Our Amazing
Animal Book
By P2
Japanese Fighting fish
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Fact1- They live in small fresh water
streams of Thailand.
Fact 2- Fighting was always in their
genes but they would only spar for
a few minutes until one would give
up. Sadly these fish were also bred
to fight.
Fact 3- Never put two betta fish
males together as it leads to
aggression and fighting.
Fact 4- They breathe by talking in
oxygen from the water and also
have an organ called labyrinth
bladder to get oxygen from the
water surface.
Fact 5- Better are still carnivores
enjoying a larvae and tiny
crustaceans protein rich diet.
Duckbill platypus
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Fact:1 The duckbill platypus is
from Australia
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Fact:2 It also has webbed feet,
beaver tail and other body fur.
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Fact3: They also hunt under
water for their food
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Fact:4 They survive on shellfish
and insects and worms
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Fact:5 A platypus can grow to .
be up to 60cm
Cockatiels
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Fact 1 Cockatiels
come from Australia.
Fact 2 They like to
talk.
Fact 3 Cockatiels
have a furry crown
Fact 4 They eat
sunflower seeds.
Fact 5 Cockatiels
make good pets.
Maned wolf
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Maned wolves l like to
live on their own.
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They have very long
legs and ears.
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Chicken, rabbits and
mice are its favourite
food.
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It ‘s nearly as tall as me.
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A mane wolf hunts
alone.
Anacondas
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Fact one: Anacondas are the
largest and heaviest known snakes
and they live in the rainforest, lakes
and swamps of South America.
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Fact 2: They can be 30 feet long,
like a school bus and weigh up to
550 pounds like eleven kids!
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Fact 3: They are usually dark green
with 2 rows of black on their backs
and white marks on their sides. They
are not venomous snakes.
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Fact 4: When it is in the water, its
whole body, except nostrils is under
water. They can stay under water
for 10 minutes.
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Fact 5: Anacondas hunt on the
ground and in the water. They like
to eat fish, pigs, deer’s and other
animals. They hunt at night.
Duck tail platypus
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Fact 1 An animal with a
bill like a duck, a tail like a
beaver and feet like an
otter.
Fact2 It is 30-60cm in
length and weighs 1-2 kg.
Fact 3 It is an egg laying
mammal.
Fact4 It lives in eastern
Australia and Tasmania
Fact5 The platypus
closes its eyes and ears
when under water. It uses
its bill to hunt.
Sharks
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Fact 1: There are
over 400 species of
sharks.
Fact2: The largest shark
is the whale shark.
Fact 3: Sharks have
rows of teeth. 5 to 15
rows.
Fact 4 : Sharks can live
for up to 5 to 15
years.
Fact 5: On average
10 people are killed
each year by sharks.
Chickens
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Chickens can distinguish
between more than 100
faces.
Chickens know who is boss.
They form complex social
structures known as pecking
orders.
Chickens have full colour
vision.
Chickens are real sleeping
beauties. They experience
rapid eye movement (REM)
sleep which means they
dream just like we do.
Chickens have pain receptors
that give them the ability to
feel pain and distress
Dogs
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Fact one: Dogs have at
least 18 muscles in each
ear
Fact 2- Dogs see a lot
better than Humans do at
night.
Fact 3- dogs can recognize
more than 150 words.
Fact 4- Dogs have wet
noses because it helps to
absorb scent chemicals
Fact 5 You can lower your
blood pressure just by
petting your pup.
Greater road runner
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Fact 1 the Greater road
runner is a long legged bird
in the cuckoo family.
Fact 2 : Roadrunners reach
two feet from their bill to
their tail tip.
Fact 3: They can outrace a
human
Fact4: They spend most of
their lives on the ground
hunting lizard’s , small
mammals and birds.
Fact5: Although they have
wings they are weak fliers.
Turtles
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Fact 1 Turtles have existed for
around 215 million years
Fact 2 Like other animals turtles
are cold blooded
Fact 3 Sea turtles have special
glands which help remove salt
from the water they drink.
Fact 4 : Turtles have a hard
shell that protects them like a
shield, This upper shell is called
a carapace
Fact 5 Many turtles (not all )
can hide their heads inside
their shells when attacked by
predators.
Kissing Gourami
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Kissing Gourami’s are
also known as kissing
fish because they kiss.
They come from
Thailand.
They have up to 48
scales on their back
They can grow to 16
inches long and 25
years old
I have 4 in my
aquarium
Leopard
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Fact1 Like cats kept as
companions, leopards will
growl when angry and purr
when content .
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Fact 2 The leopard is the
most elusive and secretive
of the large felines.
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Fact 3 Leopards are
solitary preferring to live
alone.
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Fact4 The biggest threat
to leopards is the fur trade
and human encroachment
on their habitat
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Fact 5 Leopards can run at
over 36 miles per hour
Tree frog
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Fact1 The red eyed tree
frog flashes its brightly
coloured body parts
when startled.
Fact2 It sleeps by day
with eyes closed and
body markings covered.
Fact3 They live in the
rainforest and can
live for 5 years.
Fact4 They are
carnivores and eat
cricket’s, flies and
moths.
Fact5 The group
name for tree frogs is
called an army.
Piranha
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Fact one: The word Piranha
means “tooth fish” in Brazilian.
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Fact two: Native people of
South America use their teeth
to make tools and weapons.
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Fact three: Dolphins,
crocodiles and turtles are
enemies.
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Fact four: I weigh seven
pounds, about the same as a
new-born baby! I live for
twenty five years.
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Fact five: There are 20 kinds of
Piranha . Only 4 or 5 are
dangerous.
Flying Fish
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Fact 1- It lives in the
open sea
Fact 2- It has only
one pair of wings
Fact 3- It grows to
30cm
Fact 4- It eats other
fish
There are more than
one kind of Flying fish
that have 4 wings
Sharks
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Fact 1- Sharks eat other
fish.
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Fact 2 – Sharks were here
before dinosaurs.
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Fact 3 – Sharks are grey.
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Fact 4 – Sharks are very fast
swimmers.
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Fact 5 – Sharks can smell
blood.
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Whale Shark
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Fact1 They eat plankton.
They scoop the tiny plants
and animals up with their
big mouths
Fact2 They are the largest
fish in the world, reaching
lengths of 40 feet (12
meters)
Fact 3 They have a
skeleton made of cartilage,
a tough flexible tissue.
Fact 4 Because of their
gentle nature you could
swim with a whale shark
Fact 5 Its back and sides
are grey to brown with
white spots and pale stripes
and its belly is white.
Chameleon
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Fact1: Chameleons can
change colour and pattern to
camouflage themselves.
Fact2: Chameleons eyes can
move all around. They can
look forward and behind them
at the same time.
Fact3: Chameleons use their
tongue to catch their food.
Their tongue is really long.
Fact4: Chamelons eat insects,
lizards and young birds.
Fact5: Chameleon's have
horns on their head to protect
themselves.
Komodo Dragon
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Fact1: It can grow
to 3 meters long.
Fact2: It has a
venomous bite.
Fact3: It attacks
sometimes.
Fact4: They lay
eggs
Fact5: They live up
to 30 years.
Aye-Aye
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Fact 1 : Aye-aye can
only be found on the
island of Madagascar.
Fact 2: Aye-ayes are
dark brown or Black and
have big eyes and
bushy tails
Fact3 : They live in trees
in the rainforest and
avoid coming down to
the ground.
Fact 4: Aye-aye are the
only primates thought to
find prey.
Fact 5: The aye-aye is a
subspecies of lemur
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The Wolf
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Fact 1- Wolves are the largest
members of the dog family
commonly known as wild dogs.
They live and hunt in packs of
around 6 to 20 animals.
Fact 2 – They are endangered
species and have been found
living in more places in the
world than any other mammal
except humans.
Fact 3 – Wolves are excellent
hunters and can reach speeds
of 40 miles per hour or more
when chasing prey.
Fact 4 – Wolf packs roam large
distances of around 12 miles
per day and their 2 layers of fur
enable them to survive in any
condition, even temperatures
of -40 degrees.
Fact 5 – Baby wolves (pups)
are born blind and deaf but
have a good sense of smell.
They depend on their mother
and the rest of the pack
entirely.