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This is an odd question, although I suppose that the gases that are most affecting the animals near the Poles contribute indirectly. The gases you are referring to are called greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane. They don't so much affect the animals near the poles directly, but more the environment in which these animals live. The greenhouse gases contribute to the melting of ice caps and icebergs which, in turn, does affect polar animals like penguins and polar bears.

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Diffusion, plain old thermal mixing, aka. entropy. It takes months for gases to diffuse upwards / downwards, days to diffuse north or south (latitudinally), and hours to diffuse west->east (longitudinally).


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