arctic Animals Word Search
The black and white copy is lighter on ink, and the pictures can be colored in once the puzzle is done.
Answer Key
Every animal circled, with the answer to the polar bear riddle at the bottom.
The 30 Arctic Animal Words
Orca, Beluga, Polar Bear, Snowy Owl, Reindeer, Caribou, Loon, Bowhead, Eider, Crab, Wolverine, Narwhal, Lemming, Krill, Tern, Musk Ox, Arctic Hare, Ptarmigan, Gull, Ermine, Moose, Wolf, Puffin, Seal, Lynx, Salmon, Herring, Walrus, Arctic Fox, Snow Goose
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