Mrs. Dick’sSecond Grade Class

2007-08

Emperor Penguin

• Penguin are birds that cannot fly.

• The Emperor penguin is the largest penguin.

Chiamaka Amadi

Asian Elephant

• Elephants eat roots, leaves, bark, bananas and sugar cane.

• Their lifespan is up to 60 or 70 years!

• To get water, the elephant sucks water into its truck.

• They can not jump but they can swim well.

Anna Castro

Prairie Dog

• Prairie dogs live in the western part of USA.

• Prairie dogs are 12 to15 inches long.

• On warmer days prairie dogs go out and get food. By Megan Bell

African Elephant

• The African Elephant is the largest living land animal.

• They live in family groups.

• They are also good swimmers.

Holly Bull

Great White Shark

• The great white shark has many teeth.

• It has the most teeth in the world maybe.

• It is the dangerous shark.

By Zach Buchanan

Gila Monster• The Gila monster is a

large, venomous lizard.• The slow moving

predator was named for the Gila river basin in the south western United States.

Aaron Douoguih

Siberian Husky

• It is a fast runner.• It makes a woo-woo

sound.• It can live in

extremely cold weather.

• It stands from 20 to 23 ½ in. tall.

Erica D’Amore

Koala

• The single cub is about ¾ in.

• It has thick grayish fur.

• It also eats eucalyptus leaves.

Justin Feild

Cheetah

• These long legged cats can run up to 65 miles per hour.

• Cheetahs are shy and not very sociable with each other.

• Cheetahs live in Africa Alyssa

Garrett

Chipmunk

• Chipmunks eat seeds,nuts, grains and fruit.

• There are about 17 different species of chipmunks.

• They also occasionally eat insects.

Erin Kaliszak

Tiger

• They are Asian cats that are threatened with extinction due to loss of habitat.

• They have excellent eyesight at night.

• Their ears are small and round. Paige Kish

American Black Bear

• They have a good sense of smell but have poor eyesight.

• Two or three cubs are born during the winter while the mother hibernates.

• They are afraid of grizzly bears. Eleanor Lindauer

Anaconda

• The anaconda is the biggest snake in the would.

• They are the same temperature as the environment.

• The longest anaconda ever found was 37.5.

Chris Norris

Newts

• Newts are brightly colored salamanders.

• These small amphibians are found in moist, wooded areas in North America, Europe, and Asia.

• On average, newts are about 3 to 4 inches or 7.5 to 10cm long . Jaylend

Norris

Blue Shark

• The blue shark is a sleek, slender, fast-swimming shark.

• The blue shark’s teeth are pointed and serrated.

• It can grow to 13 feet long.

Dylan Tabak

Salamander

• Salamanders have tails and small, weak limbs.

• Most of them are under 6 inches long.

• They eat small animals like insects, worms, and snails.

• They feed on small animals such as insects worms and snails.

JoJo

Josh Smiley

Swordfish

• The swordfish is a fast-swimming fish that has a long sharp bill.

• They are found worldwide.

• They eat squid, octopus, fish and crustaceans.

Michael Torbert

Black Bear

• They can run at speeds up to 35 miles per hour.

• In cold climates bears sleep through most of winter.

• Black bears are large and mostly harmless.

Taylor Tannura

Great White Shark• The great white

shark has a torpedo shaped body.

• The great white shark eats fish, rays and other sharks.

• Great white sharks do not chew their food.

Ben Trego

Black Bear• The front claws are longer then the rear claws.• Black bears are good swimmers and can also climb trees.• Cubs stay with the mother for about one year.

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Hallie Ward

Mrs. Dick’sSecond Grade Class

2007-08

Ankylosaurus

By Chiamaka Amadi

• Ankylosaurus is a dinosaur that has armor.

• It ate plants.

Stegosaurus

By Megan Bell

• Stegosaurus had a toothless beak.

• It weighed up to be 6,800 pounds.

• Its brain was as the size of a walnut.

Deinonychus

By Zachary Buchanan

• Deinonychus was a meat eater.

• Deinonychus was about 10 feet, 5 meters, tall.

• Deinonychus weighed up to 175 pounds, 80 kg.

Triceratops

By Holly Bull

• They lived in North America.

• It walked on four sturdy legs and had three horns on its face.

• It had a long nose with a large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull.

• It ate plants.

Stegosaurus

By Anna Castro

• Stegosaurus did not always walk on four feet.

• Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a walnut.

• The Stegosaurus has a beak.

Apatosaurus

By Erica D’Amore

• Apatosaurus’ nostrils were located on the top of its head.

• Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus was one of the largest land animals that ever existed.

• Apatosaurus eats plants.

Pachycephalosauras

By Aaron Douoguih

• They are strong.• They have big tails to

keep their balance.• They have about 60

knobs on there head.

Ultrasaurus

By Justin Feild

• The ultrasaurus lived in the Jurassic period.

• Paleontologists now think that what they thought was a second brain was just a enlargement in the spinal cord.

• It ate plants.

Ultrasauros

By Alyssa Garrett

• It swallowed its food

whole without chewing it.

• It was a plant eater.• Its neck was what

made it so tall.

Pteranodons

By Erin Kaliszak

• Pteranodons eat fish.• Pteranodons were

flying reptiles that were 6 feet long.

• Many pteranodon fossils have been found in the USA and England.

Ankylosaurus

By Paige Kish

• The Ankylosaurus was heavily protected with thick cover of plates.

• Ankylosaurus fossils have been found in the western U.S.A., Montana, and Canada.

Homalocephale

By Eleanor Lindauer

• The Homalocephale had a thick skull with a tiny brain.

• The Homalocephale lived in Asia.

• It ate plants.• Homalocephale was

about 5 feet long.

Deinonichas

• By Chris Norris

• Deinonichas was a very fast, flesh eating meateater.

• It probably ate anything it could find.

• Deinonichas hunted in packs.

Triceratops

By Jaylend Norris

• It was the last dinosaur alive.

• It was a plant eater.• Many of them were

killed by Tyrannosaurus rexes.

Tyrannosaurus rex

• By Josh Smiley

• Tyrannosaurus rex had bumpy skin like an alligator.

• This dinosaur was 40 feet long and 20 feet tall.• Its jaws were up to 4 feet long.• It could eat up to 500 pounds in one bite!

Tyrannosaurus Rex

By DylanTabak

• Its jaws were 4 feet long.

• It could eat 500 pounds in one bite!

• Its teeth were up to 9 inches long.

Stegosaurus

By Taylor Tannura

Stegosaurus were up to 26 to 30 feet long.

It has a brain the size of a walnut.

It had spikes on the end of its flexible tail.

o It was a plant eater.

Pterodactyl

By Michael Torbert

• Pterodactyl are flying reptiles.

• They are meat eaters.• The first pterodactyl

skull was found on May 2,1876, in Smoky Hill River.

Tyrannosaurus Rex

By Ben Trego

• Tyrannosaurus rex’s jaws were up to four feet long and 50 to 60 inches thick.

• This dinosaur was a meat eater.

• It lived in the forest.

Brachiosaurus

By Hallie Ward

• Brachiosaurus’ front legs are longer then its back.

• He eats plants.

• It was a very huge dinosaur.