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Birds

A bird is a vertebrate. They have lungs to breathe. Birds have different types of feathers that do different jobs. The soft, fluffy feathers next to a bird’s skin help keep it warm. A bird lays eggs. A vulture and a macaw are two examples of birds. Their beaks may look heavy but they are made of material that is lighter than a bone. This material is also found in a human’s finger nails and toe nails.

 

Resources used:

Kalman, Bobbie. What is the  animal kingdom?, 1998.

 Fourth Grade Endangered Animal Research Projects

By: Christina                                                       

 Mountain Gorillas

 

 

 

 A male gorilla is around 5.5 feet when upright. A female is 4 to 5.5 feet tall.  A male is 300-450ibs. A female 200lbs. Mountain gorillas have a more blackish coat and also have longer and thicker fur to adapt to their colder habitat. They have fine hair. The mountain gorilla`s habitat is the cool, misty forests that cover the Vicuna Volcanoes. It can be found in the central parts of Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mountain gorillas are herbivores. It eats plants, leaves, flowers, fruits, bamboo shoots, and roots. They also get enough water from the plants they eat.

 

The mountain gorillas have a few natural predators. They are killed by leopards, but their greatest predators are humans. The mountain gorillas are threatened by habitat loss. People cause habitat loss by clearing the trees from forests to create farmland. People also pollute the homes of mountain gorillas. People are selling mountain gorillas bodies to make money. Also people have taken over mountain gorillas habitats to escape war. A war in Rwanda forced many people to leave their homes and live in forests.

 

People are helping to protect these animals by scientists studying animals in the wild. The scientists are working with people. They teach them how to grow food without cutting down trees in the forests. Don`t cut down trees because they are losing their habitat.  Stop polluting the forests and the water of gorillas.  Stop hunting gorillas to eat them because there are not many of them now. It is important to protect this animal because people want to experience these animals and they are also helpful to us. If we don’t have any mountain gorillas we will never see these beautiful animals again!

Resources used:

 

Kalman, Bobbie. Endangered Mountain Gorillas, 2005.

Defenders of Wildlife Website

By: Makayla

 

Bats

 

The largest bats in the world have a one-foot wingspan. The smallest bat can be no more than one inch. Bats habitats are in deserts, forest, cities, and rainforests. Mega bats are herbivores and eat fruit and drink nectar; some feed on pollen. Micro bats are carnivores and eat insects, fish, scorpions, lizards, frogs, or birds. Bats predators are raccoons, foxes, snakes, skunks, and domestic cats.

 

Bats are endangered animals. The main reason of bats becoming endangered is habitat loss. They are losing their habitats because people are clearing out forests. People are polluting bats’ habitats too. Also people disturb their hibernacula. They would force them out of their homes or even kill the bats!

 

People are putting fences around the caves the bats live in so people don’t go and disturb or kill them. Suggestions about helping bats are stop polluting bats’ habitats and start to care about endangered animals! It is important to protect these animals because they eat bugs and they don’t really do any harm to humans!

 

Resources used:

 

Kalman, Bobbie, Endangered Bats, 2006. 

 Defenders.org

Brittney 4P

Manatees

An adult manatee is ten to thirteen feet long. Babies are three to four feet long. A baby manatee eats plants but still nurses. Manatees are mammals.  A manatee’s habitat is in warm waters of Florida and Africa. Manatees are herbivores. They eat sea grasses. Manatee’s have few predators.

Manatees are endangered. The main cause of becoming endangered is pollution in the ocean. There are chemicals that get in the water.

People are making organizations to save manatees. I would help by stopping pollution and get my friends to stop it too. It is important to protect manatees because if we don’t they would become extinct. The web of life is a circle with animals that if one animal or plant dies it affects the whole circle.

 

Resources used

Kalman, Bobbie. Endangered Manatees,  2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 Makenzie

Dolphins

I read the book Dolphins! by Sharon Bokoske and Margaret Davidson. I learned that dolphins eat fish. I also learned that dolphins are playful. Did you know that dolphins like to play tricks? I think learning about dolphins is good.

 

 

Zachary 1F

Penguins

I read the book Penguins! by Deborah Nuzzolo. I learned that penguins are birds. I also learned that penguins flap their flippers. Did you know that penguins slide on their stomachs? I think learning abut penguins is awesome.

2nd Grade Dinosaur Research Projects

Jenna 1F

Penguins

I read the book Penguins by Dedorah Nuzzolo. I learned some penguins are as a backpack. I also learned that penguins flap their flippers. Did you know that they have short stiff feathers? I think learning about penguins is good.

Gianna

Fish

Fish are vertebrates that live in water. They are cold-blooded and they have gills that let them breathe underwater. Their skin is covered in tough, smooth scales that help their body slip easily through the water. Did you know fish lay eggs? Fish, sharks, skates, and rays are examples of animals that fit this classification. Fish are excellent swimmers. A fish’s body is made up of mostly powerful muscles that are used for swimming. Fish swim by moving their body from side to side. Some swim slowly by moving their fins. Most fish, however, use their fins only to steer and keep themselves from rolling onto their side as they swim. Some fish have a skeleton made of flexible cartilage.

Resources Used:

Kalman, Bobbie.  What is the Animal Kingdom?,1998.

Sheppard Software Website

 

 

 

Brendan 1F

Penguins

I read the book Penguins by Deborah Nuzzolo. I learned that some penguins are as small as a backpack. I also learned that penguins flap their flippers to swim and dive. Did you know that penguins are black and white birds? I think learning about penguins is awesome.

Joshua 2K

 

Triceratops

 

I learned about a Triceratops. It moved on four legs. The Triceratops ate leaves. This dinosaur lived between 72 million and 65 million years ago. Triceratops was 30 feet long. Triceratops traveled in groups. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. In1887, scientists first discovered Triceratops fossils near Denver, Colorado.

 

Resource used:

 

Cohen, Daniel. Triceratops, 2001.

Andrea  3C

Mammals

Mammals are vertebrates. They are warm-blooded. Mammals breathe with lungs. All mammals have hair or fur on their body. Mammals give birth to live young. Elephants and bats are mammals. Most marsupials, such as koalas, have a pouch to hold their babies. Platypuses are one kind of monotreme. Monotremes are the only mammals that lay eggs.

Resources Used:

Kalman, Bobbie. What is the Animal Kingdom?, 1998.

Brainpop Website

Logan

2P

Allosaurus

 

I learned about Allosaurus. This dinosaur was a biped. It ate meat. This dinosaur lived in the Jurassic time period. This dinosaur was 39ft (12 meters) long and 3.7 meters tall. It lived 150 million years ago. It may have hunted in packs. Allosaurus had a long, narrow head.

Resource used:

Cohen, Daniel.  Allosaurus, 2003.

Jessica 3C  

Amphibians

An amphibian is a vertebrate. An amphibian is cold-blooded. First the tadpole breathes through gills. Then it replaces the gills with lungs. An amphibian’s skin is smooth and moist.  Amphibians lay eggs in the water. Frogs and salamanders are amphibians. An amphibian changes to three stages. Amphibians live in wet and humid places so their skin won’t dry.

Resources used:

Kalman ,Bobbie . What is the Animal Kingdom, 1998.

Nick

Reptiles

A reptile is a vertebrate.  It is cold-blooded. Reptiles breathe with lungs. They have skin like scales. Most reptiles lay eggs. Examples of reptiles are snakes and lizards. An interesting fact about this class of animals is that some snakes shoot out venom. Another interesting fact is that some lizards have no legs.  

Resources used:

Kalman, Bobbie. What is Animal Kingdom? , 1998.

Brainpop website                                                  

Kylie

Class 2W

Apatosaurus

I learned about Apatosaurus. Apatosaurus moved on four legs. Apatosaurus was a herbivore. Apatosaurus lived 150 million years ago. Apatosaurus was 70 feet long and weighed 33 tons. Apatosaurus belonged to a family of dinosaurs called sauropods. Sauropods were the biggest animals ever to walk the earth.

Resource used:

Cohen, Daniel. Apatosaurus , 2003.

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