Conclusion: The Platypus is such a unique and interesting
Conclusion: The Platypus is such a unique and interesting
The Hedgehog Erinaceous europaeus Hedgehogs are fascinating creatures! With such a small body length and only weighing a few ounces, it’s astonishing they are not categorized as rodents. What’s even weirder is that some hedgehogs eat dog food. Hedgehogs have a much shorter gestation period compared to other animals. Have you ever wondered what a hedgehog looks like?…
One of my favorite animals is a fennec fox. Fennec fox are very extraordinary, they have very huge ears that help them to hear and with there body temperature. Beautifully the fennec fox has awesome sandy colored fur, which helps them not to be seen by predators at during the day. Having been very active at night, the fennec fox walks and moves mostly in the cooler night, where they are much safer than during the day. Around, under and above, the fennec fox predadores search for them, even though the fennec fox has advantages.…
American minks were introduced because shipments of minks were being made to North America. They were then initially presented in the UK in the 1920s. Thew were discovered mainly in the wild as a result of escape and also due to human intervention which made there population expand in lakes and rivers that were in Europe and South America. American minks were mainly introduced for fur farming to make jackets and capes for humans. The first mink to be found in Britain was an accidental cause due to animals escaping from the farms this expanded the population of minks due to successful breeding.…
Its incubation period is longer than that of other Australasian-breeding plovers (Bird Life Australia, NA). The reasons behind this species become endangered is because they; Do not…
Sloths By: Amanda Adey Have you ever wondered what a sloth eats, or what it does to get food? Maybe you wonder what it’s habitat is like? Maybe you’ve wondered about why they have green fur? Perhaps you’ve wondered just how big are they, really?…
One really cool trait is that they have three extra cervical vertebrae which allow them to turn their head…
Sloths used to be much more diverse. Some were like grazers, some were believed to be burrowers and some even dined in the ocean. I found this interesting since today's sloths are all small, tree dwelling…
Darwin’s finches, also known as the Galapagos finches, are a group of fourteen species of finches found on the island, each fitting differently into the ecosystem. All the species are similar in coloration, size, and habits, but they all have a different size and shape of their beak. The medium ground finch is one type of Darwin’s finches, the first of which scientists observed evolving. The female medium ground finches have brown, streaky plumage while males have solid black with white undertail tips.…
The Flying lemur or Cynocephalus volans may be called that but it doesn't fly it glides to tree to tree,also belonging to the class of Mammalia. The Flying lemur has a super good grip to hold on to trees. All animals have structures (body parts) and functions to live the flying lemur has Extra skin, to glide and get away from predators. There big eyes are for seeing trees to land on. Finally claws they are used for the flying lemur to hop up trees and climb because they cant.…
What is a Siberian Tiger? What does it eat? Why is it endangered? These questions will be answered in this research paper. The purpose of this research paper is to answer these questions.…
Australian Red Kangaroo The Animal Kingdom consists of many different types of animals, but a very unique one is the Kangaroo. This animal is known as a marsupial, who happens to carries their offspring, otherwise known as a joey, in a "skin" pouch on the front of their bodies. Using their large powerful legs, kangaroos hop from place to place. These herbivores, depending on the type can live up to 20 years.…
The platypus looks like a cute animal but is a very dangerous. The male platypus…
Sarah Smith, who is in 2nd grade learned about human anatomy in her elementary school. After the class, Sarah played with her volleyball at her garden, and saw a few butterflies are on her hat. She asked her mother if butterflies are vertebrates. Sarah’s mother, Amanda, said butterflies are not vertebrates because they are insects and they are part of the arthropods. However, the interesting thing was Sarah’s parrot which also can fly as a butterfly is a vertebrate because parrot is a backboned animal.…
These species are just a fraction of the many species that are declared extinct in the past few years mainly because of one other species, Homo sapiens. Imagine not knowing what a tiger, or a Saola, known as the Asian unicorn, look like. That just might happen as our planet can be losing 50% of its species in the next few decades. Instead of the natural rate of 1-5% of…
Google images was used to find images for the photo story. The theme of this poem is the loneliness of an animal. This help convey the theme of solitude. As the ‘old man platypus’ is a lonely creature.…