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.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
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.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Siamese cats
Siamese cats are actually quite lovable cats.
1 blue for a reason- these beautiful blue eyes that Siamese cats have didn't just happen by chance.
2 didn't you hear me- These kittens are known for having a voice & not being shy whatsoever about showing it.
3 I really need you- this is by no means an independent breed & they do not do well in an environment where there will be left home alone on a routine basis
4 Careful, I'm sensitive- As a newborn kitten, all purebred Siamese enter the world entirely white, their distinctive marking being to developed (around 4 weeks of age) due to a gene in their bodies that is sensitive.
5 I hear you loud & clear- Unlike most blue- eyed cats that carry recessive traits & are prone to hearing issues, the blue-eyed siamese have not been reported as to having any issues with hearing.
1 blue for a reason- these beautiful blue eyes that Siamese cats have didn't just happen by chance.
2 didn't you hear me- These kittens are known for having a voice & not being shy whatsoever about showing it.
3 I really need you- this is by no means an independent breed & they do not do well in an environment where there will be left home alone on a routine basis
4 Careful, I'm sensitive- As a newborn kitten, all purebred Siamese enter the world entirely white, their distinctive marking being to developed (around 4 weeks of age) due to a gene in their bodies that is sensitive.
5 I hear you loud & clear- Unlike most blue- eyed cats that carry recessive traits & are prone to hearing issues, the blue-eyed siamese have not been reported as to having any issues with hearing.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Killer Whales
Killer whales are the top predator in the world's oceans.
Scientists consider them to be smarter then chimpanzees.
The scientific name of the killer whale is Orcinus Orca.
"Orca Orcinus " is derived from the name orcus , one of roman gods of the netherworld who punished evildoers- a fitting name for ocean's most fearsome predator.
Killer whale is not a fish. It's is a marine mammal. However, it is not a whale .
It is in fact a dolphin in & the largest dolphin to boot.
Scientists consider them to be smarter then chimpanzees.
The scientific name of the killer whale is Orcinus Orca.
"Orca Orcinus " is derived from the name orcus , one of roman gods of the netherworld who punished evildoers- a fitting name for ocean's most fearsome predator.
Killer whale is not a fish. It's is a marine mammal. However, it is not a whale .
It is in fact a dolphin in & the largest dolphin to boot.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Bottle-nose Dolphin facts
You see dolphins in aquariums, sea parks, TV shows & movies.
Bottle-nose Dolphins are widely recognized marine mammals.
Bottle- nose dolphins habitat is tropical oceans, coastal populations entering into bays,estuaries & river mouths.
Bottle- nose Dolphins body measures are around 2-4 m (6-12 ft) long & weigh 135-650 kg (300-1400 lbs).
Male bottle-nos dolphins are significantly longer then female bottle-nose dolphins.
Bottle-nose dolphins swim speeds are up to 35 km/h & (22 mph) & dive as deep as 915 m (300 ft)
dolphins can hold their breathe up to 7 minutes.
Dolphins exhale at 160 km/ hr (100 mph) when they inhale the exchange up to 80% of their lungs & humans by comparison only exchange 17% of the air in their lungs when they breathe.
Dolphins can never fully sleep & one side of their brains must always be active so that they remember to breathe.
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