Animals of the World - 3+B

ANIMALS OF THE WORLD

U.K.

(United Kingdom)

HEDGEHOG

-Hedgehogs are very small animals.

They only grow to be 9 - 10.5 inches long

-During Winter, Hedgehogs hibernate (go to sleep)

-Hedgehogs are cover in little

spikes, which are called quills

Video: Hedgehog gets stuck

RED SQUIRREL

Germany

-Red Squirrels like to

live by themselves

-Red Squirrels are very

good at climbing trees

Squirrels are very noisy, and make lots of different sounds

Belgium

PEREGRINE FALCON

-The Peregrine Falcon has very good eyesight

-Peregrine Falcons are the fastest birds on earth

-Peregrine Falcons hunt other animals for their food

France

CHAMOIS

-Chamois are similar to goats, but they are actually antelope

-The Chamois lives in the mountains

-The Chamois is a shy animal

U.S.A.

BEAVER

-Beavers live in a house

made of sticks, called

a dam, which they build

by themselves

-Beavers like to swim

-Beavers have big teeth

Japan

(United States of America)

-In Japanese myths, tanuki are very strong animals that can change what they look like when they need to

-Tanuki are part of the same family as wolves and dogs

TANUKI

Video: Tanuki eating

-The Tanuki is also known as the Japanese Racoon Dog

India

-A group of peacocks is called a 'party'

-Peacocks can fly, but their wings are not very strong, so they can't fly for a long time

PEACOCK

-Only male peacocks have the beautiful tail. Female peacocks are brown colored

Kenya

CHEETAH

-The Cheetah is the fast land animal in the world

-The Cheetah's claws help it to run fast

-Cheetahs talk to each other by 'chirping'

ELEPHANT

-Female elephants and their babies live in groups together, but male elephants live by themselves

-Elephants are the biggest animals that live on land

Video: Elephant painting a picture

-Elephants can swim, and use their trunk like a snorkel to help them breathe

RHINOCEROS

ZEBRA

Video: Zebra eating his lunch

-Rhinoceros means 'nose horn'. It is also called the rhino for short

-Zebras are in the same family as horses and donkeys

LION

-The Rhino's horn is made of the stuff that fingernails are made of (keratin)

-A group of Rhinos is called a 'crash'

-Lions are the second biggest cat in the world (tigers are first)

-Zebra crossings (where people cross the road) are named after the black and white stripes of zebras.

-Every Zebra's stripes are a different pattern

-Male lions have a lot of hair around their heads called a mane which female lions don't have

-Lions live in groups called 'prides'

-The Giraffe has feet that are the size of dinner plates: 12 inches wide

-Giraffes are the tallest animal on land. They could look through a second-story window of a building just standing still!

GIRAFFE

-Giraffes have a very long tongue that is black in color

Brazil

GIANT

ANTEATER

-Giant Anteaters have very long tongues, which they use to eat ants

-Giant anteaters usually live by themselves

-The Giant Anteater finds ants with smell, because they can't see very well

Australia

-The Koala is very good at climbing

-Koalas only eat eucalyptus leaves, which is a common tree in Australia

KOALA

-Baby Koalas live in their mother's pouch when they are first born, then move onto the mother's back until they are old enough to climb

Video: Koala at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

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