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==Flora and fauna== | ==Flora and fauna== | ||
Due to its exceptionally harsh climate, there are no native resident plants or animals at the South Pole. Remarkably, though, off-course south polar | Due to its exceptionally harsh climate, there are no native resident plants or animals at the South Pole. Remarkably, though, off-course [[south polar skua]]s and [[snow petrel]]s are occasionally seen there. | ||
In 2000 it was reported that microbes had been detected living in the South Pole [[ice]]. | In 2000 it was reported that microbes had been detected living in the South Pole [[ice]]. | ||