Pileated Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are the same size as a crow.

They have zebra-striped heads and necks, long bills, and distinctive red crests.

Woodpeckers forage for their favorite meal, carpenter ants, by digging large, rectangular holes in trees.

The birds typically choose large, older trees for nesting and usually live in a tree hole.

They make loud pecking noises when their bills pound into the tree trunk.

My grandma has lots of these in her yard. =]

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are invertebrates.

Some have tentacles that are 1cm long some are as long as a basketball court.

They live in the ocean.



They were alive when the dinosaurs were here.

Brown Bears

Brown bears live in dense forests.

They are the largest of the bear species as well as polar bears.

They can weigh over 1500 pounds!

Coastal brown bears eat salmon and other fish while Island bears like grizzlies eat plant parts, insects and may even steal food from wolves!

Brown bears can reach a height of 3 meters!

Panda

Red Pandas live in mountain forests.

They grow about the size of a large house cat.



They wrap thier tails around themselves to keep warm at night.

They are shy and mostly live alone.

Red Pandas live to be about 8 yrs old.

They not only eat bamboo but also bamboo but also—fruit, acorns, roots, and eggs.

Crested Gibbon

Gibbons are small apes.


They do not have tails.

They are an endangered species.

Their calls are musical and sound like songs.

Gibbons live in the rainforest.

They have really long arms and legs.

Nile Crocodile

Nile crocodiles are the largest crocs in Africa.

They can and have eaten people, zebras, hippos and anything else that might walk by!

Crocs can eat up to half thier body weight at a time.

They can grow up to 20 feet long.

Nile crocs can weigh up to 1,650 pounds!

They live in rivers, freshwater marshes, and mangrove swamps.

Crocs lay eggs and they protect thier babies.

Koalas

Koala's are not really bears.

They are marsupials.

They carry their babies in pouches like kangaroos.

Koalas are an endangered species.

They live in Australia.

Koalas eat leaves and twigs from the eucalyptus tree.

They also live in these trees.

Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day!