Contents

Contents : Foreword by Gordon Buchanan. PREHISTORY (the ice ages - living in the ice age - prehistoric paintings - mighty mammoth - grazing giants - cool cats - big game - cave creatures - animal evolution) FROZEN WORLD (The Arctic - glaciers - glacier caves - the tundra - lichen and moss - polar plants - the taiga - light show - mountains - ice - Antarctica - Mount Erubus - sea ice - ice shelves - icebergs - South Georgia) -- Animals on ice (Arctic age - meltdown - plant eaters - on the hoof - clash of the titans - ice packs - running on ice - the invisibles - animals of the taiga - alpine animals - polar prey - feathered giants - life on the wing - mega migrators - polar birds - great gatherings - walrus retreat - slick swimmers - penguin parade - ice patrol - sleek seals - fearsome killers - legendary tusks - white whales - heavyweight journey - ocean giants - cold fish - frozen frogs - spinless wonders) -- Humans on ice (hunting on ice - living on ice - ice house - mountaineering - the northwest Passage - the North Pole - race to the South Pole - the heroice age - sinking ship - icebreakers - polar research - climate change) -- glossary -- index -- acknowledgements .