Animalia, the

animal kingdom.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON:

FACTS ON ANIMALS

• Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of changing later on in their life.

• Animals are divided into various sub-groups, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects.

• The word "animal" comes from the Latin word animalis, meaning "having breath".

• All animals have a basic structure: muscles, ability to reproduce, and need energy to survive.

FISHES ALSO KNOW AS PISCES

• There are 2 major types of fish: chondrichthyes and osteichthyes.

• Ostiechthyes, which are the basic fish (salmon, bass, etc.). 26,000 different species have been classified.

• Chondrichthyes, which are also known as sharks and rays. There skeletons consists of cartilage instead of bones. That’s the difference between ostiechthyes and chondrichthyes, there bone structure.

AMPHIBIA

• The 2 main animals that are amphibians

are frogs and salamanders.

• The difference between frogs and toads is

that there aren’t warts on frogs.

• Salamanders have an elongated body and

tail. They walk on 4 legs.

CROCIDILIA

• The order of crocidilia comprises of 23

species.

• All crocidilia live in tropical climates.

• They prefer fresh water, but one lives

in salt.

• The average cracidilia is 20 feet long

and 1100 pounds to 3,000 pounds.

TESTUDINES

• Turtles, tortoises and their ancestors have

existed on earth for almost 250 million

years.

• They live in all places except the polar and

Antarctica ice caps.

• The main difference is turtles swim with

flippers and tortoises walk on land.

LIZARDS.

• Most lizards are small. The smallest one is

Aragua sphere, it’s length is 1 ¼ in. long.

• They lay eggs.

• They, like the crocodiles, appeared over 200

million years ago.

• The most popular lizards are the great horned

toad, chameleon and geckos. Plus iguanas are

commonly loved.

SNAKES

• In my opinion, the worst animal of all,

slither instead of walk.

• Only a small amount are poisonous.

• Some snakes are able to “jump”.

• Most snakes know how to swim.

AVES

• Interesting fact on pigeons: they are the only bird that’s

gives there offspring milk.

• Geese, swan and ducks migrate for the winter in early

fall.

• Cranes and storks have long legs so they can walk

through ponds.

• Pelicans beak can expand as it catches more fish.

• Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.

• Penguins live in Antarctica and part of AFRICA!

SOUTH AMERICAN BIRDS

• 5.1% of south American birds are extinct.

• 4.5% critically endangered.

• 8.8 are endangered.

• 11.8 are vulnerable and…

• Can anyone tell me the percentage of

threatened birds there are?

• 69.8%.

BIRDS OF PREY

• Eagles are the largest of this family.

• Vultures have bald heads.

• Peregrines are the fastest of them. When at a stoop they can reach speeds of up to 200

mph.

• Falcons are the one most people know.

PLATYPUSES

• The platypus, which lives in the banks on rivers in Australia, is 5lb. Its snout is 22 in. long

and its tail length is 6 in.

• When the skin of one of these animals was brought to England in 1798, they thought is

was the pelt of a beaver and duck’s bill on it. They thought at that time it was Chinese

taxidermist.

• What is peculiar about this animal is that it lays eggs (it’s a mammal).

MARSUPIALS

• Marsupials carry there young in pouches.

• Koalas are very picky. They eat 20 out of 350

eucalyptus leaves. They only prefer 5.

• Kangaroos can jump very far. They can jump about 10

feet high and 20 meters forwards.

LEMURS

• One of the many species of lemur is the black ruffed lemur.

• The handsome black-and-white ruffed lemur is, along with the red ruffed lemur, is the

largest member of the Lemuridae family. Its long and luxuriant fur is a patchwork of pure

white and pitch black, with the overall pattern of this distinct coat varying throughout the

species’ range. Generally, in the northern parts of its range, the pelage is mostly black,

while white dominates in those individuals in the south. The face and top of the head are

typically black, which contrasts with the large, vivid yellow eyes and the striking white ruff

that frames the face and gives this species its name. Its hands, feet and long, bushy tail

are also typically black. In groups, the black-and-white ruffed lemur produces a chorus of

deep, barking, alarm calls that can be heard from great distances on a still night, and it

calls with a wailing howl when defending its territory.

OLD WORLD MONKEYS

• Approximately 80 species, the old world monkeys live in Asia and Africa.

• Below are some of the many species and what’s special about them.

• The langurs, which have 15 species, are distributed through most of India and China. The

young are born jet black, but when they grow older there hair turns silver/white-like

humans!

• Proboscis monkey. It has the worlds second largest nose (the elephant is first!), which it

uses to impress girls and to mark territory.

• The macaques have big cheeks. There are 21 of these species.

• Baboons. These fierce monkeys will defend there territory from lions- although the lions

usually win!

• Drills and mandrills. The difference between drills and mandrills is that drills are red!

They’re so colorful so they can impress the ladies.

GREAT APES

• Gibbons are the smallest. They weigh 14 to 18 ounces. They live all there life in trees. In

fact they spend 9 to 10 hours a day hooping (screeching).

• Chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are the second smartest animal on earth. They used tools

before we did!

• Orangutans. They live in Borneo and Sumatra. And no they don’t eat bananas - unless

they are introduced to them.

• Gorillas. 6 ft. high, 440 lbs., and full of muscle. They do not live in trees! The mother -child

bond is very close in gorillas. The silverback is called the silverback because of its grey

hair-it’s true you know!

• Humans. We have longer hair than horses, lions and anything else. In fact if we let our

hair grow, it could be as long as a gorilla is tall.

NEW WORLD MONKEYS

• There are many new world monkeys, but my favorite is the spider monkey.

• The spider monkey is the fastest monkey (by swinging).

• It likes bugs, but it often gets attacked by harpy eagles and jaguars.

• They live in South America and use their tale for swinging.

ANTEATERS & SLOTHS

•Anteaters eat ants.

•Sloths are the slowest mammals.

HIPPOS

• Hippos are the rulers of the rivers in Africa.

• They aren’t meat eaters, but plant eaters.

• When they yawn it’s scary!

• Those jaws are tuff enough to snap a croc in half!

GIRAFFES AND OKAPIS

• Giraffes’ necks are 7 feet long- that’s

taller than a human!

• Yet there is only 7 neck bones, the

same as in our neck.

• Why such a long neck?

• To reach leaves and battle.

• Okapis were just barely discovered,

but soon they’ll be extinct!

• They are only 5 ¼ ft. high, but have

the same blue tongue.

ZEBRAS

• Zebras are black and white

horses.

• They are striped so predators

can’t focus on 1 single zebra.

• Instead they see lots of stripes

zig zagging or zag zigging!

TAPIRS

• Fossils of these creatures were found

at about 50 million years ago.

• They are vegetarian. What vegetables

can you find in South America?

• After one hour of birth they are able to

run.

• They are excellent swimmers.

RHINOS

•Rhinos are partially blind.

They will charge randomly.

• There are 5 species of

rhinos.

•They live in Africa and Asia.

ELEPHANTS

• Elephants have big ears so they can

Cool themselves off.

• There trunk is like a hand. They pick

things up with them.

• Elephants use mud as sunscreen!

BEAVERS!

• Beavers’ teeth never stop

growing.

• They cut trees down with their

teeth.

• Their favorite snack is bark!

RED PANDA.

• The red, or lesser panda, is the

only species in its group. It should

instead be named the red raccoon

because it’s closer related to

rodents than pandas.

• They live in the mountains of Nepal

in altitudes 15,000 feet!!!

BEARS

• The spectacled bear is named after the marks

on it’s eyes.

• The grizzly bear is sometimes black. It has

humps on its back like a camel.

• Black bears don’t have to be black! They are the

only bear that climbs trees.

• Sloth bears and Malayan sun bears live in Asia.

Baloo from the jungle book is one of these

bears.

POLAR BEARS

• The largest of the bear family, it can stand 12 feet tall- that’s tall enough to dunk a

basketball!

• They live in the artic.

• They eat about anything out there.

PANDAS

• Pandas live in China.

• Pandas aren’t bears!

• Pandas eat bamboo.

• They weigh 175 pounds.

• They are up to 5 ft. tall.

WOLVES

• Wolves live in North America and Asia.

• Wolves are top predators on the food

chain.

• Humans are the wolves only enemy.

• Wolves even eat foxes and coyotes.

• In Yellowstone, wolves even attack bison.

CATS

• The cats were gonna talk about today are not house cats.

• Lynx. Lynxes have been here since the ice age.

• Cheetah. These animals can run up to 75 miles an hour.

• Tigers. They weigh up to 660 lbs. and a shoulder height of 3 ½ ft. They are

12 ft. long. They can jump 20ft.

• Lions. Males are called lions and females lionesses. Only males have

manes.

• Leopards. If it wasn’t for the lion, these cats would be king of the jungle.

They are strong enough to carry a giraffe up a tree.

• Jaguar. The jaguars are the spies of animals- they’re better than James

Bond. Black Panthers are actually jaguars.

• Snow leopards are the leopards of mountains and clouded leopards are the

leopards of the jungle.

CATS

•Special thanks to: • Google.com

• Arkive.org and

• The book I read:

Endangered Animals by Willi Dolder and Ursula Dolder-Pike

• Garon for reading it and typing it.

• Ben S. for all the transitions and computer effects.

• Dallas for picking some of the pictures.

• Kyle for checking the English.