Animal facts-Badger

In this post I'll be discussing the badger. Anyone out there who's a Wisconsin Badger football fan? I'm one. Oh great, now I'm going to get bad comments from Ohio St. Buckeye fans or Michigan St. Spartan fans. By the way, Badgers won the 2011 Big Ten Championship game - at Sparty fans. I guess I got off on a tangent... we're not talking about sports but about facts on amazing animals. So here's some facts about badgers.

 

Badgers live in all the continents except Antarctica and Australia. Badgers can live up to 2 years. Badgers are mammals and are omnivores. They can have up to five babies. They are shy and live in groups up to 5. When together it is called a crete or clan. There are estimated to be 28,000 badgers in the United Kingdom, for those who live in the UK. I thought you might want to know that. They are closely related to the otter, marten and weasel. They have a strong sense of smell. The cubs are born in February. They have big claws. Badgers are less active in the winter. They eat worms, insects and other small animals. There are 8 species of badgers. They are white and black.

Here's a picture of a badger for you who live in Australia. I found this picture on tolweb.org.





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By Steve

Animal facts-Piranha

Hello all. Thanks for being patient with me. I've been so busy. Here's another great animal. In this post I will be discussing the Piranha. By the way, has anyone seen Piranha the movie? I just watched a few seconds of it once. Enough of this, let's get to the real matter - facts about Piranhas.

 

They live in the Amazon River. They are also called Caribes. Piranhas can live up to 25 years. They are a fish and an omnivore. The feamles can lay up to 5000 eggs. The male and the female help protect the eggs. 90% of the eggs survive as well. When together it is called a school. Adults can weigh up to 4 lbs. They can get up to 5 cm. long. Pira means fish and sanha means tooth. Piranhas live in fresh water. Piranhas have 20 teeth. The largest tooth found in a piranha was recorded at 43 cm but most get to be 20 cm long. They can even bite though steel. There are 38 valid species of piranha that we know of. They are gray, yellow, red or blue. In addition to meat, they eat fish, insects, snails, and plants. They are not threatened at all even though many animals do try to eat them.

Here's a picture of a Piranha. I found this picture on lobshots.com.

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By Steve