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Arctic Animals Affected by Climate Change:

1. Polar Bears: Climate change causes the reduction of sea ice, which polar bears rely on for hunting seals (their primary food source). With less sea ice, polar bears have to travel longer distances to find food, leading to increased energy expenditure, reduced body condition, and lower reproductive success. Some may starve or face challenges in raising their cubs.
2. Arctic Foxes: As the climate warms, the range of the red fox (a competitor and predator) expands northward into arctic fox territory. Arctic foxes also depend on the presence of sea ice - related ecosystems (e.g., for scavenging from polar bear kills or hunting small prey in ice - associated habitats), and the loss of sea ice disrupts their food sources.
3. Walruses: Walruses use sea ice as resting platforms and for giving birth. With the decline of sea ice, large numbers of walruses are forced to haul out on shore. This overcrowding on land can lead to increased competition for resources, higher rates of stampedes (which can injure or kill young walruses), and greater vulnerability to predators like polar bears.
4. Beluga Whales: Changes in sea ice affect their access to breathing holes and their feeding grounds. The melting and shifting of sea ice can also disrupt their migration patterns and the availability of their prey (such as fish and invertebrates). Additionally, increased shipping and industrial activity in the now - ice - free arctic waters can lead to more noise pollution, which interferes with their communication and navigation.
5. Seals (e.g., Ringed Seals): Ringed seals depend on sea ice for breeding, molting, and resting. Thinner and less extensive sea ice makes it harder for them to find suitable ice floes for these activities. It also exposes them more to predators, and changes in the ice can disrupt the availability of their food (like small crustaceans and fish that are associated with the ice - water interface).

If we had access to the specific site, the details might be more targeted, but these are common examples of arctic animals impacted by climate change and how the impacts occur.

Answer:

To answer this question, we would first need to access the content from "Online Content: Site 1" as the question directs. However, since the site's content isn't provided here, we can draw on general knowledge about arctic animals and climate change:

Arctic Animals Affected by Climate Change:

1. Polar Bears: Climate change causes the reduction of sea ice, which polar bears rely on for hunting seals (their primary food source). With less sea ice, polar bears have to travel longer distances to find food, leading to increased energy expenditure, reduced body condition, and lower reproductive success. Some may starve or face challenges in raising their cubs.
2. Arctic Foxes: As the climate warms, the range of the red fox (a competitor and predator) expands northward into arctic fox territory. Arctic foxes also depend on the presence of sea ice - related ecosystems (e.g., for scavenging from polar bear kills or hunting small prey in ice - associated habitats), and the loss of sea ice disrupts their food sources.
3. Walruses: Walruses use sea ice as resting platforms and for giving birth. With the decline of sea ice, large numbers of walruses are forced to haul out on shore. This overcrowding on land can lead to increased competition for resources, higher rates of stampedes (which can injure or kill young walruses), and greater vulnerability to predators like polar bears.
4. Beluga Whales: Changes in sea ice affect their access to breathing holes and their feeding grounds. The melting and shifting of sea ice can also disrupt their migration patterns and the availability of their prey (such as fish and invertebrates). Additionally, increased shipping and industrial activity in the now - ice - free arctic waters can lead to more noise pollution, which interferes with their communication and navigation.
5. Seals (e.g., Ringed Seals): Ringed seals depend on sea ice for breeding, molting, and resting. Thinner and less extensive sea ice makes it harder for them to find suitable ice floes for these activities. It also exposes them more to predators, and changes in the ice can disrupt the availability of their food (like small crustaceans and fish that are associated with the ice - water interface).

If we had access to the specific site, the details might be more targeted, but these are common examples of arctic animals impacted by climate change and how the impacts occur.