Google doodles highlight our planet's 5 biomes to mark Earth Day
Google launched a series of five doodles on Friday, featuring beautiful depictions of the planet's five biomes.
Artist Sophie Diao, one of Google's in-house "doodlers" created the series to mark the 46th annual Earth Day.
"The vastness of Earth’s diversity makes it an intimidating topic, but in the end I chose to highlight Earth’s five major biomes: the tundra, forest, grasslands, desert, and coral reefs," Diao wrote in a blog post for Google. "In each illustration, you’ll find one animal who’s been singled out for their 15 minutes of fame."
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The doodles randomly swap out each time a user visits Google.
"I am personally in awe of nature’s persistence and creativity. Our planet – with its alternate scorching heat and bitter cold, its jagged peaks and deep trenches – may not always be kind to its inhabitants," Diao wrote. "Yet somehow the flora and fauna of Earth manage to thrive. On a day like this, we remember and celebrate our home in this great and stunning ecosystem."
Deserts
Grasslands
Oceans
Forests
Tundra
The first Earth Day was first celebrated in America on April 22, 1970. Twenty years later, Earth Day went global.
Now, more than 1 billion people mark the day, making it the largest civic observance in the world.
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