Fact 1. The shell of tortoises is prepared from 60 different bones that are all connected to each
Fact 2. The top part of the shell is called the carapace & the shell is called the plaston. The carapace& the underside are connected by a bridge. Tortoises retract their limbs into their shell to protect themselves from predators.
Fact 3. They have strong horny mouths & no teeth. Tortoises do not have flippers & live entirely above water. They have good eyesight & Excellent sense of smell.
Fact 4. Tortoises are cold-blooded & generally diurnal. They drew heat from the environment to get warm & walk on land with their round & stumpy feet.
Fact 5. They have the same lifespan as humans & some tortoises can live from 90- 150 years.
Fact 6. Tortoises are herbivores & eat mainly grass, ferns,fruits, flowers & tree leaves.
Fact 7. The female is generally larger than the male in most of the species. Females dig nesting burrows in which to lay 1-30 eggs.
Fact 8. A Tortoises has four legs & a shell that is joined the sides. The tails of the male tortoises are longer than of the female tortoises.
Fact 9. They store their sperm & produce fertile eggs. Three years after the last mating fem ales lay 2-12 eggs in deep holes & leave. They hatching takes 90 -120 days to incubate.
Fact 10. Tortoises hibernate darning winter moths & go through a period of starvation to empty their stomachs before hibernating.
Friday, August 25, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Hippopotamus facts
1. Hippo's can't swim or float! They walk or stand on surface below the water like sandbanks. Even so, they spend most of the day in water to protect the sensitive skin from the sun.
2. The secrete an oily red substance that acts as a moisturizer , sunblock & protects them from germs. This also makes them look like they are sweating blood.
3. Although hippo's can hold their breathe for approximately seven minutes; most adult hippo's resurfaces every three to five minutes to breathe. This is an automatic pro less even sleeping hippo surface to breathe without waking.
4. Hippo's can close their nostrils &ears to prevent water from entering. This is way hippo calves can suckle on land or wander water.
5. An open mouth is not a yarn but rather assign to warn you off .You will only see hippo 'yawning ' while in the water because the are only territorial while in the water. You will also hear' honking '& 'grunting ' which how they mark their territory.
6. A hippo's can live for up to 40 years.
7. Hippo's usually come out of the water for four to five hours at night graze & can cover up to 10 km in this time their diet consists of grass & their graze using muscular lips.
8. The hippo 's is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. & it is highly aggressive .Arfticularly. it you get between it & the water. Their canine teeth ( sharp teeth) are used for fighting.
9. The hippo's closet living relatives are whales & Porpoises.
10. The Hippopotamus is the thrid largest land mammal after the elephant & White rhino.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Kangaroo facts
1. The red kangaroo is the largest kangaroo & is as tall as your dad. There are also tiny kangaroo small enough to fit it your hand. Over 50 kangaroo species live in Australia.
2. Some kangaroos climb & live in forests , woodlands & field kangaroos can even be found in suburban yards parks & on golf courses,
3. Kangaroo mothers are called :does" they usually have one baby at a time. The babies called a :joey" are tiny when they are born. they crawl in mom's pouch & stay there for up to 13 months.
4. Kangaroos live in groups of mobs. They communicate with each other by hissing, punching or growling sometimes they groom each other.
5. Kangaroos live 5 to 7 years in the wild.
2. Some kangaroos climb & live in forests , woodlands & field kangaroos can even be found in suburban yards parks & on golf courses,
3. Kangaroo mothers are called :does" they usually have one baby at a time. The babies called a :joey" are tiny when they are born. they crawl in mom's pouch & stay there for up to 13 months.
4. Kangaroos live in groups of mobs. They communicate with each other by hissing, punching or growling sometimes they groom each other.
5. Kangaroos live 5 to 7 years in the wild.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Koala Facts
1. Koalas found in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. They have grey fur with a cream-coloured chest, & strong, clawed feet, perfect for living in the branches of trees.
2. Cuddly critters, Koalas measure about 60 cm to 85 cm long & weigh about 14 kg.
3. Although you may have heard people call them koalas bears; these awesome animals aren't bears at all-they are in fact marsupials. A group of mammals , most marsupials have pouches where their newborns develop.
4. When an infant koala-called a joey-is born, it immediately climbs up to its mother's pouch blind & ear less, a joey uses its strong sense of touch & smell, as well as natural instinct, to find its way.
5. A joey grows & develope in the pouch for about six months. once strong enough , the youngster rides around its mother's back for a futher six months, only using the pouch to feed.
6. koala grow up to become big eaters, shifting up to one kilogram of eucalyptus leaves in a day! They are fussy too, & will select the most nutritious & Tastiest leaves & from the trees where they live.
7, These magnificent mammals get their name form an Aboriginal term meaning,: No drink: it's believed this is because koalas get almost al their moisture from the leaves they eat & rarely drink water.
2. Cuddly critters, Koalas measure about 60 cm to 85 cm long & weigh about 14 kg.
3. Although you may have heard people call them koalas bears; these awesome animals aren't bears at all-they are in fact marsupials. A group of mammals , most marsupials have pouches where their newborns develop.
4. When an infant koala-called a joey-is born, it immediately climbs up to its mother's pouch blind & ear less, a joey uses its strong sense of touch & smell, as well as natural instinct, to find its way.
5. A joey grows & develope in the pouch for about six months. once strong enough , the youngster rides around its mother's back for a futher six months, only using the pouch to feed.
6. koala grow up to become big eaters, shifting up to one kilogram of eucalyptus leaves in a day! They are fussy too, & will select the most nutritious & Tastiest leaves & from the trees where they live.
7, These magnificent mammals get their name form an Aboriginal term meaning,: No drink: it's believed this is because koalas get almost al their moisture from the leaves they eat & rarely drink water.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Panda facts
1. Scientific name for a panda is Ailuropoda Melanoleuca.
2. Pandas are mammals.
3. Pandas are in the bear family.
4. Unlike other bears pandas do not hibernate.
5. Pandas are often referred to a Giant panda.
6. The Chinese word for panda is DA Xiong Mao meaning bear cat.
7. Panda are black & white with black circles around their eyes.
8. A pandas skin is two different colors, they skin under is black fur is dark. While the skin under the white fur is pink.
9. Pandas are shy & often keep themselves. They stay away from people.
10. Pandas have great eyes sight.
11.Pandas like to climb trees.
12. Pandas live in the bamboo. They will sometimes eat shoots, leaves, stalks & berries.
13. pandas spend around 12 hours a day eating bamboo.
14. Pandas main food source is bamboo.
15. They have a strong jaw bone & teeth to help them crunch the bamboo.
16. Pandas live in the bamboo forests of western china.
17. Pandas have five fingers on each hand and a wrist bone that acts like a thumb to help them hold & eat the bamboo.
18. A male Panda is called a boar & can weigh 175-250 pounds.
19. A female pandas are called sows & can weigh 150-230 pound.
20. Pandas are 2-3 feet & 6-5 feet long
21. A baby panda is called a cub & are 3-4 ounces when born.
22. Mom pandas often hold the cubs a cradling them in their arms like human moms would do with their baby.
23. Babies are born hairless their hair fully grows in when they are around 3 months old.
24. Babies are born with their eyes closed. The open in 6-8 weeks.
25. When babies are 7 months old they can climb trees.
26. Baby pandas are clumsy! They often trip, fall , roll over while exploring their surroundings.
27. Pandas live between 15 -20 years in the wild & over 30 in captivity.
28. Pandas are endangered species.
29. The main threat to pandas as is loss of habitat. Many Bamboo forests are cut down to make room for farming.
30. Scientists in china are working on conservation measures to save the pandas.
31. Panda is the symbol of peace in china.
2. Pandas are mammals.
3. Pandas are in the bear family.
4. Unlike other bears pandas do not hibernate.
5. Pandas are often referred to a Giant panda.
6. The Chinese word for panda is DA Xiong Mao meaning bear cat.
7. Panda are black & white with black circles around their eyes.
8. A pandas skin is two different colors, they skin under is black fur is dark. While the skin under the white fur is pink.
9. Pandas are shy & often keep themselves. They stay away from people.
10. Pandas have great eyes sight.
11.Pandas like to climb trees.
12. Pandas live in the bamboo. They will sometimes eat shoots, leaves, stalks & berries.
13. pandas spend around 12 hours a day eating bamboo.
14. Pandas main food source is bamboo.
15. They have a strong jaw bone & teeth to help them crunch the bamboo.
16. Pandas live in the bamboo forests of western china.
17. Pandas have five fingers on each hand and a wrist bone that acts like a thumb to help them hold & eat the bamboo.
18. A male Panda is called a boar & can weigh 175-250 pounds.
19. A female pandas are called sows & can weigh 150-230 pound.
20. Pandas are 2-3 feet & 6-5 feet long
21. A baby panda is called a cub & are 3-4 ounces when born.
22. Mom pandas often hold the cubs a cradling them in their arms like human moms would do with their baby.
23. Babies are born hairless their hair fully grows in when they are around 3 months old.
24. Babies are born with their eyes closed. The open in 6-8 weeks.
25. When babies are 7 months old they can climb trees.
26. Baby pandas are clumsy! They often trip, fall , roll over while exploring their surroundings.
27. Pandas live between 15 -20 years in the wild & over 30 in captivity.
28. Pandas are endangered species.
29. The main threat to pandas as is loss of habitat. Many Bamboo forests are cut down to make room for farming.
30. Scientists in china are working on conservation measures to save the pandas.
31. Panda is the symbol of peace in china.
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Jellyfish
fun facts about Jellyfish
1. Jellyfish existed long before us or even the dinosaurs. then have been in the oceans for around 650 million years.
2. The Phialella zappai goldfish is named after us composer/ guitarist Frank Zappa \.
3. The earliest record use of the word "jellyfish " in English was in 1707.
4. the largest jellyfish ever found was a lion's mane jellyfish with diameter of 7 ft & 6 in & 120 ft long tentacles.
5. A group of jellyfish is called a bloom, swarm or smack.
6. if a jellyfish is cut in two pieces can regenerate and create two new jellyfish .
7 Jellyfish & cucumbers are both 95 percent water.
8 Jellyfish do not have brains but instead have nerve nets which detect environmental changes in coordinate the animals respones.
9 In many languages the word for jellyfish is medusa after the mythological Gorgon medusa whose snakes for hair suggested jellyfish tentacles.
10 Colonies of jellyfish are either all male or all female both sexes release both sperms & Eggs.
1. Jellyfish existed long before us or even the dinosaurs. then have been in the oceans for around 650 million years.
2. The Phialella zappai goldfish is named after us composer/ guitarist Frank Zappa \.
3. The earliest record use of the word "jellyfish " in English was in 1707.
4. the largest jellyfish ever found was a lion's mane jellyfish with diameter of 7 ft & 6 in & 120 ft long tentacles.
5. A group of jellyfish is called a bloom, swarm or smack.
6. if a jellyfish is cut in two pieces can regenerate and create two new jellyfish .
7 Jellyfish & cucumbers are both 95 percent water.
8 Jellyfish do not have brains but instead have nerve nets which detect environmental changes in coordinate the animals respones.
9 In many languages the word for jellyfish is medusa after the mythological Gorgon medusa whose snakes for hair suggested jellyfish tentacles.
10 Colonies of jellyfish are either all male or all female both sexes release both sperms & Eggs.
Bengal Tigers
Bengal Tiger Facts
1. Bengal Tigers can grow up to be 3.2 meters long & weigh up to 325 kg making them the second largest subspecies of tigers.
2. These tigers live in forests by themselves & need large areas with lots of pray to thrive .
3 they catch large mammals; including Samba, Chitals, Gaurs, Buffalo, wild boar, takis & barasingna . there have also been rare examples of them attacking Indian Rhinoceroses & Asian Elephants.
4. Bengal Tigers are the national animals or India & Bangladeshi. .
5. Bengal Tigers are endangered their maybe less then 3,000 left in the world.
1. Bengal Tigers can grow up to be 3.2 meters long & weigh up to 325 kg making them the second largest subspecies of tigers.
2. These tigers live in forests by themselves & need large areas with lots of pray to thrive .
3 they catch large mammals; including Samba, Chitals, Gaurs, Buffalo, wild boar, takis & barasingna . there have also been rare examples of them attacking Indian Rhinoceroses & Asian Elephants.
4. Bengal Tigers are the national animals or India & Bangladeshi. .
5. Bengal Tigers are endangered their maybe less then 3,000 left in the world.
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