Animal Research

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Animal Research

• Mrs. Sutherlands First Grade Class
• February, 2004

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Ants

• an insect
• brown
• has six legs
• three main body parts

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Ants

• lives in North America
• eat animals and plants
• protects itself by running into its nest
• use their antennas to smell, touch, taste, and
  hear

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Bat

• a mammal
• brown, black, gray, yellow, or red
• has large ears
• use echolocation

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Bat

• lives in caves and trees
• eats fruit, fish, and insects
• hides in caves
• a baby bat holds on to its mother for two or
  three weeks
• bats sleep upside down
• is the only mammal that can fly

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Boa Constrictor

• a reptile
• a tan body
• 15 feet long
• snakes swallow their food whole.

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Boa Constrictor

• lives in Mexico
• eats birds and lizards
• protects itself by squeezing its enemy
• eyes never close even when the snake is asleep

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Bumble bee

• an insect
• black and yellow
• two antennas
• a long tongue
• two large eyes
• two small eyes
• four wings

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Bumble bee

• lives in North America
• eats nectar
• protects itself by stinging people
• collects food for its young
• are very important insects

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Copperhead

• a reptile
• about 3 feet long
• covered with scales
• head is shiny
• that is where it got its name
• the color of copper

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Copperhead

• eats frogs, mice, lizards, insects, and birds
• lives in the United states
• protects itself by camouflage
• can smell with its tongue
• do not like to fight

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Frog

• amphibian
• green
• smooth skin
• excellent jumpers

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Frog

• lives in the United States
• eats insects
• uses camouflage
• can eat 35 mosquitoes in one minute

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Garden Spider

• an arachnid
• 8 legs
• black and yellow
• some have 8 eyes
• 2 body parts

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Garden Spider

• lives in the United States
• eats insects
• protects itself by dropping down to safety on
  its dragline
• sheds their skin as they grow

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Kangaroo

• a mammal
• brown and gray
• a long tail
• long feet
• hops really high

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Kangaroo

• lives in Australia
• hops fast to get away from the enemies
• carries the babies in their pouches
• related to koala

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Koala

• A mammal
• White and gray
• It has a pouch
• Two little pink ears
• A black nose

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Koala

• Lives in Australia
• Eats eucalyptus leaves
• Protects itself by climbing trees
• The baby holds on to the mom
• They spend most of their time in trees
• They arent bears

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Komodo Dragon

• a reptile
• are huge lizards
• ten feet long
• weighs 300 pounds
• scaly skin
• sharp claws

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Komodo Dragon

• lives in Indonesia
• eats water buffalo and other meats
• use their tails as weapons.
• baby dragons live in trees for the first year.

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Ladybug

• is an insect
• they are red and black
• they have six legs

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Ladybug

• live in the United States
• eat insects
• protects itself by flopping on their backs and
  staying still
• they hatch from an egg

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Monarch Butterfly

• an insect
• orange and black
• two wings, two antennas

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Monarch Butterfly

• lives in North America
• eats juices
• protects itself using its color
• smell and taste with there feet
• they hatch out of an egg and then they are a
  caterpillar and then they are a butterfly

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Octopus

• A fish
• Grey
• Has eight legs
• Big eyes to see in the dark.

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Octopus

• Lives in a dark cave under the ocean.
• Eats smaller fish that may swim by.
• Protects itself by spraying out a black cloud of
  ink-like substance.

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Ostrich

• A bird
• Male Ostriches are black and white
• Female ostrich are brown
• has a small head, a long neck, and big feet
  

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Ostrich

• Lives in Africa
• Eats lizards, mice, insects, fruit, and plants
• Outruns most of its enemies
• Is the largest living bird
• Cannot fly

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Panda

• a mammal
• black and white
• four legs
• has black circles around the eyes

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Panda

• lives in China
• eats bamboo
• protects itself climbing trees
• it has two babies but can only take care of one.

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Penguin

• My penguin is a bird.
• They are white, yellow, and black.
• They have feathers.
• They walk upright.
• They cant fly.

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Penguin

• They live in Antarctica.
• They eat fish, shrimp, and squid.
• Protects itself by swimming fast
• A female lays one egg.
• The male keeps the egg warm on his feet.
• The male does not eat until the egg hatches.
  

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Shark

• a fish
• gray
• sharp teeth

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Shark

• lives in the ocean
• eats fish
• it protects itself by
• eating the enemies

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Wolf

• a mammal
• black and white
• has a good sense of smell
• has good eyesight and hearing

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Wolf

• lives in Asia
• eats deer
• runs away from its enemies
• takes care of its cubs
• The wolf is a wild relative of the dog.

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Humpback Whale

• a mammal
• black
• it breathes through a blowhole
• it has a powerful tail that propels it through
  the water
• the front limbs are flippers
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Humpback Whale

• lives in the ocean
• eats krill
• protects itself by swimming fast
• camouflage themselves from predators
• whales feed their babies milk