Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Amazing animals :the hedgehog,clown anemonefish,the polar bear,the bottle nose dolphin,



The hedgehog

Have you ever seen a hedgehog,it has stiff sharp sine to protect itself. It curls into a ball not to sleep comfortably like us, but to keep it predators from eating it.As the spines would pierce the predators if they try to uncurl it.but the new born babies' spine are not stiff they are soft . Soon after the spines will eventually turn stiff and sharp.Do you know that the hedgehogs feed on small mice snails lizards and frogs or even eggs. Some people keep hedgehogs as pets as they help eat garden pest .But you should get a hedgehog when it is young so you would not pierce yourself.

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The clown Anemone fish


The clown anemone fish is also known as the clown fish.It is called the anemone fish as it has a very close relationship with the sea creature Anemone.Although the Anemone has tentacle that sting the clown fish is not bothered by it as there is a layer of mucus which protects it.By living in the Anemone the clown fish gains protection as its predators would not come to its home as the tentacles of the Anemone would sting it.The female clown fish can a wide range of eggs from 100 to even a 1000.Din you know that all clown were male at frist? It is because of some changes that makes a the male clownfish into a female.

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The Polar bear


The polar primarily eat seals.It will often wait at a seal breathing hole and when a seal comes up the polar bear bite the seal's head, killing it.But other times the polar bear would see a seal resting near its breathing and slowly move towards it.And when it is close enough the polar bear would grab it with its claws and bite the seal's head and again killing it.The polar bear may swim under the ice to hunt as well.A pregnant female bear would stay in a den and give birth to about two baby polar bears.She will nurse them and teach them how to hunt for about two and a half years.it has a layer of fat to keep it warm and fur and skin to absorb sunlight for warmth.

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The bottle- nose dolphin
The bottle nose is a mammal that lives in the sea . It breathes through the blowholes on top of its head so when it reaches the top it can breathe. The dolphin send messages to each other through squeaking,whistling and the body movements it makes.the bottle nose dolphin does not have a good sense of smell but it has a very good sharp hearing.The bottle-nose dolphin is usually found in temperature tropical oceans.


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Giant Pandas

Giant pandas are a endangered species as their habitats are being destroyed by ,unfortunately, us.The giant panda feeds mainly on bamboo but their body only digest a fifth of what it eats.The giant panda uses half a day to eat .As the bamboo has very little nutrients and so the panda has to eat 15 % of their body weight. To do this the giant panda eats very quickly.A giant panda can weigh from 75 to 136 kilograms!Imagine the amount of food it eats!!




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http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Panda








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