Gentle Giants The Walrus Morgan Walrus are gentle giants . Although they may look huge and scary the aren't aggressive. They are the largest fin-footed semiaquatic marine mammal. Semiaquatic means it is half of its water in the water half the time it is out on ice. Description Walrus are mammals with brown and pink hides and they weigh around 270 pounds.…
Duck-Billed Platypus The duck billed platypus lives in the Eastern States of Australia In streams, rivers, and lakes. This animal eats annelid worms, insect larvae, and freshwater yabby. It uses a pouch in its cheek to carry to the surface where the prey is eaten.…
A Ailurus fulgens skin is all fur. A Ailurus fulgens is an omnivore. Their colors are red, white, and brown. There are 3,000 or less red pandas left in the world. A Red Panda weighs about 7 to 14 pounds.…
In the animal kingdom, there are species that carry visual markers for the primitive condition, shown by a common ancestor. In primates, this is noticed largely in suborder Strepsirrhini and they are lower primates. In this suborder, there are four families that I will be primarily focused on: Daubentoniidae, Lorisidae, Galagidae and Lemuridae. These species live in varied locations through Africa, Asia, and Madagascar. There are selective pressures their environment as documented by Viguier (2002) who found that their physical appearance is affected by the changes in their habitat.…
The Cuon alpinus (dhole) is unique since they have one less molar an both side of their lower jaws then most canids. They tend to have a more bushy coat the is typically red or a brown color. They are secondary consumers that are fed upon by tigers and leopards. While they do bark and how, these animals actually whistle to communicate. They whistle mainly to regather the pack or alert the pack of a threat.…
(Nekaris, K., & Jayewardene, J., 2006). They are part of the order of primates and the family of Lorisidae. The family of Lorisidae consists of 3 distinct primates; the Asian lorises, pottos, and the African angwantibos. ( B. Vijitha Perera, B. (n.d.). EDGE of Existence.).…
They are like weasels, but bigger. Tourists can also see the tanuki, whose name translates into “Japanese raccoon dog”. They are black and tan, and they look similar to a raccoon. They are mischievous and hyper, and there are statues of the tanuki outside of some villages. Japan has a diverse environment with heap of interesting animals to…
Stereolepis gigas are carnivores. They mainly consume benthic invertebrates like rock crab, and California spiny lobster. They obtain their food by sitting and waiting to ambush their prey by rapidly opening their mouths and creating a vacuum-like suction and sucking them up. They are mostly preyed upon when they are in their early juvenile stages, because they are so big as adults. Because of that, the only predators they have as adults are great white sharks and humans.…
Natural selection Name: Giant Panda as it is mostly recognized. A panda has a greater appetite in summer than winter; in the wild, they can eat many animals that are occasionally dead. Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Life span: 20 years in the wild. Location of natural habitat: Giant panda’s are from west china; 99% of them live in the mountains that is in Sichuan, some are also located in Shaanxi and Gansu country.…
There?s an estimated 1600 pandas left. While 300 of those pandas live in zoos, mostly in China. The reason for this decline is that pandas in their natural habitat is in forests or in the mountains in Southwestern China are being cut down. They are cutting down the forest because of Chinas population growth. This is pushing the pandas into small isolated areas.…
The Axolotl lives in high altitude freshwater lakes. They like to eat worms, insects, and Molluscs. They have feathery gills and flattened shaped heads. The Axolotl is endangered. Their skin in permeable.…
Alexa’s Weekend News My animal is a Kangaroo. The length is 3.25 to 5.25 feet, the height is 3 to 8 feet ( 1 to 3) meters. Weight is 40 to 200 lbs. Lifespan is 8 to 12 years in the wild & up to 20 years in captivity. The diet is different types of grasses.…
Interesting facts about the otter They at times hold hands while walking just like humans do, and just like humans, they also employ the use of tools to make their life easier. The otter is a small mammal that is interesting. It is from the same family as the honey badger, minks and polecats as well as wolverines and martens; the family Mustelidae also known as the weasel family.…
Unlike other bears in the Ursidae family who have rounded eyes, ailuropoda have vertical slits. They possess very distinctive black and white markings, The limbs, eyes, ears, and shoulders are all black whereas the rest of the body is white. Also they have a "S" shaped and backwardly directed baculum. Unlike other bears, pandas do not hibernate but they will descend to lower elevations during the winter. Species: A. melanoleuca Average adults measure 120 - 180 cm (47-71 inch) long with a tail of 10–20 cm (4–8 inch) long.…
Clouded Leopards eat a variety from food. They eat mainly deer, wild pigs, birds, monkeys and other small mammals. Some biotic factors of the rainforest, or rainforests, of Indonesia are jaguars, anteaters, lemurs, and many others. Some plants of many plant species are bamboo, banana trees, and rubber trees. Water, rain, rocks, the ground, the sky, and the climate, temperature, and weather are some abiotic factors.…