Science Homework- Endangered animals
Use the websites below to find out the answers to the following questions. House points will be awarded for an animal that no one else has picked. Pick 3-4 animals:
Where they
live
How many are left
What can be
done to help them
Pacific Walruses live in Canada and Greenland. There are about 200,000 in the world and the threat to them is climate change, because food is getting rare.
ReplyDeleteVampire bats live in South America. Threats to them is because humans break their caves. Nobody knows how many there are in the world.
Asian elephants live in south east Asia. There are 35,000 to 40,000 in the world and one of the threats to them is the climate change. There is less food and water because it is getting hotter and drier.
1. Sonoran Pronghorn
ReplyDeleteSonoran Pronghorn lives at North America and it is reddish brown on their backs and sides and have lighter clour undersides. The Snonoran are left 100 in the wild of United States. Also Sonoran Pronghorn eats herbs, cacti and for desert grasses. The female Sonoran Pronghorn has short black horns and the male Sonoran Pronghorn has sport 2.
large black pronged horn.
2. Mountain Tapirs
Mountain Tapirs lives at South American mountains in Columbia which called implies, high in the mountains also they live in Peru and Ecuador. There body length are 180cm and weight is 225 to 250kg. They eat plant leaves and sprouts, fresh branches. But Moutain Tapirs is at dangerous because lots of people haunt them so to save them lots people who haunt the Mountain Tapirs they have stop that for them. Also Moutain Tapirs got left over 2,500.
3. Takin
Takin lives at Himalayas which is steep mountain.Takin body length is 100-237cm and tail lengths 7-12cm, weight, female up to 250kg and male 150-400kg. Also they eat grass and leaves from buds of trees. Takin is at dangerous because the people cut out the trees from mountains so Takins does not have food a lot so to save them people have cutting the trees and branches from the mountain.
Cactus Ferraginous pygmy owl
ReplyDeleteThere are only 28 of them.They live in the desert.its native range runs along two corridors.The western corridor runs from lowland and central Arizona southwards through the Mexican states of Colomia and Migohan.The eastern corridor runs from southern Texas in to the Mexican states of Tampulipas.To help you can save them from preditors.
Desert Tortoise
There are between 5-60 adult Desert Tortoises.The Desert Tortoise can be found in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of Southern California ,Nevada and Utah.You can help them by keeping them safe from preditors.
Sonoran Pronghorn
There are 100 Sonoran Pronghorns.They travel acrossvast expanses of the Sonoran desert in Arizona,California,Sonora and Mexica.You can help them by keeping them safe from their predirtors.
Canada Lynx
1,000Lynx exist in the lower 48 state.they live in four distant areas that are the Northeast,the Greek lakes state,the Northern rocky mountains and the Southern rocky mountains.
1.Howler monkey: They are found in south America. They are nearly extinct because they don't find food anywhere except the ground but the ground has deadly animals and they kill the howler monkeys and most of the people take them to zoo's.
ReplyDelete2.Tarsier: They are found in India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. The population of this animal is 590. This is very less because they are getting killed by leapords and very less tarsiers are left.
3.Bilby: They are found in Australia they are endangered. They survive with only with food no water. There is no water where they live. Everybody kills them to eat them it is bad eating these cute animals.
4.leaf muntjac: They are never found anywhere but putao these species of deers are nearly extinct because they are kept in houses or gardens. The people don't know the right food for them.
Mexican Spotted Owl
ReplyDeleteHabitat.
Most nest sites are natural tree cavities, although Mexican spotted owls also use caves, potholes in cliff ledges and stick nests built by other birds.
Diet.
They eat wood rats, mice, voles, rabbits, gophers, bats, birds, reptiles and arthropods.
Number
In the United States, there are an estimated 2,106 Mexican spotted owls. Numbers in Mexico are also dangerously low.
Mating season.
They mate in February to March.
Extra facts.
Height: 16-19 inches.
Length: 17 inches (wingspan of 42-45 inches).
Weight: 1.2-1.4 lbs; males smaller than females.
Lifespan: 16-17 years in the wild
Wolverine
Diet.
They primarily scavenge dead animals but are also very capable of killing their own meal, including ground squirrels and snowshoe hares.
Looks like.
The wolverine has a broad head, small eyes and short, rounded ears. It has glossy, dark brown fur, a light face mask and a stripe running down both sides of its body. The wolverine is powerfully built and has short legs with wide feet for travelling across the snow.
Number.
It is estimated that the wolverine population in the United States numbers fewer than 300 wolverines.
Area.
Wolverines now occur only in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Washington and may still occur in the Great Lakes region.
Extra facts.
Male wolverines are typically 30-40% larger than females.
Height: 16 inches (.41m) (males); 14 inches (.36m) at shoulders (females)
Length: 31-44 inches (.8 - 1.1m) (including its bushy tail)
Weight: 25-55 lbs (11-18 kg) (males), 15-30 lbs (7-14 kg) (females). Exceptionally large males can weigh over 70 lbs (31 kg)
Lifespan: 10-12 years.
Called "skunk bear" by the Blackfeet Indians, the wolverine is the largest terrestrial member of the weasel family. Young wolverines are called kits.
Black-Tailed Prairie dog
Diet.
Black-tailed prairie dogs mainly consume grasses, sedges, forbs (flowering plants), roots and seeds, though they are also known to eat insects.
Looks.
It has a black-tipped tail, brown fur, large black eyes and short legs and sharp claws developed for digging burrows.
Number.
Black-tailed prairie dogs once numbered in the hundreds of millions – maybe even over 1 billion – and were possibly the most abundant mammal in North America. But due to a variety of reasons, their numbers have decreased by over 95%. Today they may number around 10-20 million.
Extra facts.
Prairie dogs have a complex system of communication that includes a variety of pitched warning barks that signal different types of predators.
Animal:
ReplyDeleteAmur Leopard:
Where They Live: Amazon ,Arctic ,Borneo and Sumatra and Congo Basin.
How Can You Help: Spread a message of awareness regarding extinction of rare animals. Creating a conducive environment .Adopt an Amur Leopard. Preserving forests.
How Many Are Left : Only 35 Amur Leopards are left in the world.
Animal: Hawksbill Turtle
Where They Live: They live throughout the tropical oceans predominantly in coral reefs.
How Many Are Left : An estimation made recently tells us that around 8000 female turtles are left .
How Can You Help: Adopt a turtle. Provide conducive environment .Put a ban on selling tortoise shell.
Animal : Cross River Gorillas
Where They Live :Live in rain forests of Cameroon and Nigeria.
How Many Are Left:200 to 300 gorillas are left in the wild.
How Can You Help: Adopt a Cross river gorilla. Stop killing them for money.
Amur Leopard
ReplyDeleteEven though most leopards live in the rainforests and jungles, the Amur Leopards habitat is the far East Of Russia. There's only 30 Amur Leopards left in the whole world!!! Another name for an Amur Leopard is Far East Leopard.
African Wild Dog
The African Wild Dogs habitats are Southern Africa and Southern parts of East Africa. There are 3,000-5,500 of them in the world.
Thick Billed Parrot
The Thick Billed Parrot lives in the USA. There are around 500-2,000. In the USA that was one of the only two spices that ever livedthere (the other spiece got extinct).
Bobcat
The Bobcat lives in the North America. There are 725,000-1,020,000 left in the wild. The Bobcats are killed by farmers because they steal sheep.
The Mountain Lion
The Mountain Lions habitat is the Norh America. There are around 30,100 of them left in the world. All the young Mountain Lions have spots on their backs and the old ones don't.
If you want to save any of the animals you can addoped one!!!!!
Dolphin
ReplyDeleteThese are the country's that the dolphin's live North America,South America,Europe,Africa,Middle East,Asia,Australia.
This is the number of dolphins that people say they still live estimate at 7000.
This is what we can do to help dolphins is to stop people hunting them.
Gray wolf:
They live in:Africa,Europe,South America,North America,Australia,Asia,Middle East.
There are an estimated 7,000 to 11,200 wolves in Alaska and more then 5,000in the lower 48 states.
Your support will help us fight to protect gray wolves and other threatened and endangered wildlife.
Narwhal
They live in North America, Artic and Antartic.
This estimate more than 80,000.
Learn how you can be a powerful advocate for wildlife.
Tiger
This animal lives in Asia and Middle East.
Estimate around 400.
A symbolic adoption helps save real animals in the wild.
OCELOT
ReplyDeleteOcelots range in colour from light yellow to reddish grey, with dark spots and stripes. They have dark stripes on their cheeks and their tailed have rings of dark fur. Ocelots are carnivores, they hunt and eat animals such as rodents, rabbits, young deer, birds, snakes and fish. Ocelots are carnivores, they hunt and eat animals such as rodents, rabbits, young deer, birds, snakes and fish. Help them by not cutting down trees or hunting for their fur.
AMERICAN BISON
Bison once roamed the whole of North America, but now there are only small patches of America where they still exist. They are herbivores and eat grass and plants.
Today, approximately 500,000 bison live across North America. They live for 18 - 20 years. Intolerance is the greatest threat to bison. Though bison are no longer threatened with extinction, there are currently very few places where wild bison are allowed to live as wildlife.
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
The American alligator is the largest reptile in North America. It has a large, dark (usually black), slightly rounded body and thick bones. Unlike the crocodile, the alligator has a broad head. The alligator uses its powerful tail to propel itself through water. While alligators move very quickly in water, they are generally slow-moving on land. They can, however, move quickly for short distances. alligators today are threatened mainly by habitat loss and encounters with people.
Mexican Grey Wolf.
ReplyDeleteThe Mexican gray wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf, and is the most endangered type of wolf in the world. Commonly referred to as "El lobo," the Mexican wolf is grey with light brown fur on its back. Its long legs and sleek body enable it to run fast.
* Diet
Mexican wolves mostly eat ungulates (large hoofed mammals) like elk, white-tailed deer, and mule deer. They are also known to eat smaller mammals like javelinas, rabbits, ground squirrels and mice.
* Population
After being wiped out in the United States and with only a few animals remaining in Mexico, Mexican wolves were bred in captivity and reintroduced to the wild in Arizona beginning in 1998. There are only about 300 Mexican wolves in captivity. The goal of the reintroduction program was to restore at least 100 wolves to the wild by 2006; unfortunately, at the end of 2012 there were still only approximately 75 wolves.
African Wild Dog.
The African Wild Dog is a member of the Canidae (dog) family that form and live in packs by helping one another. They are in danger of extinction because people kill them for attacking their domesticated livestock, and from diseases contracted from captive dogs.
* Habitat
The African Wild Dog lives in the savanna and grasslands of southern and eastern Africa.
* Diet
They mainly hunt and eat antelopes such as the Gazelle, as well as rabbits and lizards. These kinds of animals are Carnivores.
Przewalski's Horse.
The Przewalski's Horse is the only remaining wild horse still surviving in the world. Once, it became extinct because it was hunted or it lost in the feeding frenzy with farm animals.
* Habitat
Przewalski's Horses live on the Mongolian plains and prairies.
* Diet
Przewalski's Horses love eating grass. Sometimes they nibble a little tree bark. These animals are called Herbivores, the do not eat meat.
Saola.
The saola is a mysterious animal that inhabits pristine woodlands. Though the species was discovered relatively recently, hunting and forestland development have already driven it to the edge of extinction.
* Diet
Saolas love leaves, and they also eat grass. They are also called Herbiores.
* Habitat
They live deep in the forests of the Southeast Asian countries of Vietnam and Laos, far from human settlements. The difficult to see phantom of the forests.
The saola is called a phantom animal because it was completely unknown until recently, even though it has a body length of one meter. The horns of a saola were discovered in 1992, and in the 20 years since then only two have been captured, one in 1996 and one in 2010. Because there are so few saolas that live in deep forests far from human settlements, they are very hard to find.
Grevy's Zebra.
Grevy's Zebra is hunted for its beautiful hide and so it has had a shocking drop in numbers. In addition, domesticated animals are becoming larger in number so food and water supply is getting lower.
* Habitat
Nowadays, Grevy's Zebra can only be found in Kenya and some parts of Ethiopia.
* Diet
The Grevy's Zebra eats things like grass, roots, and tree bark mostly. It can also eat hard seeds that other animals don't eat.
polar bears
ReplyDeletePolar bears are endangered animals they are extinct because there are lots of people shooting polar bears and sell their fur to the other people.Also, it is because of the global warming too because it melts the ice.
There aren't lots left because of all these reasons.So, we should try to slow down the global warming by not wasting energy and we should try to make environment clean .
We can also tell the governments to make a rule to not kill the extinct animals.
or we can write to the only preditor to stop killing the animals.
By Heejae
Found worldwide in the shallow waters of tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas, the common octopus is a fascinating creature.
ReplyDeleteAt 60-90 cm (24-36 in.) long, it has eight long limbs protruding from a globe-shaped head (or mantle). Two rows of suckers line their tentacles and can sense taste.
While it was commonly believed that the octopus’s appendages were all arms, recent studies by marine experts have shown that two of the limbs act more as legs, allowing it to walk across the sea floor and push off when swimming. The octopus also has the useful ability to regenerate a tentacle if it loses one.
Similar to a squid, the common octopus is classified as a mollusk, which is a soft-bodied invertebrate with a shell. It has no skeletal structure but does possess a skull, which protects its brain. It also has a sharp beak and a toothed tongue called a radula, which it uses to pry open and drill into the shells of prey, like crabs and clams. Once it breaks into the shells, it may also inject a paralyzing poison into its prey.
When confronted with a potential threat, the octopus employs several defense tactics. In the first method, pigment cells in the skin contract to allow for uncanny camouflage abilities. In addition to changing color, they also adapt the texture of their skin and their body posture to blend in seamlessly with their surroundings.
The octopus may also adopt deflective markings to scare away potential predators. The areas around the eyes, suckers, arms, and web may darken so the octopus appears more threatening. Their coloration also reflects their mood. While their pigmentation is normally brown, octopuses may turn white, which shows fear, or red, which demonstrates anger.
Another defense tactic is flight. After releasing a cloud of purple-black ink, the octopus propels itself by funneling water from its gills at the top of its mantle through its siphon, located at the bottom of the mantle. It can reach speeds as high as 40 km/h (25 mph), but cannot maintain this speed for long.
Octopuses are solitary animals who make their homes in rocks and coral or dig burrows. They scatter rocks and shells (or midden) around their dens to hide them. They leave the dens only to eat or reproduce.
In early spring, octopuses move closer to the shore to mate. Two months after mating, the female releases 100,000-500,000 eggs. She spends her time cleaning the eggs, providing oxygen by squirting water, and fending off predators.
Soon after the eggs hatch, both the male and female octopuses die. They only live 12-18 months. Meanwhile, the hatchlings are carried by the currents, and they feed on plankton for 45-60 days. Only one or two of the hatchlings will survive to adulthood.
Conservation Status
Currently, common octopuses are not considered endangered or threatened. However, octopus is a common food in Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. People catch octopuses by trawling (fishing with a large net) and by luring them into “octopus pots,” which are plastic traps that octopuses confuse as suitable dens. If trawling coincides with their breeding season or if overfishing occurs, octopus populations could be in danger.
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Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose dolphinCommonly seen in aquariums, sea parks, TV shows, and movies, the bottlenose dolphin is a wildly recognizable cetacean (marine mammal). In the wild, bottlenose dolphins inhabit the temperate and tropical oceans around the world, with coastal populations entering into bays, estuaries, and river mouths.
Like the name “bottlenose” suggests, this species of dolphin has a short, stubby beak. Its sleek, conical body varies in color from a light to slate grey on the upper body to a pale to pinkish grey on the bottom part. Bottlenose dolphins measure around 2-4 m (6-12 ft.) long and weigh 135-650 kg (300 – 1400 lbs.). Males are significantly larger than females.
A curved dorsal fin in the middle of their back, along with powerful, broad flukes on their tail and a pointed flipper on each side allow bottlenose dolphins to swim speeds up to 35 km/h (22 mph) and dive as deep as 915 m (3000 ft.). They have a thick layer of blubber which helps them maintain their body heat and protects them from predators such as killer whales and large sharks. They have sensitive, smooth skin that flakes off and gets replaced every few hours.
Despite the fact that they live underwater and can hold their breath for up to 7 minutes, dolphins must come to the surface to breathe air. A muscular flap covers their blowhole while underwater and opens to exhale once they reach the surface. Dolphins can exhale air at 160 km/hr (100 mph). When they inhale, they can exchange up to 80% of the contents of their lungs. Humans, by comparison, only exchange 17% of the air in their lungs when they breathe.
Dolphins arn’t involuntary breathers like humans. They must consciously swim to the surface to take a breath. This means they can never fully sleep. One side of their brain must always be active so that they remember to breat
American Bison
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American BisonThe American bison is a large hoofed mammal (or ungulate) that inhabits the plains of the United States and Canada.
Though sometimes called a buffalo, the American bison is not related to the water buffalo or the African buffalo, which are the only true buffaloes in the world. The American bison is more closely related to cows and goats.
Male bison are slightly larger than females. But both the male and female bison have a sizeable head with small curved horns and a scraggly beard.
Diet
Bison are herbivores, feeding on the grasses of the prairie land all year round. They will generally rest during the day and graze in the mornings and evenings. Bison also need to find water every day.
Predators
Although bison have few natural predators because of their size, wolves, mountain lions and bears do attack the very young or very old bison. In some areas, people legally hunt bison or raise them for their meat and hides. There are, however, some protected herds that reside in national parks and reserves.
Reproduction
During the mating season (June to September), male bison will use their large heads to butt each other in attempts to gain the attention of females. In April or May of the following year, the female gives birth to a single calf.
American bison and calfNewborn calves have a reddish, light brown coat and lack the distinctive hump of the adult bison. They begin turning brown and developing
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ReplyDeleteShort-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
short-beaked echidnaSometimes called the spiny anteater, the short-beaked echidna (pronounced e-kid-nuh) measures 30-45 cm (13.5-17.5 in.) long and weighs 2-5 kg (6.5-14.5 lb.). Although it resembles a porcupine or hedgehog, closer inspection of the echidna reveals some of the animal’s more unusual traits.
Echidnas are monotremes, or mammals that lay eggs. They have a lower body temperature than other mammals, maintaining temperatures around 31-32° C (87.8-89.6° F). Similar to reptiles, their legs protrude outwards and then downwards, resulting in a waddling effect when they walk.
Two types of fur cover their body. A coat of short, coarse hair insulates echidnas from the cold, while longer hairs act as spines, protecting them from predators. Their sharp, creamy-colored spines are 50 mm (2 in.) in length and are composed of keratin, the same material that makes up our fingernails.
Consuming ants, termites, grubs, larvae, and worms, the echidna is specially-adapted to hunt its prey. It has a pointy snout that can sense electrical signals from insect bodies. Once it detects its prey, the echidna uses its long, sharp claws and short, sturdy limbs to dig into the soil and expose the invertebrates. It finishes the deed by licking them up with its long, sticky tongue. Echidnas do not have teeth, but they do have horny pads in their mouths and on the back of their tongues which grind the prey.
Short-beaked echidnas are found all over Australia and southern New Guinea, in contrast to long-beaked echidnas, which reside only in the highlands of New Guinea. Limited only by an insufficient supply of ants or termites, short-beaked echidnas live in a range of climates and habitats. They are able to find shelter in rocks and fallen trees.
When confronted by predators, such as goannas (large Australian monitor lizards), dingoes, foxes, feral cats, dogs, eagles, and Tasmanian devils (which even eat the spines), the echidna employs several tactics for defense. On hard surfaces, they may run away or curl into a ball exposing only the spines. In other cases, they may dig into the soil or wedge themselves into a crevice or log, again only exposing the spines.
Echidnas are largely solitary creatures and only convene to mate. At the beginning of the mating season, which spans from July to August, the female echidna develops a pouch. A few weeks after mating, she digs a burrow and lays one soft, leathery egg into her pouch. After 10 days, a blind, hairless baby echidna (known as a puggle) hatches and attaches itself to a milk patch inside the pouch. For the next 8-12 weeks, the puggle nurses inside the pouch until it develops spines. At this point, the puggle must vacate the pouch, but it still stays in the burrow for the next 6 months and continues to suckle.
Conservation Status
Although short-beaked echidnas are considered common and widespread, they are protected by law in Australia. Threats include road accidents, bush fires, and droughts.
What You Can Do to Help
If you live in Australia or New Guinea, you can help echidnas by driving carefully, keeping pet dogs under control, and leaving gaps under fences so echidnas can roam free
Carcharodon carcharias
ReplyDeleteGreat White SharkFew creatures strike more fear in humans than the great white shark. In reality, great white shark attacks on humans are rare – and it is even rarer for one of these attacks to be fatal. However, the size of the great white shark and its efficiency as a predator add to the perpetuation of this unnecessary fear.
The great white shark averages 4.5 m (15 ft.) in length, but some have been recorded as large as 6 m (20 ft.) long! They generally weigh up to 2250 kg (5000 lb.).
Great white sharks are blue-gray on the dorsal, or top, part of their bodies. This helps them blend in with the bottom of the ocean when viewed from above. The belly, or ventral, part of the body, is white. This makes it difficult to see the sharks from below, with sunlight shining in around them. They have strong, torpedo-shaped bodies and powerful tails that help them swim. Great whites can reach speeds up to 24 km/hr (15 mph).
Great whites use their speed and coloring to help them hunt. They search for prey at the surface of the ocean while swimming below. Once they spot a target, they use a burst of speed to bump their prey while simultaneously biting it. They have several rows of teeth that can number into the thousands. As teeth fall out, they are rapidly replaced by those in the row behind them. These sharp, serrated teeth can be devastating. A single, large bite can be fatal.
When great white sharks are young, they feed on smaller prey, like fish and rays. As they grow larger, they feed more exclusively on marine mammals, such as sea lions, seals and small whales.
The great white is at the top of the food chain and has few threats in the ocean. Only orcas and larger sharks can pose a risk. The only other risk to the great white shark is human interaction. They are sometimes caught by accident in fishing nets or intentionally sought out by sport fisherman. Their jaws and fins are sold for considerable amounts of money.
Not much is known about the mating habits of great white sharks. What is known is that after mating the female develops several eggs which hatch in her womb. The newly-hatched shark pups feed on unfertilized eggs in the womb as they develop before being born. In general, the mother gives birth to a litter of two to ten pups, each of which average 1.5 m (5 ft.) in length. Male great whites reach maturity at 9-10 years of age. Females mature even later, between 14 and 16 years of age. Female sharks are thought to give birth once every couple years, but even that is uncertain.
Great whites spend their time in temperate waters all over the world, although they have been known to make brief trips into colder water in the north. They live in the upper part of the ocean, towards the surface, and close to the shore, where sunlight shines through and prey is available.
Conservation Status
The great white shark is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List, but it is on the cusp of being labeled endangered due to overfishing.
What You Can Do to Help
You can help great white sharks by not purchasing great white jaws or items made from their fins.
Great White Shark Distribution
Great white shark distribution map
Great white sharks spend their time in temperate waters all over the world, although they have been known to make brief trips into colder water in the north
Tasmanian Devil
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Tasmanian devilThe late night screeching, stress-induced stink, and fierce look led early Australian settlers to name this marsupial the devil. Although once found all over Australia, Tasmanian devils now live only on the island state of Tasmania.
Inhabiting coastal scrub and forest areas, they make their dens anywhere they can safely sleep during the day, including hollow logs, old wombat burrows, and naturally-formed caves.
The Tasmanian devil is only the size of a small dog. It has black fur that helps it stay camouflaged when searching for food at night. It is also characterized by its sharp teeth, which aid in eating.
A nocturnal scavenger and sometime hunter, the Tasmanian devil a can travel long distances while looking for food.
Tasmanian devilsIt will eat whatever is available, usually carrion (dead animals), sometimes eating spoiled or rotting meat. It will also eat fur and bones, which it crushes in its powerful jaws. Although they are solitary animals, Tasmanian devils will gather together to feed, often growling viciously at each other trying to scare off their competition. When they finish eating, there is nothing left of the carcass.
Tasmanian devils’ breeding season lasts from March to May. Female devils will mate with dominant males, who fight to gain their attention. Three weeks after conception, the females give birth to up to 50 babies, called joeys. These 50 extremely tiny joeys scramble to attach themselves to one of the four available teats in the mother’s pouch. Those that do not make it will not survive.
The remaining joeys will attach to the nipple in the pouch for roughly 3 months while they become fully developed. Like the wombat, the Tasmanian devil has a pouch that opens on the bottom to keep dirt out while traveling.
After the joeys leave their mother’s pouch, they remain hidden in the den for another 3 months. During this time the mother brings food to the young, and eventually the young devils begin venturing out on their own before finally leaving the den for good. They can live for up to 5 years in the wild.
Conservation Status
The Tasmanian devil is protected on the island of Tasmania. Efforts have been made to sustain their population there. Being hit by cars is a major case of death for the devils, as they often feed on roadkill. The Tasmanian devils are also susceptible to Devil Facial Tumour Disease, which has dramatically decreased the population in the past 10 years. As such, they have been listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List.
What You Can Do to Help
To help you can volunteer with the Devil Facial Tumour Disease Team or donate to the University of Tasmania Foundation.
Bald Eagle
ReplyDeleteBald Eagles are one of the endangered animals.
They live near beaches and shores but as people move to shores, they cut the trees where the eagle's nests are and forcing bald eagles to make nests on trees.So, when they force the bald eagles making nests they sometimes shoot them with the gun too!
To help bald eagles, you can write to people who kill the bald eagle to stop killing eagles.Or maybe, you can tell the governments to make rules that would make predetors stop killing animals.
By :Heejae
Mountain Gorilla
ReplyDeleteMountain gorillas are one of the extinct animals.Because they are extinct animals there are just 700 mountain gorilas left in the world.The reason they are endangered is because they are killed and captured by predetors. Also,their body parts are cut out and sold to collectors.To save them we should tell the collectors to not buy any body parts of mountain gorillas.Or we can ask the hunters to stop kiling mountain gorillas so they don't disappear for ever.
GIANT ARMADILLO
ReplyDeleteSIZE:
The head and body of giant armadillos measure 30- to 40- inches long, and their tails reach about 20 inches. Armadillos can reach 130 pounds, but most weigh between 40 and 70 pounds.
LIFESPAN:
Giant armadillos can live 12 to 15 years.
RANGE:
Giant armadillos are found in South America, east of the Andes, from northwestern Venezuela to northeastern Argentina.
FOOD:
The diet of giant armadillos consists of termites, insects, spiders, worms, larvae, snakes and carrion.
PROTECTION:
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international treaty with more than 144 member countries. Appendix I listed species cannot be traded commercially. Appendix II listed species can be traded commercially only if it does not harm their survival.
HARVEST FESTIVAL IN RUSSIA
ReplyDeleteAlthough in Russia there is no such festivalthey do celebrate the harvest, but people only do it in far villages. Not many people know about that live in Moscow, because the festival is only at the villages there is not much of a festival happenning.
After all the hard work of harvesting is done people in Russia prepare for a huge feast.
They gather up together to eat. As they feast they thank the world for giving them their harvest.
On the 11th of October people gather together and the best farmer is awarded the price.
Crops Grown In Pakistan:
ReplyDeleteCrops of Pakistan may be divided into two mainly;
1. Food Crops
2.Cash Crops
Food Crops; Wheat , Rice, Maize , Grams and Pulses ,Barley and Millets.
Cash Crops; Cotton , Oil seeds , Sugar cane and tobacco.
Harvest Celebration / Vaisakhi In Pakistan
Vaisakhi is celebrated in Pakistan with great fervor. Specially in the province of Punjab. It is a celebration to welcome the beautiful season of Spring ,when beautiful flowers like jasmine and fruits like apricots , pineapple , grapefruits and blueberries are grown.
It is celebrated by wearing new clothes specially in the color yellow and wishing greetings to friends and family .