Awesome Animal - Flamingo

      Flamingos are so cool-they sleep while standing up on one foot! Here are some facts.

• There are only four species of flamingos in the Americas
• Found in warm, watery regions
• Groups of flamingos are called flocks or colonies
• Their food turns their feathers pink
• They are one of the oldest bird families (30 million years ago)
• Flamingos live for about 20-30 years
• They have the longer necks and legs than most birds
• They have webbed front toes

Want to find out more? Visit :
http://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=1846

Awesome Animal - Elephant

             Elephants are so cool-did you ever take the time to look at them? These facts are some of the amazing elephant's true beauties........well, most of them.

• Humans are the biggest threat to elephants
• Elephants will live in almost all habitats that provide food and water
• It weighs about 3.5 to 6.5 tn. (7,000 to 13,200 lb.)
• Elephants have long noses that double as arms
• They use their trunks to exhibit affection
• They can eat up to 300 ponds of food a day

I know, I know.......Not much. But visit this website for more :
http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/elephant


 

Awesome Animal - Penguin

      Aren't penguins the most adorable birds around? Well, there's much more to them than these few facts, that's for sure.

• Penguins are the only birds who can't fly
• They are awesome swimmers
• Penguins live in a group of thousands of others
• The dad takes care of the newborn all winter long
• The mom finds all the food for the young
• Parents swim for food
• Leopard seals and killer whales are some of the penguins' predators
• A group of penguins are called rookeries

Want more? Go to :
http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/penguin/behavior/


 

Awesome Animal - Tiger

       Who doesn't think tigers are awesome? These few facts are almost nothing, but at least they are something. :)

• It is the largest cat species
• Weighs up to 388 lbs
• The remaining 6 species of tigers have been announced as endangered
• Tiger's closest relatives are lions, leopards, and jaguars
• Tigers are the national animals of Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Malaysia and South Korea
• Plain amazingness!

Save the white tigers!!!!!!!!!! By my friend SHREYA.



All this? That's nothing! Go to :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

Awesome Animal - Zebra

     Zebras are so cool-who agrees? These are just some of the amazing facts about zebras.

• Their stripes are as unique as a human's fingerprint-no two exactly alike
• Zebras are social and spend time in herds
• The stripes help them recognize one another
• They graze together
• They even groom each other
• They occur in various areas-such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains, and coastal hills.
• The common zebra is about 50-52 inches tall

Find out more on :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra

Awesome Animal - Monkeys

     Who doesn't love monkeys? They are so hilarious just to look at. You may not know the following facts about them.

• Most are arboreal, or able to live in trees
• Others are terrestrial
• All monkeys can use arms and feet for hanging on branches
• Some arboreal monkeys can also use their tail, too
• Tails that can grab and hold are called prehensile.
• Monkeys are found in two main regions of the world : Old world and New world
• Old world monkeys are found in Africa and Asia
• New world monkeys are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America
• Monkeys are plain AWESOME!

I got all this from : 

http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/monkey

Awesome Animal - Cat

        Have a pet cat? These are some facts about cats that you may not know. 

• Cats are the most popular pets in the world, even before dogs! There are 88 million cats and 74 million dogs that are raised as pets in the world. 
• Some cats survived a 32 story fall onto concrete. 
• A group of cats is called a clowder. 
• Cats can't taste sweetness.
•  A cat can recognize your voice but just acts too cool to care.
• Cats sleep 70% of their life.
• A cat's brain is 90% similar to a human's.

Where did I get these? Visit this website for more:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/meows#.twwWVGMwyE

Awesome Animal - Whale

      Who loves whales? For those whale lovers out there, here are some facts about them. Whales belong to the cetacea order, which includes porpoises, dolphins, and also whales. There are two divisions of whales : baleen and toothed. The baleen whales have a comb-like shape sticking out of their upper jaw which helps them filter out plankton, fish, crustaceans, or any other small animals they eat. Toothed whales have teeth, so they don't need the baleen. The teeth helps them eat their food by chewing on them. Baleen whales are normally larger than toothed whales. Just like bats, whales use echolocation to know their surroundings and whereabouts because they can't see very well.


Blue Whales are a type of baleen whales.


Orcas are a type of toothed whales.

Awesome Animal - White Giraffe

         Recently I've read a book called The White Giraffe, and although it is fiction, it has brought my attention to white giraffes, which are super rare. According to National Geographic, a white giraffe had been spotted in Africa. Charles Foley of the Wildlife Conservation Society spent 12 years keeping an eye out for this special giraffe. By 1994 he had assumed it was dead, but later he found it again on September 13, 2005. Foley, however, thinks that this giraffe may actually just be a regular giraffe with a lighter pigment, but not an actual White Albino.

This is the link to the NG website where I got this article from:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0913_050913_whitegiraffe.html