ZOO ANIMALS
By: Rachael McCue
Zoo: Akron Zoo
BEARS
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Polar bears: Strong
swimmers, live in cold
weather, have fur on paws
to keep them warm and
has good grip, has a coat
of fur to keep them warm,
has black skin, can be
dangerous, give birth in
winter (usually twins).
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Grizzly bears: Omnivores,
hibernates 5-8 months, can
have up to 3 cubs, they have
fur on the bottom of their paws
to keep warm and has good
grip, they have black skin and
a layer of fur to keep them
warm, mating season is May to
mid July, can be found in most
of the states
CATS
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Snow Leopard: Can
live up to 15 years,
they’re endangered,
mating season is
January to May, has
at least 4 young,
around 3,000-10,000
in wild, they eat meat
like: deer, mice, sheep,
bobak, gazelles, hares.
Mostly active in early
morning, usually
nocturnal.
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Jaguars: 3rd largest cat in
the world, doesn’t kill
humans, good swimmers,
eat: fish, turtles, caimans,
deer, cows, tapirs. Good
climbers, usually climb to
catch prey with one bite,
live alone, mark territory
by scratching trees, have
up to 4 cubs, they get
threatened because they
eat some people’s
livestock's, live up to 12-15
years
MONKEYS
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Golden Lion Tamarin:
There’s about 1500 in
the wild, in groups of
2-9 monkeys, usually
give birth to twins,
Omnivores: eats
insects, lizards, and
fruit. 40% die before
they turn one, sharing
kind of monkey, has
alarm calls in case of
a predator.
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Ring Tailed Lemur:
Eat fruits, leaves and
occasionally insects.
Live in Madagascar,
active during the day,
live in groups of 5-22,
females dominate
males, threatened by
hunters and trees
being cut down.
SNAKES
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Green Tree Python:
Eats: tree lizards,
birds, small
mammals. Live up to
20 years, lives at
Northeast Australia,
New Guinea, Solomon
Islands, Aru Islands.
Sit still on a tree
branch to lure their
prey.
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Red Tail Boa: They
eat: mammals and
birds. Can have up to
6-60 young, predators
are: humans, jaguars
and crocodiles. Can be
a pet, a exotic pet.
BIRDS
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Burrowing Owl:
occurs in: Florida,
Central America, and
most of South
America. They eat
small insects and
small animals, even
small reptiles. They
mate around early
spring, they lay 6-12
eggs. Threatened by:
land development,
coyotes, etc.
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Chilean Flamingo:
They eat: frogs, small
fish, seeds, and algae.
They stand on one leg
to conserve heat. They
can lock their legs and
stand on one leg in
any weather. They are
usually in large
groups. They can’t
really smell things.
Usually in southern
regions.
SEA ANIMALS
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White Spotted Bamboo
Shark: They live in coral
reefs, nocturnal, they
hunt for bony fishes and
crustaceans. They live
in: Madagascar, East to
Japan, South East Asia
to even Java. We don’t
know if they’re good or
bad, we never
experienced a human
and the white spotted
bamboo shark reaction.
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Moon Jelly Fish: Found
in coastal regions
everywhere, they eat:
small planktons, larval
crabs, shrimps and fish
eggs. Turtles, shore
birds, fishes, and even
their own kind; they are
their enemies. A group
of jelly fish is called
smack. There are no
threats to the jelly fish.
PETTING ZOO
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Red Panda: They are
the original panda,
mostly active in
mornings, they eat:
bamboo leaves, grass
and fruit. Found in
Mountains, they are
endangered, their
forest home is being
cut down. They have
an extra thumb, they
eat up to 200,000
bamboo leaves daily!
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Alpaca: They eat hay
and forage, you need
to get your alpaca
checked quite often,
they breed after 2 ½
years of maturity,
they live up to 15-20+
years. There are up to
14,000 alpacas in
North America.
CREDITS!
www.nationlgeographic.com/animals
www.defenders.org
http://www.kewa.org/leo.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creatur
efeature/jaguars/
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/04/fourte
en-fun-facts-about-golden-lion-tamarins/
http://www.defenders.org/ring-tailed-lemur/basic-facts
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animalbytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/ch
ordata/craniata/reptilia/squamata/green-treepython.htm
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/reptiles/snakes/boa_cons
trictor.html
http://burrowingowlconservation.org/facts.html
http://www.ehow.com/facts_4895550_chilean-flamingofacts.html
http://www.elasmodiver.com/White%20spotted%20bamb
oo%20shark.htm
CREDITS!
http://www.mysticaquarium.org/images/document
s/moonjellyfactsheet.pdf
http://redpandanetwork.org/blog/wpcontent/documents/redpanda_facts_grades_3-6.pdf
http://www.bonnydoonalpacas.org/factshx.html