Amazing Animals!

   Horses
  Horses are mammals meaning they are warm blooded and give live birth. Horses travel in groups that are guarded by a stallion or a male horse. Wild horses flee or escape when predators  are near.

Dolphins
 Dolphins are marine mammals which means they spend their lives in the ocean BUT they still have to come up for air. They are special because they  give birth to live young tale first instead of head first.  They are warm blooded or endothermic. Dolphins travel hunt and play in a group called a pod. Dolphins hunt with an ability called echolocation or sonar. 

Parrots 
 Parrots are brightly colored birds that have sharp beaks to crack open nuts and clean their feet. They are also highly intelligent especially in captivity where you can train them to do many things. Right now many parrots have no homes because people keep  on putting them back into the shelters and sanctuary  because people don't have enough time to spend with their parrots. Parrots think of their owners as a mate. Parrots mate for life.      
 Polar Bears
 Polar bears are smart mammals that know how to swim, fish, and  hunt for food. All these actions  are natural instincts. These instincts help the polar bear survive the harsh winter of Antarctica.  Polar bears have long necks so they can snatch their prey. They also have thick white fur along with fat so they can stay warm.

Owls
 Owls can't turn their heads all the way around, but they can turn it a remarkable amount. Owls are birds of prey,or raptors with hooked beaks to eat their victims. Owls also have strong wings to swoop down and grab their prey. Lastly they have talons. If owls didn't have talons and just had normal bird like feet, they would starve to death.

Giraffes
   A giraffe's neck has thirteen vertebrates and is very long. Giraffes also have a long purple tongue so it wont get sun burned. The neck is for reaching leaves while the tongue is for avoiding the thorns at the top. They also have very long legs to also reach for the trees.
 


Dogs
  Dogs come in many different shapes colors and sizes. The Great Dane is the biggest breed of dog.Some dogs are called mutts which means there a cross breed. Some dogs a breed for a purpose for example blood hounds are good for tracking deer and other animals. Other dogs are bred for their looks.

Walruses 
 

   Walruses are marine mammals, meaning a female gives live birth. Walruses eat fish from the ocean. The male walruses have gigantic teeth for fighting while its mating season. 

Fish
   Fish are cold blooded animals that live in the ocean. Fish lay eggs instead of giving live birth. Fish come in many different shapes, colors and sizes. For example the whale shark is the biggest fish in the world and its average length is fifty feet. Don't worry though, the whale shark only feeds on plankton. Another example is the Bull Shark which is the most dangerous shark because it can go in both salt and fresh water like rivers. 

Hippos
   Hippos are not that cute little animal you thought they were. Hippos can bite a crocodile in two. Hippos are very protective of their young and they kill over 100 people a year. You might think hippos are very slow and fat, but they can run up to twenty miles per hour.

Blob Fish
  A blob fish is in fact a predator, but doesn't actually move. It just holds its mouth open and hopes for prey to wonder in and then snaps it mouth closed. The blob fish doesn't have bones, so that's why it's called the blob fish. The blob fish lives in deep sea, or the twilight zone. 

Insects
  Insects only have six legs and have an exoskeleton. Most insects die after laying eggs. Insects can also have more than two eyes. For example the scorpion has eight eyes. Insects have the widest variety of species in the world.

Spiders

 
   Spiders have eight legs and eight eyes which you might think is good for the spiders vision, but actually makes it harder for them to see. Some spiders are very poisonous and can kill a human while other spiders are harmless. Some species like the Huntsman Spider travel in unique ways including cartwheeling and what looks like a handspring!

By: Rachel and Grace
Edited by: Ms. Martin and Emerson