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Alpine

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=__ Climate and facts __=
 * Alpines are very cold, windy, and icy
 * Alpines get about 12 inches of rain every year
 * In winter it can get way below zero
 * Latin word Alpine means high mountains
 * 1% of Earth's mammals live here
 * No trees, is above tree line in altitude
 * Covers 16% of Earth's surface

__ Plants __
__Bear grass__ is one of the plants in the Aplines they are fire resistant and can get to over 6 feet tall

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__Purple fringe__ is another plant that has adapted to growing in the alpine regions by growing wooly hairs to keep it warm and being a darker color so it gets more sun light

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__ Bristlcone __ __Pine__ is the oldest type of tree and it usually grows in elevations of 10,000 to 11,000 feet.

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Flagging tree is another tree that grows in the alpine regions but the branches only grow with the wind and are usually small and grow near mountains

Lichen grows on rocks and tree bark. Usually they stay close to the ground, and can hide under the snow from the wind.



**__ ﻿Animals __**

Andean Condor uses up drafts in the morning to lift off and is a scavenger, beaks are sharp for cutting through hides of elk.



Chinchillas live in groups, they hide in rock creiveses. They are nocturnal, they are omnivores and will eat both certain plants and insects.





__[|http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/alpine.htm]__

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__** Human's effect on Alpine Tundras **__ __**﻿**__ __**﻿**__

Humans hurt this biome by mining, but others are helping this biome by researching and making changes this preserve this biome.
. ﻿Created By: Hannah Ensley, Miles Curtis, and Jasmine Gardener

**__﻿__** = Snow leopards = ==Snow leopards can live in central Asia, stretching to northwestern China, to Tibet,and the Himalayas at altitudes of 2,000 to 6,000 meters, the snow leopard is in the cat family. They are strictly carnivores.==




 * Markor **

Largest in goat family, long and shaggy fur. Cork screw horns and live Asian mountains in rocky areas. Males are solitary and females travel in herds.



Iive in Alpine meadows and migrate in the Winter. Are herbivores, and live in herds most of the year and are strong swimmers and cross rivers to get away from predators.
 * Elk **