How many Arctic and Antarctic animals start with B?

16 of the 178 Arctic and Antarctic animals in Icillion start with B, for example Beluga Whale, Bearded Seal and Blue Whale.

What is the longest name among Arctic and Antarctic animals that start with B?

The longest is “Black-legged Kittiwake” and the shortest is “Blue Whale”.

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16 Arctic and Antarctic animals start with B, from “Bar-tailed Godwit” to “Brown Skua”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

B is the 4th most common first letter in this list: 16 of the 178 Arctic and Antarctic animals (9%).
Shortest: “Blue Whale”. Longest: “Black-legged Kittiwake”.
16 names have more than one word.
6 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many Arctic and Antarctic animals start with B?: 16 of the 178 Arctic and Antarctic animals in Icillion start with B, for example Beluga Whale, Bearded Seal and Blue Whale.
What is the longest name among Arctic and Antarctic animals that start with B?: The longest is “Black-legged Kittiwake” and the shortest is “Blue Whale”.

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