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The Natural World

Wildlife, landscapes, and living systems—explored with curiosity, care, and context.

Journeys For The Curious

The Natural World

Wildlife, landscapes, and living systems—explored with curiosity, care, and context.

Featured Stories For The Curious

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Coping with the Cold: Strategies of Arctic Birds and Mammals

By Dennis Minty

Learn fascinating facts about your favourite Arctic wildlife. These iconic animals benefit from a variety of anatomical, physiological, and behaviour adaptations that make them well suited to life in cold environments. Camouflaging insulation, special digestive enzymes, and even the shape of their feet help them survive.

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Arctic Wonders: Tiny Plants of the Tundra and How They Survive

By Dennis Minty

It’s not easy being green! Learn more about the challenges facing Arctic plants, as well as their remarkable adaptations. To say these plants must be frost hardy is obvious; they also face extreme cold, a short growing season, drought, frost heaving, strong wind, and infertile soil.

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The Way of an Iceberg

By Dennis Minty

Did you know many icebergs we see in Canada first formed on the Greenland ice cap, each built from falling snowflakes over the past 10,000 years? Learn why icebergs can be white, turquoise, or blue and why some take on dramatic shapes, cracks, and ridges.

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Top of the World: The Ten Longest Living Animals

While you may shiver at the mere thought of the polar regions’ frigid waters, scientists believe they may play a part in the longevity of some of the…

Meet the Arctic’s Five Most Charming Creatures

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Meet the Arctic’s Five Most Charming Creatures

Polar bears, narwhal, beluga whales, walrus, and muskox are just five of the amazing animals you can see on a small-ship Arctic expedition cruise.…

Test your Knowledge on the “Marine Mammals of Haida Gwaii…Oh My!”

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Pacific Northwest

Test your Knowledge on the “Marine Mammals of Haida Gwaii…Oh My!”

Test and expand your knowledge about the marine mammals of Haida Gwaii with the help of Danny Catt’s expertise on the subject. Danny has led…

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Galapagos

Enchanted, Still

After years living, diving, guiding, and raising a family in the Galápagos, Adventure Canada product manager, Marie-Lou Poisson, reflects on islands…

Narwhals: Mysterious Tusked Whales of the Arctic

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Narwhals: Mysterious Tusked Whales of the Arctic

Learn facts and fables about unicorns of the sea. Find out more about their habitat, characteristics, and why most scientists believe narwhals have…

Prowling with Bears on the Labrador Coast

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Prowling with Bears on the Labrador Coast

Whether stalking seals or napping in the sun, seeing a bear is a highlight of any expedition. There’s no place we travel where bears are so diverse,…

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Partnership Profile: BirdLife International

Adventure Canada and BirdLife International both support regenerative practices, capacity building, and community innovations to help build a world…

Seventeen Arctic Birds to Search for on Iceland to Greenland: In the Wake of the Vikings

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Seventeen Arctic Birds to Search for on Iceland to Greenland: In the Wake of the Vikings

Seabirds, songbirds, waterfowl, birds of prey—the Arctic offers plentiful avian wildlife spotting opportunities! Learn some fun facts and which…

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Dolphins & Porpoises of the North Atlantic

Learn more about some of our favourite playful cetacean species, and where and when you are most likely to encounter them. From Atlantic Canada to…

Belugas: Iconic White Whales of the Arctic

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Belugas: Iconic White Whales of the Arctic

Charming and cute belugas are a fascinating species of Arctic whale. Learn where the best places are to travel to in Canada so you can see them for…

Here’s Why the Aurora Borealis Will Leave Your Heart Glowing

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Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Here’s Why the Aurora Borealis Will Leave Your Heart Glowing

On an Arctic expedition, you can hike stunning landscapes, see iconic animals, sample regional delicacies, swap stories with friendly locals, and get…