ANIMALS DESCRIPTION 2º CLAUDIA

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Giraffes are well adapted to a life in a savannah. They drink water when it is

available but can go weeks without it, they rely on morning dew and the

water content of their food. Their very long necks are an adaption to feedingat high levels in the treetops. Their physical adaption, a long neck, does not

only help them to graze but also helps them keep track of predators and itenables visual communication with other giraffe over several miles.

In the giraffe did not have a long neck it would be an easier pray for

predators and it would not get as much food.

Similar to giraffes are elephants.They use long trunks to reach high tree-tops.

Giraffe


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Hyena

It is eating dead animals' corpses and it does not kill them. It lets to dothe killing by lions. It is not very brave too. It can have eating problems

because of that it does not kill the animal. It has many similar animals to

him, for example lions, wild dogs, jackals and vultures.

WallarooWallaroo inhabits the mountanous pastures of eastern Australia. It prefersto live in rocky outcrops or stoney ground. That is why it has furry pads on

feet, for climbing rocks. It is adapted to dig watr from the ground, that ishow it gets its water. If it would not dig for water it would surely die. Many

animals in that environment dig for water because there is not much water

there.


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AfricanH

edgehogThis animal has spiny armour, it is the main reason for their survival. The

ability to curl up involves minor skeletal modifications and the uniquecircular skin muscle. This animal is omnivorous and nocturnal animal.

Also they have very acute auditory sense and olfactory sense.

When this animal would not have these adaptations, this animal could not

protect himself from predators and will have difficult to find food.

There is one animal who has similar adaptations, it is porcupine.

Squirrel

Squirrel has got strong teeth, it brakes nuts with them. It also runs andhides itself to the treetops. Its enemies are bigger animals and people. It

also has got claws. Adaptations are physical but also behavioral too.

When squirrel did not got teeth it could not eat or when it did not run away

it could be eaten. Squirrel is a very interesting animal. Similar to it isbeaver.


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Squirrel Monkey

Squirrel Monkeys move through the trees by leaping. They have small backlegs, that allows more jumping force. They live on trees. They do not come

down from trees because there is no food and hunters can kill them. They

are bugger than squirrels.

Bactrian Camel

Long legs allow Bactrian Camel to travel great distances easily. Fat

stored in two humps. The Bactrian Camels are classified as herbivores.They live primarly in Central Asian deserts north of theHimalayas. The

Bactrian Camel has a remarkable capacity to endure extreme

temperatures, both high and low. It lives in small groups of up to twenty

individuals, led by an adult male. The camel can go without food andwater for 3 to 4 days. There is Arabian Camel with similar adaptations.


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Elephant

It has a trunk and tusks which keep him alive. It uses its tusks in order toprotect himself. It uses its trunk in order to drink, gather food and bathe

itself. These things are a physical part of the animal. If the animal did not

have these things it would not be able to eat, drink, bath itself or protect

itself.

Zebra

Zebars live in savannas. They can run quickly to escape from predator (likelions, hyenas), because they have long legs. They eat grasses and drink

water veru often, so they must stay near the water. They move as one big

family. Those are the behavioural adaptations. if they have not got long

legs, then they could not run quickly and so the predators could catch themeasily. Zebras are closely related to horses and donkeys.


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Armadillo

Armadillos are mammals. There are 20 species of Armadillos, grouped in9 genera and distributed through America from Argentina to the South-

Eastern corner of U.S.

Many armadillos are nocturnal. They live in burrows when not active.

Armadillos live on a variety of food. Insects and other invertebrates,plants and small vertebrates such as snakes and lizards. Naked-tailed

armadillos feed mainly on ants and termites.1-4 young armadillos are born each year depending on the species. Theyoung are born with a soft leathery skin which hardens after a few days.


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White-Cheeked Gibbon

This little monkey lives in high canopy of tropical rainforests.

Usually they eat small and pulpy fruit, buds, young leaves and sometimes

invertebrates too. Family members feed together usually, but sometimes theyforage alone. But when they are going to rest or sleep (at night) they get

together again.Their home territory is very large, about 8,5 acres. But it may vary very much.

And they protect their area very carefully.Single offsprings born every year two or three years after 7-8 month

gestation. Their maturity occurs when they are about 6 years old. But malesleave the family when they are about 8 years old. Usually they live about 25 ormore years.


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CalifornianKing Snake

CalifornianKing Snake is partially or wholly immune to the venom of

rattlesnakes and is able to eat and kill them. These adaptions are more of a

behavioral ones and the Californian King Snake uses them. If the snake

would not have those adaptions it would die. (It might have not somethingto eat). Other animals who live in this environment do not have similaradaptations.


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Platypus

Platypus is perfectly designed for underwater life, it has two layers of fur - the first

is short and dense and never lets water through to the skin. The second is longer

and is the layer of fur that gets wet. Platypus has the flat furry tail which stores fat

for long cold winter in freezing waters.

The adaptions are physical part of the animal. If platypus did not have these

adaptions if its fur gets wet, it would not keep platypus warm. Also if platypus did

not have sensitive beak, it would not find food. And if it did not have tail that stores

fat for winter, it would not survive a winter.

There are no other animal in this environment that have similar adaptions.


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Red Panda

Red Panda feeds at night, so it does not have to compete with other animals that feed

on the same things and has extra thumbs on its front paws to grab better. So its

adaptions are both physical and behavioural. Thanks to these adaptions it does nothave to worry about competition or fear about predators. Another of its adaptions is

shared with squirrels-the big bushy tail to keep balance while climbing. Red pandas

prefer temperate forests.


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Polar Bear

Polar bears live year round near arctic waters hunting seal and other animals, rarely

coming on land except on islands and rocky points. In winter they hunt along the Arctic

shelfs looking for tasty seals, fish and even humans. Polar bears are very dangerous, and

grow to a huge size and weight, as much as small automobile. They have longer legs

than other bears and large furry feet. These big feet help to distribute their weight as

they walk on thin ice in the Arctic waters.


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