Elephants!!!

Hello and today I will tell you about Elephants...

 

Here are some facts a bout elephants!!!

 

Elephants are the largest land-living mammal in the world.

• Both female and male African elephants have tusks but only the male Asian elephants have tusks. They use their tusks for digging and finding food.

• Female elephants are called cows. They start to have calves when they are about 12 years old and they are pregnant for 22 months.

• An elephant can use its tusks to dig for ground water. An adult elephant needs to drink around 210 litres of water a day.
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• Here is a picture of an Elephant!!!
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Costa Rican Frogs!!!

Hello and today I will tell you about....

!!!!!!!Costa Rican Frogs!!!!!!!

Here are some facts about them....

In the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve of Costa Rica, there were once so many harlequin frog species (Atelopus) that it was hard not to step on them when walking alongside streams. But during the 1980s and 1990s, most of these frogs vanished due to deadly infectious diseases brought on by changing water and air temperatures.

This is what they look like...

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Lions!!!

!!!Hello and today I will be telling you about lions!!!

 

 

Here are some facts about lions...

Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers).

The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb).

The heaviest lion on record weighed an amazing 375 kg (826 lb).

Lions can reach speeds of up to 81 kph (50 mph) but only in short bursts because of a lack of stamina.

The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away.

Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa.

Here is a picture of a lion...

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Hamsters!!!

!!!HAMSTERS!!!

 

!!!Hello and today I will tell you about hamsters!!!

 

Hamsters were first found in Syria. They live all over the world.

Hamsters hoard their food. They stuff their mouths full and then spit out and hide some of the food for later.

Hamsters like to play. They need exercise wheels or tunnels. They shred paper and cardboard.

Hamsters have teeth that always grow.

Hamsters can catch a cold from humans.

 

Now here is a picture of a hamster...

 



 

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Rabbits

Hi and today I will tell you about

rabbits!!!

 

Here is some facts about rabbits...

 

A female rabbit is called a doe.

A male rabbit is called a buck.

A young rabbit is called a kit (or kitten).

Rabbits live in groups.

The European rabbit lives underground, in burrows. A group of burrows is known as a warren.

More than half of the world’s rabbits live in North America.

 

Now here is a picture of some rabbits!!!!

 



 

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Dogs!!!

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today I will tell you about...

 



In total there is said to be around 400 million dogs in the world.

The domestic dog has been one of the most popular working and companion animals throughout human history.

Dogs perform many useful tasks for humans including hunting, farm work and security as well as assisting those with disabilities such as the blind.

Although experts often disagree, there is scientific evidence which shows that the domestication of dogs could have occurred more than 15,000 years ago.

There are hundreds of different breeds of dogs.

Now here is a picture of dogs!!!

 

 



Come back tomorrow to find out about rabbits!!!

Cats!!!

!!!Hi and welcome to the animal blog!!! 

 

 

Today I will tell you about cats!!!

 

 

Cats are one of, if not the most, popular pet in the world.

There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world.

Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years.

Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day.

Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.

A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens.

Domestic cats usually weight around 4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz) to 5 kilograms (11 lb 0 oz).

The heaviest domestic cat on record is 21.297 kilograms (46 lb 15.2 oz).

 

Now here is a picture of some cats...

 

 

!!!Come back tomorrow to find out about dogs!!!