Animals!

By: Amber Leech

Sharks!• Sharks are a type of

fish with full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body.

• The teeth of carnivorous are not attached to the jaw, but embedded in the flesh. Sharks teeth are constantly replaced throughout the sharks life. Sharks can loose up 30,000 teeth in a life time!

Chinchillas

• Chinchillas are a type of rodent, slightly larger then a ground squirrel, native to the Andes mountains in South America.

• Domestic chinchillas can be kept as pets. Chinchillas are normally skittish creatures and do not like to be held.

Giraffes

• A giraffe is the tallest of all land living animals.

• It is covered in large irregular patches of yellow to black fur separated by white.

• The average mass for and adult male is 1,191 kilograms.

Bush Baby

• Bush Babies have big round eyes for good night vision. They also have bat like ears that enable them to track insect preys in the dark.

• Bush babies travel through trees with literal leaps and bounds.

Geckos

• Geckos are small to average sized lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world.

Moose

• The moose or elk is the largest extant species of dear family

• The male's antlers grow as cylindrical beams projecting on each side of the head at right angles to the midline of the skull, and then fork. The lower prong of this fork may be either simple, or divided into two or three tines, with some flattening.

Blue Footed Boobie

• Blue-footed boobies are aptly named, and males take great pride in their fabulous feet.

• These birds live off the western coasts of Central and South America. The Galapagos Islands population includes about half of all breeding pairs of blue-footed boobies.