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Our Amazing Animal Book
By P2
Japanese Fighting fish Fact1- They live in small fresh water
streams of Thailand. Fact 2- Fighting was always in their
genes but they would only spar for a few minutes until one would give up. Sadly these fish were also bred to fight.
Fact 3- Never put two betta fish males together as it leads to aggression and fighting.
Fact 4- They breathe by talking in oxygen from the water and also have an organ called labyrinth bladder to get oxygen from the water surface.
Fact 5- Better are still carnivores enjoying a larvae and tiny crustaceans protein rich diet.
Duckbill platypus Fact:1 The duckbill platypus is
from Australia
Fact:2 It also has webbed feet, beaver tail and other body fur.
Fact3: They also hunt under water for their food
Fact:4 They survive on shellfish and insects and worms
Fact:5 A platypus can grow to . be up to 60cm
Cockatiels
Fact 1 Cockatiels come from Australia.
Fact 2 They like to talk.
Fact 3 Cockatiels have a furry crown
Fact 4 They eat sunflower seeds.
Fact 5 Cockatiels make good pets.
Maned wolf Maned wolves l like to
live on their own.
They have very long legs and ears.
Chicken, rabbits and mice are its favourite food.
It ‘s nearly as tall as me.
A mane wolf hunts alone.
Anacondas Fact one: Anacondas are the
largest and heaviest known snakes and they live in the rainforest, lakes and swamps of South America.
Fact 2: They can be 30 feet long, like a school bus and weigh up to 550 pounds like eleven kids!
Fact 3: They are usually dark green with 2 rows of black on their backs and white marks on their sides. They are not venomous snakes.
Fact 4: When it is in the water, its whole body, except nostrils is under water. They can stay under water for 10 minutes.
Fact 5: Anacondas hunt on the ground and in the water. They like to eat fish, pigs, deer’s and other animals. They hunt at night.
Duck tail platypus Fact 1 An animal with a bill
like a duck, a tail like a beaver and feet like an otter.
Fact2 It is 30-60cm in length and weighs 1-2 kg.
Fact 3 It is an egg laying mammal.
Fact4 It lives in eastern Australia and Tasmania
Fact5 The platypus closes its eyes and ears when under water. It uses its bill to hunt.
Sharks Fact 1: There are
over 400 species of sharks.
Fact2: The largest shark is the whale shark.
Fact 3: Sharks have rows of teeth. 5 to 15 rows.
Fact 4 : Sharks can live for up to 5 to 15 years.
Fact 5: On average 10 people are killed each year by sharks.
Chickens Chickens can distinguish
between more than 100 faces.
Chickens know who is boss. They form complex social structures known as pecking orders.
Chickens have full colour vision. Chickens are real sleeping
beauties. They experience rapid eye movement (REM) sleep which means they dream just like we do.
Chickens have pain receptors that give them the ability to feel pain and distress
Dogs Fact one: Dogs have at least
18 muscles in each ear Fact 2- Dogs see a lot better
than Humans do at night.
Fact 3- dogs can recognize more than 150 words.
Fact 4- Dogs have wet noses because it helps to absorb scent chemicals
Fact 5 You can lower your blood pressure just by petting your pup.
Greater road runner Fact 1 the Greater road
runner is a long legged bird in the cuckoo family.
Fact 2 : Roadrunners reach two feet from their bill to their tail tip.
Fact 3: They can outrace a human
Fact4: They spend most of their lives on the ground hunting lizard’s , small mammals and birds.
Fact5: Although they have wings they are weak fliers.
Turtles Fact 1 Turtles have existed for
around 215 million years Fact 2 Like other animals
turtles are cold blooded Fact 3 Sea turtles have special
glands which help remove salt from the water they drink.
Fact 4 : Turtles have a hard shell that protects them like a shield, This upper shell is called a carapace
Fact 5 Many turtles (not all ) can hide their heads inside their shells when attacked by predators.
Kissing Gourami Kissing Gourami’s are
also known as kissing fish because they kiss.
They come from Thailand.
They have up to 48 scales on their back
They can grow to 16 inches long and 25 years old
I have 4 in my aquarium
Leopard Fact1 Like cats kept as
companions, leopards will growl when angry and purr when content .
Fact 2 The leopard is the most elusive and secretive of the large felines.
Fact 3 Leopards are solitary preferring to live alone.
Fact4 The biggest threat to leopards is the fur trade and human encroachment on their habitat
Fact 5 Leopards can run at over 36 miles per hour
Tree frog Fact1 The red eyed tree
frog flashes its brightly coloured body parts when startled.
Fact2 It sleeps by day with eyes closed and body markings covered.
Fact3 They live in the rainforest and can live for 5 years.
Fact4 They are carnivores and eat cricket’s, flies and moths.
Fact5 The group name for tree frogs is called an army.
Piranha Fact one: The word Piranha means “tooth fish” in Brazilian.
Fact two: Native people of South America use their teeth to make tools and weapons.
Fact three: Dolphins, crocodiles and turtles are enemies.
Fact four: I weigh seven pounds, about the same as a new-born baby! I live for twenty five years.
Fact five: There are 20 kinds of Piranha . Only 4 or 5 are dangerous.
Flying Fish Fact 1- It lives in the
open sea Fact 2- It has only
one pair of wings Fact 3- It grows to
30cm Fact 4- It eats other
fish There are more than
one kind of Flying fish that have 4 wings
Sharks Fact 1- Sharks eat other
fish.
Fact 2 – Sharks were here before dinosaurs.
Fact 3 – Sharks are grey.
Fact 4 – Sharks are very fast swimmers.
Fact 5 – Sharks can smell blood.
Whale Shark Fact1 They eat plankton.
They scoop the tiny plants and animals up with their big mouths
Fact2 They are the largest fish in the world, reaching lengths of 40 feet (12 meters)
Fact 3 They have a skeleton made of cartilage, a tough flexible tissue.
Fact 4 Because of their gentle nature you could swim with a whale shark
Fact 5 Its back and sides are grey to brown with white spots and pale stripes and its belly is white.
Chameleon Fact1: Chameleons can
change colour and pattern to camouflage themselves.
Fact2: Chameleons eyes can move all around. They can look forward and behind them at the same time.
Fact3: Chameleons use their tongue to catch their food. Their tongue is really long.
Fact4: Chamelons eat insects, lizards and young birds.
Fact5: Chameleon's have horns on their head to protect themselves.
Komodo Dragon Fact1: It can grow
to 3 meters long. Fact2: It has a
venomous bite. Fact3: It attacks
sometimes. Fact4: They lay
eggs Fact5: They live up
to 30 years.
Aye-Aye Fact 1 : Aye-aye can only be found on the island of Madagascar.
Fact 2: Aye-ayes are dark brown or Black and have big eyes and bushy tails
Fact3 : They live in trees in the rainforest and avoid coming down to the ground.
Fact 4: Aye-aye are the only primates thought to find prey.
Fact 5: The aye-aye is a subspecies of lemur
The Wolf Fact 1- Wolves are the largest
members of the dog family commonly known as wild dogs. They live and hunt in packs of around 6 to 20 animals.
Fact 2 – They are endangered species and have been found living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans.
Fact 3 – Wolves are excellent hunters and can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour or more when chasing prey.
Fact 4 – Wolf packs roam large distances of around 12 miles per day and their 2 layers of fur enable them to survive in any condition, even temperatures of -40 degrees.
Fact 5 – Baby wolves (pups) are born blind and deaf but have a good sense of smell. They depend on their mother and the rest of the pack entirely.