all about animals

Thursday 30 September 2010

House Pets

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Thursday 23 September 2010

The Arctic fox is a furry mammal that lives in the far north, in the tundra and coastal areas of North America, Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Siberia. The Arctic fox is found farther north than any other land mammal. The fur of the Arctic fox is white during the winter and gray-brown in the summer. There is also a subspecies of Arctic fox that is bluish in the winter and chocolate brown in the summer. The long, bushy tail, sometimes called a sweep, helps the fox change direction quickly and keeps the fox's feet and nose warm when it curls up to sleep. Foxes have sharp, curved claws, sharp teeth, and thick, insulating fur. unfortunatelly people hunt those amazingly beautiful animals for their fur unrealizing that they are more beautiful alive than jackets or scarves!
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Friday 10 September 2010

Polar Bears

Polar bears live in the Arctic. They do not stay in one place. They travel across the snow and pack ice looking for food. Sometimes they swim far out to sea. Polar bears live only in the northern Arctic where they spend most of their time on ice floes. They are the largest land meat-eater in the world and the largest of the bear family. They are well suited to the cold Arctic ice and snow. Seals are their favorite food, especially the ringed seal. Polar bears are able to swim in the icy Arctic Ocean without freezing as they have thick oily fur coats and a layer of fat under their skin. The bear's large feet are like snowshoes. The hair on the soles of its feet help the bear walk on the slippery ice and snow.
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Sunday 5 September 2010

The Cheetah



The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal. With acceleration that would leave most automobiles in the dust, a cheetah can go from 0 to 60 miles (96 kilometers) an hour in only three seconds. These big cats are quite smooth at high speed and can make quick and sudden turns in pursuit of prey. This big cat is a daylight hunter that benefits from stealthy movement and a distinctive spotted coat that allows it to blend easily into high, dry grasses. Cheetahs need only drink once every three to four days. Female cheetahs typically have a litter of three cubs and live with them for one and a half to two years. Young cubs spend their first year learning from their mother and practicing hunting techniques with playful games. Most wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern Africa. Perhaps only 12,000 of these big cats remain, and those are under pressure as the wide-open grasslands they favor are disappearing at the hands of human settlers.
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Wednesday 1 September 2010

Endangerd Tigers

Tigers are native to much of Asia, from some of the coldest regions to the steamy rainforests of the Indonesian Islands. They are the top predator in every ecosystem they inhabit.
Until the 20th Century there were nine tiger subspecies that probably numbered over 100,000 animals. They included the giant 660-pound, or 300 kilo, Siberian and Caspian tigers as well as the relatively small—and now extinct—200-pound (90 kilo) Balinese tiger. Depending on whether there are any remaining South China tigers—nobody has seen one in years—there are either 5 or 6 tiger subspecies remaining in existence; all are endangered. All tiger subspecies put together currently amount to around 3,200 endangered tigers remaining in the wild.
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