Nunuvat covers 1/5 of Canada’s land mass. It hosts the northern most permanently inhabited place on earth and is the largest sub-division of Canada, yet it also contains the smallest population of any Canadian province or territory. The Nunuvat Territory was created in 1999 by splitting it off from the Northwest Territory.
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Lagopus muta - The rock ptarmigan moults from a summer brown to a winter white coloration to blend in with the seasonal changes. It is a sedentary bird inhabiting the arctic and subarctic regions of the Americas and Eurasia. The primary diet consists of feeding on the buds from birch and willow trees; the developing juveniles add insects to their diet. Females and chicks find refuge near brushy areas to stay hidden from potential predators. Males leave the females for the open tundra once the females begin the incubation period.
