Animals

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 Elephants
Facts

• Elephants are the largest living land animal.

• There are three species of elephants, they care the Asian,
African Bush and the African Bush elephants.
• There characteristics include, long noses, floppy ears and wide
thick legs.
• An adult elephant can eat up to 300 lbs in one day.
Statistics
• Height- male-88.19in (224 cm) female-35.43in (90 cm)
• Lifespan- 60-70 years
• Weight- 220.46 pounds
• Newborn- 5997 pounds
 Dolphins
Facts
• Dolphins are aquatic mammals who fully adapted to
live in the water.
• They come from the group of whales and porpoises.
• They are highly intelligent
• Dolphins are found worldwide
• They are generally found grey but with darker backs
Statistics
• Newborn Weight- 66.14 pounds
• Weight- 330.69 pounds
• Length- 31.50 in and 55.12 in
 Horses
Facts
• Horses have fairly good eyesight
• A horses age can be determined by its
teeth
• Horses can live to be over 30 years of age
• Horses are herbivores and herd animals
Statistics
• Lifespan- 25-30 years
• Weight- 1102 pound on average
• Speed- 11.81 mph
 Giraffe
Facts
• Giraffe's have strong lips and tongues that are
impervious to thorns
• They spend most of their lives standing up, they even
sleep and give birth while standing up
• The Giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world, most
new born babies are even taller than humans
• The male giraffe is both taller and heavier than most
females
Statistics
• New borns are as tall as 70.87 inch, Adults are about
196.85 inch
• A males weight is about 3,257 pounds, Females are
about 1,830 pounds
• Their life span is about 10-30years
• They sleep for about 4.60 hours
 Turtles
Facts
• Turtles are known as reptiles
• They have hard shells that protects them like a
shield
• The upper shell is called the ‘carapace’
• The lower shell is called the ‘plastron’
• Turtles have existed for about 215 million years
Statistics
• Lengths can get up to about 72.05 inch and or
88.61 inch
• Weights can be about 551.16 pounds
 Squirrel
Facts
• There are over 265 species of squirrel’s
• When a squirrel is frightened or is feeling
threatened is first acts motionless
• They are very trusting animals
• There are very few wild animal species that will
eat out of a humans hand
Statistics
• Lifespan is about 15-18 years
• Their body length is about 16.54 inch
• Their heights are about 7.09 inch
 Monkeys
Facts
• There are around 264 species of monkeys
around
• Some monkeys live on the ground while
others do not
• Most monkeys have tails
• Different monkey species eat a variety of
foods, such as fruits, insects, flowers and
reptiles
Statistics
• Body lengths can be up to 29.53 inch or 37.40
inch
• Heights can get up to 21.65 inch or 29.59 inch
• Their weight can be about 22.05 pound or
33.07 pound
 Panda’s
Facts
• 2,000 panda’s are found in the wild
• A panda’s diet consist of bamboo
• Even with their exalted population,
pandas are still endangered
• There are about 240 pandas that are
captive in the world
Statistics
• Pandas can weigh over about 200 pounds
• Male height can be about 3 feet tall
• Female height can be about 2.5 feet tall
 Snakes
Facts
• Snakes are skilled hunters
• Masters of disguise and champion
eaters
• They are legless reptiles, and also
carnivores
• All they eat is meat (carnivores)
Statistics
• Their length can be about 3.94 inches
on average
• Covered in overlapping scales
• Have multiple joints in skulls
 Jaguar
Facts
• The Jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas
and the third largest in the world
• They have very powerful jaws
• They are very competent climbers
• Live more in the drier areas
Statistics
• Their head-body length is around 240 cm
• Their shoulder height can be up to about 75
cm
• They can be distinguished by their spots on
the fur
• Fearsome predators
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