Sunday, May 1, 2011

Giraffe horns

The two horns on a giraffes head are called ossicones.

Ruminant

A ruminant is an animal that has a multi-chambered stomach, usually divided into four sections. Partially digested food is returned from the stomach to their mouth and chewed again. Some ruminants are giraffes, camels, cows, and sheep.

Primate

Primates are animals that have five fingers on their hands. They include lemurs, apes, baboons, monkeys, gorillas, and others.

Bat echolocation

Microbats use echolocation to navigate and to find prey.

Echolocation

Echolocating animals can emit calls out and listen to the echoes they return from the objects they bounce off.

Whale echolocation

Toothed whales use echolocation to find prey.

Wolf speed

Wolves can run near 40 mph.

Zebras range

Zebras are found in Africa.

Wolves range

Wolves are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Wolves diet

Wolves are carnivores. Hares, foxes, and squirrels, are some of their prey.

Baby zebras run

Baby zebras can run 1 hour after they are born.

Zebra lifespan

Zebras live for approximately 25 years.

Zebra vision

A zebra has great eyesight, even at night.

Zebra species

There are three species of zebras. They include Plains zebra, the Grevy's zebra, and the Mountain zebra.

Zebras unique stripes

Each zebra has different stripe patterns.

Ungulates

Ungulates are hooved mammals.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Ponies legs

A pony has shorter legs than a horse.

Wolf howl

A howl from a wolf can be heard for miles away.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Gorillas range

Gorillas are found in Africa.

Gorillas size

Gorillas are the largest living primate.

Elephant vision

An elephants vision is fairly poor.

Elephant tusk

Elephant tusks are made of ivory.

Lion lifespan

Lions live for approximately 10 to 15 years.

Male camels

A male camel is called a bull.

Female camels

A female camel is called a cow.

Female elephants

A female elephant is called a cow.

Male elephants

A male elephant is called a bull.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Elephants brain

Elephants have the largest brain of any land animal.

Elephants eating

Elephants spend the majority of the day eating.

Elephants ears

Elephants use their ears to stay cool in hot weather by flapping them.

Elephants swim

Elephants can swim in water.

Elephant smell

Elephants have a good sense of smell and can tell where water is by scent.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Monkeys diet

Monkeys eat mostly fruit, leaves, eggs, insects, and nuts.

Monkey species

There are over 100 species of monkeys.

Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the movement of animals in trees.

Jellyfish species

There are thousands of different species of jellyfish around the world.

Jellyfish range

Jellyfish are found around the world in all oceans and seas.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Female chickens

A female chicken is called a hen.