Animal Encyclopedia

Lucchina

6A

10/17/2011

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• Queen Angelfish• Kinkajous• Peacock• Atlantic Puffin• Portuguese Man-Of-War• Domestic Dog• Fossa• Leafy and Weedy Sea Dr

agon• Harbor Porpoise

• Arctic Hare

Queen Angelfish

• The queen angelfish gets its name from the speckles on its forehead that resembles a crown.

• The colors are electric blue, blazing yellow, and light purple and orange highlights.

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Kinkajous

• This animal is related to the raccoon family.

• It likes to eat honey with its long tongue just like the Tasmanian devil.

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Peacock

• Peacocks are typically blue and green.

•The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both genders.

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Atlantic Puffin

• The Atlantic puffin can live in very wet places but usually they just lay near the sea.

• These creatures are known as the “sea parrot”.

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Portuguese Man-Of-War

• This invertebrate might be confused for a jellyfish but it isn’t, its a siphonophore.

• It gets its name from the gas-filled bladder. It floats above water just like a warship at full sail.

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Domestic Dog

• Some estimates say that 40 percent of U.S. households have one dog including pups.

• All dogs including wild share the same ancestor the South Asian Wolf.

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Fossa

• Relative of a mongoose grows to be 6 ft. tall.

• Can live up to 15 years.

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Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragon

• This might look like plant but it is a fish.

• This fish has these leafy appendages to camouflage in seaweed for survival.

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Harbor Porpoise

• The Harbor Porpoise might look like a dolphin but these mammals come up frequently for air.

• They are shy, elusive, and short of quantity because of fishing nets.

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Arctic Hare

• The Arctic Hare looks like a big ball of fur, but that fur helps it keep warm in the severe cold.

• This animal does not hibernate because it has to keep aware of its environment.

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