Animal Research
Powerpoint Presentation
By Mrs. Hamilton’s
2nd Grade Class
December, 2013
African Elephants
By Lauren
African Elephants live in Africa and Asia.
Elephants live in grasslands, forests, marshes, scrub, and
some deserts.
African Elephants eat plants, bark, roots, and fruit. They make a sound called
rumbling. Elephants live in groups called herds. Elephants are brown and gray.
They only have 3 toenails on their hind legs and 5 nails on their front legs.
Their ears are shaped like Africa. They have gray or brown wrinkled skin.
Elephants walk with their feet like us. When the seasons change they huddle
with their herd. People kill the Elephants for their tusks.
Like us elephants start as babies but go straight to young adults then become
adults. Elephants spray water to keep cool. They have a four foot long tail.
Elephants make pathways though the environment that are used by other animals to
access areas normally out of reach.
Sources
Elephants Up Close by Carmen Bredson
www.enchantedlearning.com
All About Giraffes
By Draven Farris
The giraffe lives in African grasslands and the Sahara Desert.
A giraffe eats leaves from trees. It makes a silent sound that humans can’t hear.
A giraffe is not a pet. A giraffe is brown and white. It’s very tall and
grows up to 19 feet tall. It weighs up to 2,800 pounds.
My animal moves by using it’s legs. It has four. It does not hibernate.
People are taking their land and this has caused a
decrease in their numbers.
It starts as a baby then becomes a teenager. Then it is a grown up.
I found that they eat with their tongues.
Their front legs are longer than their back legs.
Sources
Giraffes by: Lola Schaefer
www.enature.com
www.animalbytes.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
All About Pumas
By Carter Burnette
My animal’s name is the Puma. Pumas live in North and South America.
Pumas have powerful bodies. They are
good at climbing trees. They are wild cats.
They are good at jumping. They are
cousin to the cat. It has keen eyesight and
grow to 3 feet in height. Color is gray and
brown. They like to eat deer and meat.
It has a small head. My animal makes a
“grrrr” sound. It lives in a family called a
herd. It has blue eyes and a pink nose.
First the mom
has the baby
After that
the mom dies
and it goes all
over
again.
First, the mom has the baby and after she has the baby the baby grows up to
be a grownup like it’s mother and it goes all over again. Pumas have powerful
bodies and they are cousins to the cat and mountain lion.
Sources
Pumas – Lone Hunters by Amelie von Zumbusch
www.enchantedlearning.com
Arctic Foxes
By Eloise Masters Wherren
Arctic foxes live in Alaska or the North Pole. That means they live in
North America. They live in the tundra where trees do not grow.
Arctic foxes eat lemmings, fish, dead animals and birds.
Their mating call is howling like this:
“Aaaaaaooooowww”.
They live in family groups
and the mom is called the
vixen. They are all white.
They have short little white
ears. You think they have
pointy ears but they
actually have curved and
short ears. They have
curved, sharp claws and
they have sharp teeth.
Arctic foxes move on 4 legs. They are nocturnal except in Arctic summer. They used to
be hunted for their fur but now it’s illegal.
Female Arctic Foxes start out as babies. Then they grow up and they look like their
mom. Then they have babies. Then when the babies grow up, they have babies and
their mom dies. Males have the same cycle, but they don’t have babies.
Arctic foxes are mammals. When they hunt (sometimes) they follow a
polar bear and when the polar bear leaves, the Arctic Fox comes in and eats the
carcass that was left.
Sources
www.enature.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.animalbytes.com
Arctic Foxes
By: Emily Rose Townsend
Bald Eagle
By Zachary Phillips
The Bald Eagle lives in North America, mostly in Alaska, Canada, Florida
and California. They live near the coastlines, rivers, lakes,
wet prairies and coastal pine lands.
When the bald eagle is searching for food, it dives for its food.
It goes over 100 miles per hour.
The bald eagle mostly eats fish and some small mammals like birds and reptiles.
When the bald eagle is searching for food it dives for it. It goes over 100 miles per
hour. They make a sound like a caw. It has a black body with a
white tail and yellow beak.
The bald eagle moves around with its wings and with its feet. The bald eagle does
not hibernate or migrate. The bald eagle is the symbol of the United States of America.
The life cycle of a bald eagle is: it starts as an egg.
Then the egg hatches and the baby is born and in a few years it is fully grown.
Sources
The Bald Eagle by Mac Preibe.
www.animalbytes.com
Bengal Tiger
By Gabe
Bengal Tigers live across the continent of Asia.
They live in tropical jungles, brush, marshlands and
tall grasslands.
The Bengal Tiger is a carnivore. It eats meat, deer and pigs. It also eats
antelopes, elephants, cattle and buffalo.
It walks on four legs. They do not hibernate. Tigers have
A long tail. They are orange with black stripes and some
are white. These white tigers are very rare. They can grow
to 9 to 10 feet long and weigh up to 300 pounds!
The mother gives birth to 3 or 4 babies at a time. They stay with
their mother for over a year. She protects them from adult male
tigers, who sometimes kills cubs.
Bengal tigers like water and are strong swimmers. Every tiger
has their own set of stripes.
Sources
Bengal Tiger by Rod Theodorou
www.animalbytes.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Black Bears
By Landon Gentile
Black bears live in North and South America. They live in the woods.
The black bear lives in the forest. They live in caves. They live
in most countries like North and South America.
Black bears eat berries, seeds, fish, pigs, roots, and plants. They
make a roaring sound.
It crawls around and it hibernates in winter. Black bears are not pets.
Sources
American Black Bears by Holly Pollen
www.animalbytes.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Blue Whales
By Maxwell Nicholson
Blue whales live in all oceans except shallow water and waters close to land.
They stay in the same oceans.
Blue whales eat krill and small fish. It makes deep rumbling sounds.
Blue whales live in groups of two or three called pods. Their color is grayish blue
and it is very big.
Blue Whales swim to get around in the sea. In the Fall, Blue Whales migrate south.
Long ago people hunted whales for oil.
First Blue Whales are born alive. Then they become a calf and drink their mom’s milk.
Then they grow up. Blue Whales have two blow holes. Blue Whales are the loudest
animals on earth.
Sources
Blue Whale By Rod Theodorou
www.enchanted.learning.com
Cheetahs
By Tyler Bailey
Cheetahs live in Africa. They live on the savannas which are a flat,
grassy plains.
Female Cheetahs are about 6 feet long. Male Cheetahs are 7 feet long. They
are meat eaters. They eat animals such as birds, rabbits, impalas and other
small animals.
Cheetahs can run 65 miles an hour!
It looks like cheetahs are wearing sunglasses. They are an endangered species.
They live 8 years in the wild and 10 years in a zoo.
Sources
Cheetahs by Deborah Nuzzolo
www.enchantedlearning.com
Leatherback Sea Turtle
By Tyler Oberholtzer
A leatherback sea turtle’s habitats are
waters, bays, lagoons, and the open
oceans.
A leatherback sea turtle eats jellyfish. When
a newborn leatherback hatches, its
first year is called the lonely year. A
leatherback sea turtle looks like a sea turtle
with a leather back instead of a hard back.
A leatherback sea turtle usually swims to
move. A leatherback sea turtle migrates in
the water. A leatherback sea turtle bites
people when its laying its babies.
The life cycle of a leatherback sea turtle first happens as a hatchling, then turns into
a juvenile leatherback. When it’s 3 to 5 years old, then it turns into an adult
leatherback sea turtle when it’s 12 to 20 years old. A leatherback sea turtle can live
up to 80 years old and a female leatherback can lay 50 to 200 eggs.
Sources
www.animalbytes.com
Sea Turtles by Wendy Perkins.
The Great Horned Owl
By Larry James
Owls live almost all over the world.
Owls live in America .They like to
live in trees and in open and
wooded areas.
Owls like to eat snakes and mice. Owls make a noise that sounds
like “hoo, hoo”.
Owls fly to get around. Owls help farmers by killing mice and snakes. It is
nocturnal.
Different kinds of owls have talons.
Owls have curved beaks.
Sources
www.animalbytes.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Polar Bears
Cora Goforth
Polar bears live in Antarctica. They live in Canada and Alaska. Polar bears live in
the most cold places in the Southern Hemisphere. Polar bears live near the
Arctic Ocean. They live in a den underground. The den is 40 degrees warmer
than the outside. Polar bears live in very, very cold places. Polar bears love
the cold. Polar bears live in very different seasons. It might even be Summer
and it’s still snowing or be 20 degrees. They can handle big snowstorms
and strong currents. The polar bear can handle big storms.
Polar bears eat seals, kelp, eggs, walruses, narwhales and fish. Polar bears
do not make any noises. They live with the mom, the dad, and baby cubs.
The way they live does not have a name. It’s fur color is clear. They have pads
on their feet. Polar bears have a leathery nose, a furry coat, and a beady pair of
eyes and a foot full of shiny, black claws. The polar bear has black fur underneath
the layer of clear fur.
Polar bears walk and run on all four legs. They do not migrate; they hibernate. We use
them for clothing, blankets, pillowcases, chair covers, and a long time ago we used
them as food.
The polar bear’s life cycle is: birth in the den in Spring, then in March or April the babies
are ready to get out of the den. They stay with their mother for two years. Then the
older bears die. Then after a few years the new mothers have a baby or two.
Polar bears babies are usually twins.
Sources
www.facthound.com
www.animalbytes.com
www.enature.com
Polar Bears by Molly Kolpin
The Eastern
Cottontail Rabbit
By Mikayla Robinson
The Eastern Cottontail rabbit lives in the United States.
They live in brushy places, fields, woods and farmlands.
Rabbits eat weeds, berries, fruits and vegetables.
They have big eyes, big ears and brown fur. They have long
whiskers.
Rabbits can hop.
Some change color in the winter.
They can be pets.
The rabbit lives for about a year.
This rabbit has a white spot on its forehead.
Sources
Rabbits, Squirrels, and Chipmunks by Mel Boring
www.animalbytes.com
Raccoons
By Elijah
My animal eats krill
and meat. It does not
make a sound. It does
live in a family group.
It has a black mask
and a ringed tail.
They have white fur
around their pointed
nose.
The raccoon lives in North and South America. They live in holes
and trees and in marshes, forests, prairies, cities and suburbs.
My animal walks to get around. A
raccoon grows a winter coat. It
does not hibernate or migrate.
They scratch people if people
bother them. Sometimes raccoons
get into peoples’s trashcans and
old buildings.
The mama raccoon has a baby
then the baby grows. Then it
grows up. My most interesting fact
is raccoons have “glow in the
dark” eyes.
SOURCES
www.enature.com
www.animalbytes.com
Facts About The
Red Fox
By Reese Chandler
Red foxes live in thick forests, grassy meadows, beaches, shorelines,
woodlands, prairies, grasslands, ponds, and rivers and streams. They mostly
live around grassy areas. It has a white-tipped tail. They are omnivores. It is red.
It has black feet and black-tipped, triangular ears. It has large ears. Male foxes,
called dogs, grow up to be 27 inches. It has four legs. A male fox is called a
reynard.
They eat insects, seeds, and fruits. They hunt mice, rabbits, and frogs.
They also eat mice, eggs, birds, worms, amphibians, grass, berries, and nuts.
It mostly hunts alone. They are omnivores.
They are hunted for their soft fur. They have four legs. They can
walk and run.
A female fox is called a vixen. Foxes are actually very clever mammals. A baby
fox is called a kit. It goes over it’s own tracks to confuse enemies. They are
nocturnal.
Sources
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Foxes by Adele Richardson
www.enature.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Snow Leopard
By Ailey Schuldes
The snow leopard lives in Asia. They live in steep and rocky habitats. They live in
countries like Afghanistan, China, India, and Mongolia.
Snow leopards eat wild deer, wild sheep, goats, and sometimes birds and rabbits.
They live by theirselves except when they have
babies. They are gray with black rings.
Snow leopards move on four legs. They are nocturnal.
Snow leopards call sounds like a raspy cough, not a roar. Snow leopards in zoos might
live as long as nineteen years. They are able to jump 50 feet high so that they can
look for food. When they are babies they are protected by their mother and when they
grow up they live by themselves.
Sources:
Snow Leopards and Their Babies by Marianne Johnston
www.enature.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
The Great White Shark
By Arthur Hall
The great white shark lives in every ocean. It lives near the top of the ocean.
The great white eats turtles, stingrays, seals, penguins, and other sharks!
The great white sometimes eat humans because it thinks they are seals. It
also eats small whales! The great white does not chew.
The great white shark does not make a sound .
It lives by its self. The great white has a gray to blue-gray top and white
belly. It can grow up to 20 feet and has sharp teeth.
The great white migrates around the world. The great white may eat people because
they are where the great white migrates. People hunt the great white for two reasons:
1 – to eat, 2 - to catch for sport.
First, the great white is born. If the baby shark does not swim away, the mom will
eat the baby! When the shark is a teenager it’s as big as a teenager! When it
becomes an adult, it’s 20 feet long. That’s as tall as your dad!
Sources
www.animalbytes.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Great White Sharks Up Close by Carmen Bredson
Vampire Bats
By: Harlee
The vampire bat lives in Central America, Mexico,
and South America. They live in hollows and empty
buildings, mines and wells.
The vampire bat eats
blood. It makes
sounds by squeaking.
Vampire bats live in
colonies. A colony is
a big group.
The vampire bat flies
and can run, jump,
and hop. Vampire
bats hibernate in the
winter in caves. They
prey on the farmers’
animals.
They give live birth.
They are the only
flying mammals.
Sources
• Vampire Bats by Anne Welsbacher.
• www.animalbytes.com
We hope you enjoyed
our presentation!