Animal facts-Meerkat

In this blog post I will be discussing the Meerkat.

They live in southern Africa. They are mammals and are omnivores. They can weigh less than two lbs. They can be 1 foot long. Meerkats are also called suricates. They eat insects, lizards, birds and fruit. They dig tunnels to keep them cool from hot sun. Mothers give birth to 2-4 young. They are brown and black. They are not endangered at all. They can live up to 15 years.

This is the picture of a Meerkat. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com.

Animal facts-Devil frog

In this blog post I will be discussing the Devil Frog.
 

They are prehistoric and are carnivores. They are extinct and used to live in Madagascar. They are usually 10 lbs which is quite big for a frog that we see now. They were 16 in. long. Ceratophyrines are the living relatives of the Devil Frog. They are quite aggressive and hot tempered. Scientists have said that they could even eat lizards and small vertebrates.

This is the picture of a Devil Frog. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com. The big frog is the Devil Frog and the small one is the size of the frogs that we have today.   

Animal facts-Toucan

In this blog post I will discuss the Toucan.

Most Toucans live in parts of South America like Brazil, Ecuador and Chile. It is a bird and an omnivore. They are also related to the woodpecker. It can live up to 20 years in the wild. It can weigh up to 20 0z. When there are quite a few of them together it is called a flock. The enemies of toucans are humans, owls, big cats, jaguars, and big snakes. Their habitat is the rain forest. The toucan is one of the most famous birds in the world. The 7.5 in. long bill helps them to eat big hard nuts. It is also to help them balance. Toucans eat small lizards, insects, eggs, and young birds. Their color helps them to camouflage from enemies. They come in black, yellow, green and red. Their nests are in tree holes. The females usually lay 2-5 eggs each year. Many people like them as pets and trade them around the world. They are also a mascot for a cereal company. Interesting fact is that they have four toes, 2 going forward and 2 going backward.

This is the picture of a Toucan. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com.
 

Animal facts-Impala

In this blog post I will be discussing the Impala.

They live on the plains of southern Africa. They are a mammal and are a herbivore. They can weigh up to 175 lb. and are from head to toe 33-36 in. tall. They are endangered. They are medium sized antelopes that roam on the savanna plains and woodlands. They eat bushes, shrubs and plant shoots. The like to stay in a group and there is always one impala who is on the guard for lions and hyenas. When they see a predator they bark out an alarm that puts the entire herd to flight – and a fleeing impala is hard to catch. They can some times leap up to 33 ft. This called of antelope is known for its long, spiral horns, which they use to challenge each other in tests of strength. Then who ever when’s gets to mate with the female. The female usually gives birth to a single baby Impala.


This is the picture of a Impala. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com.

Animal facts-Protosphyraena

In this blog post I will be discussing the Protosphyraena.

This prehistoric fish was a carnivore. It was 8 ft. long. It was a medium-size predator fish that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had a long sword like snout and blade like teeth. Its teeth were positioned to stab fleeing prey. It had long, bony pectoral like saw blades as well. Fully grown adult averaged between 6 to nine ft. long. Complete skeletons of Protosphyraena are very rare. Like other late Cretaceous sea monster, Protosphyraena most likely went extinct 65 million years ago.


This is the picture of a Protosphyraena. I found this picture on  animals.nationalgeographic.com.

Animal facts-Draco Lizard

In this blog post I will be discussing about the Draco Lizard.

Draco Lizards are reptiles and they are a carnivore. They live in southeast Asia. They can grow up to 8.4 inches long. They are abundant throughout their range and have no special conservation status. Draco lizards use their long, slender tails to steer themselves, and each sortie can carry them up to 30 feet. These are so-called flying dragons because they can fly to tree to tree. They have a set of elongated ribs, which means they can extend and retract. Between these ribs are folds of skin that rest flat against the body. They have flattened bodies, which also aid in flight, and are a mottled brown in color. The undersides of their wings are blue in males and yellow in females. They also have a flap of skin on the bottom of their necks called a dewlap. This is bright yellow in males and bluish gray in females. Although Dracos usually avoid going to the ground, females still must descend to deposit eggs. The lizard uses her pointed snout to create a small hole in the ground, where she lays about five eggs and then covers the hole with dirt. She remains on the ground for about 24 hours, fiercely guarding the nest, and then returns to the trees and leaves the eggs to their fate.

This is the picture of a Draco Lizard. I found this picture on animals.nationalgeographic.com.

Animal facts- Jackrabbit

In this post I will be discussing the Jackrabbit. 

  They live in parts of Mexico and western United states. They are mammals and are herbivores. They can live up to 5 years in the wild. They can weigh 3-9 lbs. Their long ears help them alert danger. They are hares not rabbits. Hares are larger than rabbits. There are five species of them. They are capable to run up to 40 miles per hour. Their long hind legs help them jump for ten ft. black tales Jackrabbits are common. They live in shrubs, deserts and open places. White tailed Jackrabbits are very common and eat consume up to one lb per day.

This is a picture of the Jackrabbit. This picture is from animals.nationalgeographic.com

 

Animal facts-Box Jelly Fish

 In this post I will be discussing the Box Jelly Fish.

They are found on the coasts of Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, and other islands. They are invertebrates and are carnivores. They live less then one year in the wild. Sea turtles and people are the only ones to eat jellyfish. When they are together it is called a smack or fluther. They can weigh up to 5 lbs. They are one of the most venomous animals in the world. The venom goes strait for the heart and cells. They eat shrimp and fish. They are also called sea wasps. They have up to 15 tentacles. Each tentacle has about five thousand stingers.

This is a picture of the Box Jelly Fish . This picture is from animals.nationalgeographic.com 

Animal facts-Wallabies

In this post I will discussing the Wallaby.

They live in all Australia, Tasmania and Indonesia. They are a mammals and a herbivore. They live up to 9 years in the wild. They are close relatives to kangaroos. They can weigh 4-29 lb. Their tails help them keep balance and their strong legs help them jump. There are five kinds of Wallabies. All Wallabies are marsupials. Wallaby’s babies are tiny. They immediately go into their mother’s pouch. The babies are called joeys. They can be six ft. long. They eat plants and fruits. Predators threaten them a lot.

Here is the picture of Wallaby. I found this picture on the National Geographic website.

 

Animal facts-Gibbon

In this post I will talk about the Gibbon.

Gibbons are mammals and they are omnivores. They can live up to 25 years in the wild. They can grow up to 17-25 in. long. Their weight can be 9 to 29 lbs. The group name for gibbons is family. They live in the dense forests in Southern Asia. They have strong, hooked hands for grasping branches. They have powerful limbs for jumping to one tree to another. They have a long coat, which varies from black to brown. Most of the species are endangered. They live most of there time in the trees. They can move though the jungle trees at 35 miles an hour. There are 15 recognized species of gibbons ranging from Northeastern India to Southern China to Borneo. The largest species are known as Siamangs, and they can grow up to 29 lbs. Smaller species of gibbons only weight up to 9 lbs. Their diet is leaves, insects and figs. Gibbons are monogamous (a rare trait among primates) and live in family groups consisting of an adult pair and their young offspring. The family will stake out a territory and defend it using loud, haunting calls that can echo for miles throughout the forest. Mated pairs, and even whole families, will sing long, complex songs together. Some species have even adapted large throat pouches to amplify their calls. Poachers often follow the Borneo gibbon's territorial call right to its location. These primates are the most threatened primates on earth because of their habitats disappearing, they are being captured and sold and killed for the use in traditional medicines. 

Here is the picture of the Gibbon. The website that I found this is en.wikipedia.org.

 

Animal facts-Little Gulper Shark

In this post I will talk about the Little Gulper Shark

The Little Gulper Shark is a carnivore. It live in the Gulf of Mexico, coasts of Africa, tip of India and Australia. They have no anal fin but have dorsal fins with spines. They also have a long snout. They are a common dogfish. And they produce one pup. They eat bony fish and squid. They are vulnerable to be extinct. The recorded of the longest gulper shark is 5 ft. long. Some people in the 1800s used to eat gulper sharks. They live about 1,476 ft. down in the sea.

This is a picture of the Little Gulper Shark. This picture is from metal-archives.com

Animal facts-Mouse Lemur

In this post I will talk the Mouse Lemur.

They are a mammal and an omnivore. They live in parts of Madagascar. Their lifespan can be up to 8 years. They can get up to 5 in. long and up to 4 oz. They are endangered. You can find them in gray, black, white or brown. They are nocturnal creatures. There are eight species of mouse lemurs. The pigmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world. It is less than 2 in. long. They are forest dwellers. The females are the dominates. The females usually have 2-3 babies at a time. There usually are 15 in each group. A group of them is called a troop. Some of the predators that eat these creatures are fossas, owls and snakes. These creatures store all their fat in their tails and hind legs. They eat flowers, incest, fruit and other plants. Many of these animals are sold in exotic pet trade. They can run up to 20 mph per hour.

The picture is from the National Geographic website.  

Animal facts-Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

  I will be discussing the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake.

 

The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is a reptile and a carnivore. It only lives along the southeast coast of the United States. It can live up to 20 years in the wild. It can get up to 5 ft. long and can weigh up to 5 lbs. Baby rattlers can actually be more dangerous than adults because they have less control over the amount of venom they inject. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes are capable of accurately striking at up to one-third their body length. Although feared as aggressive, attacks on human beings are rare. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America. These stout-bodied pit vipers generally live in the dry, pine flatwoods, sandy woodlands, and coastal scrub habitats. Diamondback venom is a potent hemotoxin that kills red blood cells and causes tissue damage. Bites are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans. However, antivenin is widely available throughout the snake's range, and bites rarely result in death. When cornered, rattlers feverishly shake their iconic tails as a last warning to back off. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake eats pretty much anything that it can kill.

The picture is found in the National Geographic website.