Icy walls built high,
Glistening in the snow.
Living in frozen solitude,
Out in the frigid cold.

The Inuit used seal oil lamps as a source of light to read inside their igloos. These lamps provided a steady flame that produced both heat and light, making them essential for daily activities during long Arctic nights.

Animals do not build igloos, and to my knowledge, do not seek shelter in existing igloos. Plenty of animals do burrow in the snow however, or build dens such as polar bears.

noone except humans

you cannot grow them except for rock-hoppers

Traditionally, food would have been cooked on small stoves fuelled with blubber than has been rendered into a thin oil. Though, they believed raw food was more nutritious, and often ate frozen and dried meat. Nowadays, the stove is likely to be fuelled by paraffin, calor or propane gases.

It would basicly take a month to build one

An Igloo is traditionally made from blocks of compacted snow.

sugar cubes and either white glue or a gluegun. do notuse a glue stick to glue the sugar cubes together, because they'll probably fall apart. if you use a gluegun, dont put to much glue on one sugar cube because it might melt it. hope it helps.

Igloos were built by an eskimo (or a regular person)who cuts out rectangles of ice.Then he would put them together in the shape of a large dome.Last he would make a chimney so that THE SNOW DOESENT MELT!

I would begin by cutting 2-foot square blocks of ice, then stacking them in a circular pattern, leaving an opening for a door way toward the north. A clear block of ice will work nicely for a window or windows, to let some light in. A small hole at the top (6 inches wide) will allow smoke and heat to escape, rather than be trapped inside with you. The covered entrance way should have a sharp angle, to prevent the wind from driving directly into the ice house. An axe will do all of this work nicely.

When we got to the edge of the frozen lake, we built an igloo to protect us from the wind.

Igloos are still sometimes found in the far north. Native peoples still ocassionally build them as hunting and fishing shelters.

If you want to stay in an igloo in Antarctica, you will be required to fund your entire expedition, including air transit from your location to the spot on the continent where you want to build your igloo -- and all expenses related to your support staff. Finally, you'll want to fund the round trip return.

Igloos are traditionally associated with Eskimos and other indigenous tribes of Canada and Alaska

They do melt if you use them improperly. An igloo is used to protect from the wind, precipitation, animals, and EXTREME cold. Used properly, the interior will not get above the freeing point. If a fire will be lit inside for warmth or cooking, a roof vent will be opened in the very top, not just to let the smoke out but also to keep the heat from building up. They may not be warm enough to sit around in shorts and watch t.v. all night, but just below freezing is still a heck of a lot warmer than gale force winds full of snow at 60 below .

igloo is made of ice. ice is an insulator of heat by itself.

it has a small entry so heat loss by conduction and convection are reduced.

the hemispherical design helps to retain the heat from within and the structure is stable without any props

No they cannot because they adapt to the cold weather for so long .....SO they don't know how to survive in the hot weather.

how s a tent better than a igloo

No one lives in igloos. They are temporary shelters that can be built for protection from extreme weather conditions in the arctic and antarctic regions. Building them takes considerable skill, and they can be large and comfortably warm .