Receptors that monitor stretch in the articular capsules that enclose synovial joints; they are proprioceptors, mechanoreceptors, and nociceptors; contains at least four receptor types (1) Lamellar Corpuscles, (2) Bulbous Corpuscles, (3) Free Nerve Endings, and (4) Receptors resembling Tendon Organs; together they provide information on joint position and motion.
Puffins are built for swimming underwater rather than for flying, and at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, a mutli-level seabird display allows visitors to watch puffins and other sea birds dive to the bottom of the enclosure for food. When they dive, puffins flap their wings through the water, appearing to fly.
Alaska Wilderness Charters & Guiding offers world-class Alaska caribou hunting. Both our unguided Alaska caribou hunts and guided Alaska caribou hunts are based out of Kotzebue. Northwest Alaska is home to the largest herd of Barren Ground Caribou, called the Western Arctic Herd, with a population of 300,000 animals.