Animals of the Week #6

This week's Animals of the Week is.....
       The Platypus!              
        
              The Platypus is one of nature's most extraordinary animals. Many believe that they are a mix of a duck (bill, webbed feet) and a beaver (tail, body, fur) A male platypus is venomous. They have stingers on the heel of their back feet. These Australian mammals are bottom feeders. They eat insects, shellfish, larvae, and bits of gravel and mud on the bottom of lakes. Platypuses do not have teeth so the gravel helps them "chew" their food.

                     Those were just a few facts about Platypuses! Please enjoy some pictures below!

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Animal of the Week #5



The Lemur



This week's Animal of the Week is. . . .

             The Lemur! 

                        You guys might be familiar with Lemurs from the     2005 movie 'Madagascar.'             

        But now I'm going to tell you what lemurs really do

                 The Lemur is the smallest of all primates and not many people realize that they belong to the primate family. There are many different kind of lemurs and they can be so many different sizes and colors. They use their tail for balance and believe it or not they don't use it for hanging on trees like other animals do. They have thin fur due to the warm climates that they live in.  Lemurs eat fruit and nuts that they find in the trees, and they also may eat some small insects.

Fun Fact: Early evolution proves that Lemurs used to be as big as an adult male gorilla (preeettyy bigg!!)

                                    These were just a few facts about the Lemur. They are very interesting and unique animals. Please enjoy some pictures below!

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Animal of the Week #4

Before I start, I just wanted to say I apologize for not posting in a while. I've been extremely busy. But since it's summer, I will definitely be posting a lot more!

Sugar Glider

This Week's Animal of the Week is. . . . .                                 
the Sugar Glider!

                           A Sugar Glider is a small nocturnal marsupial that is found in Austrailia and Indonesia.
                         Sugar Gliders get their name from their love of sugar and their inherited ability to glide from tree to tree using the webbed part of their body between their back legs.  Sugar Gliders only weigh about 4 ounces when fully grown and can glide over 160 feet! Wow!
                         I hope you enjoyed this quick review of Sugar Gliders! Please enjoy some pictures below!

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Animal of The Week #3

This week's Animal of The Week is . . .
The Blue-Footed Booby!

                           The name booby comes from the Spanish term "bobo" which means "stupid, fool, or clown." This is because the Blue-Footed Booby is a very clumsy on the land.
                           Male Blue-Footed Booby's dance with their blue feet to impress the female Blue-Footed Booby. During the dance, it spreads it's long wings and stomps it's feet on the ground.
                          The boobies live in the Western coast of South America. They mostly feed on: anchovies, flying fish, mackerel, sardines, and squid.
                                              I hope you enjoyed a quick review of the Blue-Footed Booby! Please enjoy a few pictures below!

                                     

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Animal of the Week #2

This weeks Animal of the Week is. . . . . .

The Fennec Fox!

A lot of people arent too familiar with the Fennec Fox but, after you read this, you will be very familiar with them.

A Fennec Fox is a small nocturnal fox found in North Africa. Its most distinctive apperance is their unusual big ears. Fennec Foxes mostly feed on rodents, insects, birds, and eggs.

Believe it or not, Fennec Foxes actually make great pets since they're very easy to train to use a litter box and can be fed dog or cat food.

 These were just a few facts about the Fennec Fox. Here are some pictures below. ENJOY!

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Animal of the Week

This week's Animal of the Week is. . . . . . . . . . . . 
            The Narwhal!

             Now, a lot of people think Narwhals are fake. They arent. I'm sure some of you have seen a narwhal in the 2008 hit "Elf" starring Will Ferrell. They look, and are the same thing as you saw in the movie but, they OBVIOUSLY can not talk.
                                        Narwhal's horns may seem like it's coming out their heads but it's not. Believe it or not, it's their left tooth that sticks out of their upper lip! Their horn can grow up to 9 feet! Amazing huh?

During summer, it feeds on the easy-to-catch fish of shallower waters. So sightings of a narwhal would be more likely in the Summer.

                                                  Hope you enjoyed this week's "Animal of the Week!" Please enjoy these pictures of Narwhals! Thanks for reading!

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