Tuesday, August 7, 2007

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.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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!

Monday, June 25, 2007

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.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

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.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

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!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Zebras



Zebras live in Africa.

They love to eat grasses.

Zebras are part of the horse family.

They can run up to 45 miles per hour.

Zebras live in herds of 6 to 30 animals.

They use thier stripes to hide in groups to confuse predators.

Zebras eyes are on the sides of thier heads.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Dolphins

Dolphins are not fish they are mammals.

They live in family groups called pods.




Dolphins can jump up to 20 feet out of the water.

There are 26 different kinds of ocean dolphins.

Dolphins eat mostly fish.

They talk by clicking and whistling.

Dolphins can live to be about 40 yrs old.

Thier skin is smooth and feels like rubber.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Giraffes


Giraffes are the tallest land animal.

Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour.



They eat twigs and leaves from the acacia tree.

Baby giraffes are called calfs.

Baby giraffes are about 6 feet tall when they are born!

They live in the grasslands of Africa.

Giraffes can go for days without water.

Penguins



I love penguins.

Penguins only live in Antarctica.

They have black flippers and white bellies.

They eat fish and krill.

Sometimes seals eat penguins.

Penguins lay eggs.

Baby penguins are gray.

Saturday, June 9, 2007

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