Animals
Dolphins
There are a lot of types of dolphins worldwide.Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies, but they are generally gray in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies.
Peacock
Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.
Penguins (My favorite animal!!!!)
Penguins are birds with black and white feathers and a funny waddle. But unlike most birds, penguins are not able to fly -- in the air that is. Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater, searching for food in the ocean. When they are in the water, they dive and flap their wings. It looks just like they are flying!
Penguins are shaped like a torpedo. Their body is built for the most efficient swimming with their average speed in the water being about 15 miles per hour.
Scientific Information: Penguins make up the scientific order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae.
Penguins are shaped like a torpedo. Their body is built for the most efficient swimming with their average speed in the water being about 15 miles per hour.
Scientific Information: Penguins make up the scientific order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae.
Polar Bears
Polar bears roam the Arctic ice sheets and swim in that region's coastal waters. They are very strong swimmers, and their large front paws, which they use to paddle, are slightly webbed. Some polar bears have been seen swimming hundreds of miles from land—though they probably cover most of that distance by floating on sheets of ice.
Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments and depend on a thick coat of insulated fur, which covers a warming layer of fat. Fur even grows on the bottom of their paws, which protects against cold surfaces and provides a good grip on ice. The bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays
Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments and depend on a thick coat of insulated fur, which covers a warming layer of fat. Fur even grows on the bottom of their paws, which protects against cold surfaces and provides a good grip on ice. The bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays
Hoatzin
's a primitive-looking bird, about the size of a pheasant at about 2 feet long, and it sports a ruddy, spiky, unkempt, 4-inch crest on a small head atop a long bulging neck. The featherless bright-blue face is accented by blood-red eyes and a short, thick beak. The body is covered in dingy-brown feathers accented by greens, buffs and creamy whites. When the bird spreads its wings, a surprising chestnut color appears on the flanks and underwings.
Snakes
There are about 2,700 species of snakes, of these 375 are venomous. In the United States, ten species are listed as threatened and seven species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
DESCRIPTION:Snakes are elongated, limbless, flexible reptiles. Their body shape depends on the habitat in which they live. Aquatic snakes usually have a flattened body; those living in trees are long and slender with a prehensile tail while burrowing snakes tend to be compact. Snakes are found in a huge range of colors, from bright to dull. Brightly colored snakes are usually venomous, their coloration serving as a warning to predators, while dull colored snakes use their coloration for camouflage. Some snakes mimic the color and pattern of venomous snakes.
SIZE:Brahminy blind snakes are the smallest snake at two inches in length. The anaconda can reach lengths of 38 feet.LIFESPAN:In captivity, some species will live as long as 50 years.
Badger
- Badgers are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
- Badgers live in groups of up to 14 adults and dig systems of underground tunnels and nesting chambers called "setts", where they sleep and rear their young. These setts can have several entrances, and grass, bracken and leaves are used to line their beds.
- Some setts have been used for more than 100 years by many generations of badgers!
- Badgers are strong and heavy for their size and have sharp clawed feet, making them the fastest-digging animal on Earth. In the United States, a badger was observed digging through an asphalt surface. It took the badger less than two minutes to get underground!
- The biggest threats to badgers are cars – more than 50,000 badgers are killed by cars every year.
- Badgers have excellent hearing and a strong sense of smell, which helps them find food, but their eyes are small and their eyesight is not very good.
- Badgers and their setts are fully protected by the Badger's Act 1992, meaning badgers must not be killed, trapped or taken from their setts.
- Badgers live throughout Great Britain, with the highest number in South Western counties of England and Wales.
- Badger baiters who interfere with setts and kill badgers have reduced badger populations in some areas. Badger baiting is illegal, so if you see someone doing this you should contact the police and the RSPCA straight away.
- Near each sett is a scratching tree that the badgers use to keep their claws sharp.