Baby Animals with their

Mums

Created by Veronica Korolkova, form 5 d

Secondary School 2 of Fedorovskiy

Read these information and you will know:-how baby animals are called;-interesting facts about them and their mums.

A SLOTH AND

BABY SLOTH

It’s interesting!A three-toed sloth can rotate its head nearly 90 degrees or more, and its mouth is shaped in a way that makes the animal appear as if it's always smiling. Its scientific name, Bradypus, is Greek for "slow feet," which makes sense since it is the world's slowest animal.

A kangaroo and

her little joey

It’s interesting!Kangaroos can swim!Most kangaroos eat grass.Baby kangaroos are known as ‘joeys’. The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world.

Kangaroos usually live to around six years old in the wild.

A lynx and a kitten

All lynx are skilled hunters that make use of great hearing (the tufts on their ears are a hearing aid) and eyesight so strong that a lynx can spot a mouse 250 feet (75 meters) away.

MOTHER BEAR AND HER CUB

A polar bear’s stomach can hold 150 lbs. (68 kg) of meat.Unlike many mammals,

bears can see in color.Bears can see almost as well as humans, and they can hear a little better. But they can smell much better. In fact, a bear’s sense of smell is around 100 times greater than a human’s. 

A gorilla and her baby

Gorillas are extremely large

animals and they can be

aggressive when they feel

that they or their families

are in danger. The males

are much larger than the

females.

A camel and a colt

Contrary to popular misconception, camels do not store water in their humps. The humps are actually reservoirs for fatty tissue. Camels can drink up to seven litres of water in a day.

A lioness and a lionet

After a successful hunt, all the lions

in the pride share the meal. But

there is a pecking order, with the

adult males taking first claim, followed by the

lionesses, and finally, the cubs.

A WHALE AND A CULF

Whales are mammals.

Whales breathe air as we do

TO BREATHE, WHALES HAVE A BLOWHOLE IN THE TOP OF THEIR HEADS.

Baleen whales feed from krill and plankton.

A swan and a cygnet

Swans are grumpy, especially

when they’re protecting their

eggs or babies. They attack

other birds that enter their

territory. They’ve even

attacked dogs or kids that

came too close.

A giraffe and a baby giraffe

The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world, with even new-born babies being taller than most humans.Baby Giraffes can stand within

half an hour and after only 10 hours can actually run alongside their family.Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing

up

Chicken and chicks

Chickens have a great memory. They can distinguish between over 100 different faces of people or animals.

2. Chickens have full-color vision. 3.They actually dream dreams when they sleep.

4. Chickens can feel pain or distress. 5. Over 452 million hens are used a year for eggs.

A zebra and a foal

Every zebra has a unique pattern of black and white stripes.There are a number of different theories which attempt to explain zebra’s unique stripes

with most relating to camouflage.Wild zebras live in Africa.Common plain zebras have tails around half a metre in length (18 inches).

A cow and a culf

Cattle are sacred in India.There are an estimated 300 million cattle in India.Young cattle are generally known as

calves.Adult females are generally called cows.Adult males that are not castrated are generally called bulls.Cattle are red/green color blind.

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http://facts.randomhistory.com/bear-facts.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/kangaroo.html http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/camel/http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/lion/ http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/cow.htmlhttp://www.whale-world.com/facts-about-whales-for-kids/ http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/giraffe/