Sunday, March 31, 2013

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback Sea Turtles have the record of being the largest turtle on earth.These majestic creatures can grow to the sizes of 7 feet(2 meters).The average amount they spend living on earth is approximately 45 years.This turtle may look like a plant eater,but it is a carnivore.The Leatherback Sea Turtle is currently on the endangered species list.


Friday, March 29, 2013

White-Tailed Deer

The White-Tailed Deer are obviously deer with white tails.But its what the deer uses its tail for.Whenever a White-Tailed Deer senses Danger like the Bobcat,it raises its white tail as a warning to the other White-Tailed Deer.In the deer family,young deer are called fawns,mothers are called does and fathers are called bucks.And does usually give birth to 1-3 fawns at a time.



Thursday, March 28, 2013

Secretary Bird

The Secretary Bird-it looks harmless but it is a bird of prey.These long-legged creatures live in the Sub-Saharan Africa.This bird doesn't migrate anywhere(maybe because it might not even snow in Africa).They eat lots of insects and small sized mammals.Sometimes it even eats venomous snakes!Its height is 90-130 centimeters.


Monday, March 25, 2013

Spotted Eagle Ray

It's hard to believe this creature is a type of fish,right?Well it has gills so it is a type of fish.Though it feeds in shallow water,the Spotted Eagle Ray swims long distances through the open water-often in large shoals(schools).This ray was named Spotted Eagle Ray because of the graceful way it swims,when it does swim,it looks like it's flying.


Sunday, March 24, 2013

Paradise Tree Snake

Imagine a snake flying.....sounds like it flies for a second and crashes,right?Well feast your eyes on the 4 foot(1.2 meters)Paradise Tree Snake.These snakes can't actually fly,but they can glide when a draft of wind comes.It also seems Paradise Tree Snakes glide better than their animal cousins,the Flying Squirrels.These snakes are found from western India to the Indonesian archipelago.


Thursday, March 21, 2013

African Lion

Lions are by far the most social species of cat.They live in social family groups,or in other words called prides.The females are related and will often nurse each other.Only male lions have manes.But male lions are not the ones who hunt food.It's actually the female lions that hunt food like Zebras.They live obviously in Africa.



Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Harpy Eagle

Harpy Eagles are giant birds,I mean like a large eagle,not a Diatryma(a Diatryma is a ginormous bird the size of trees when the dinosaurs lived).They build huge nests-the size of a double bed!They build these gigantic nests on the high treetops.Parents raise one chick at a time and take turns hunting for monkeys,sloths and opossums,which they snatch from tree branches and rip into tiny bits to feed to the chick.After a few weeks the chicks are ready for flight.