Grade 1 Animal Safari 2020 Fox: Lilly, Shannon, Harper, Olivia, Marcus

• Foxes are small to medium sized. • The most common fox is the red fox and the smallest is the Fennec Fox • They are Mammals • Foxes are omnivores they eat plants, rabbits, animals, birds, mice, snakes and fish • They can hear up to 40 meters away • They live in dens which can be in logs, under rocks, and in the ground • Structural adaptations: • Retractable claws so they can climb trees and get away from predators • Bushy tails keep their nose and feet warm and to talk to other animals • Fur on their paws stop them from slippin on ice • Their coloring changes to help them blend in during each season • They have short ears to hear their prey. They can hear it moving underground and will pounce on it • Behavioral adaptations: • They walk along the same tracks to prevent other animals from finding them • How are babies and adults alike or different: • They have same coloring, 4 legs, a tail and a pointed muzzle • Babies are smaller and weigh less than adults • How do adults keep babies safe? • Mothers keeps babies warm and safe in the den and teach them to catch prey at 12 weeks old • Fathers protect the den from predators Foxes By: Shannon https://app.writereader.com/library/book/4db7eba5-7839-48bf-9ded-7aa433737132 Foxes By: Lilly https://app.writereader.com/library/book/2631fcb9-e1ae-4851-9d38-1bd2e6800da5 The Fennec Fox By: Marcus Giraffe: Buddy, Nora, Joey, Isaiah

• Giraffes live in the Savannah and African Grasslands • They eat African leaves and vines • Their tongues are 18-20 inches long and are black and blue • Giraffes feet are the size of a dinner plate • They run quickly at 35 MPH • A baby giraffe is called a calf • Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep each day • Structural Adaptations • Long neck - so it can reach high and eat leaves off trees and see predators from far away • Long legs - to run fast away from predators • Long tongue - to grab many leaves • They only drink every couple of days but can go weeks without it. • Behavioral Adaptations • 10- 15 giraffes travel in a group called a herd. • How babies look like their parents • They have the same colors and patterns • Baby giraffes can stand and walk after an hour of being born.

• How Do Animal Families Protect Their Babies? • Use their legs to protect the baby. They can stand over the baby. • -Families stay close to the baby. Giraffes By: Joey Giraffes By Isaiah:

https://app.writereader.com/library/boo k/64c27904-a3a1-4e6f-9f35- 1876a725e918 Giraffes By: Nora Trap Door Spider-Vinny

• Trap door spiders eat fish, baby birds and other spiders • Their enemies are birds, scorpions, and centipedes • Trap door spiders live in warm places • They live underground and are nocturnal • Trap door spiders are nocturnal and poisonous • They have 6 eyes Honey Badger

• The Honey Badger by Reyna Baxter Lion research by CJ from Science Kids

• Boy lions weigh 400 pounds. • Girl lions weigh 290 pounds. • Girl lions are the better hunters. • Lions are the second largest big cat s pecies. • Lions live in a pride. • Lions nap between 20 to 21 hours a day. Lion

• My Book About Lions by Ryan Lussier • Lion Writing by Christopher Saraf • Lion Diagram by Christopher Saraf Bat

• Bats by Nicholas Flaherty Zebra- Charlotte

• Zebras live in the grasslands of Africa. • Zebras wag their tails to get bugs off. • Lions blend into the grass chasing zebras but zebras have hooves to kick the lions. • ln big herds the stripes help zebras so they don't get lost. • Zebra Book by Charlotte Fennec Fox • Jaxon, Nick, Alyssa, Ian, Della, Samantha, and Colton collected these facts; • The Fennec Fox is the smallest fox in the world. They live in the desert. They have big ears. • Fennec foxes live in communities. Up to 10 fennecs live in a community. • A Fennec Fox has two adaptations. The first is big ears. They help them hear prey burrowing in the sand. The second is furry feet. These help them not to get burned on the hot sand. • Fennec foxes are mammals. These small animals eat meat and plants. Are you aware that it is called an omnivore? • An adaptation that it has is blending in with the sand. Do you realize that the big ears on them keep them cool and help them hear their prey. • Their ears hear prey under the ground and help them cool off. • The fennec fox is nocturnal. Nocturnal means it sleeps in the day and is awake at night. • Jaxon, Nick, Alyssa, Ian, Della, Samantha, and Colton collected these facts; • Males provide food for the female until the babies (called kits) are about 4 weeks old. When they are born their ears are folded down and their eyes are closed. • The baby does not know how to hunt and they are also smaller. Babies have their eyes closed for five days when they are born. • The baby is called a kit. • Fennec foxes can be kept as pets. you would have to do a lot of research to get a fennec fox. • Fennec Fox book by Ian • Fennec Fox book by Samantha • Fennec Fox book by Alyssa • Fennec Fox book by Nick • Foxes by Della Penguin -Karen

Penguins have a thick layer of blubber and tightly packed feathers. They have stiff flippers and webbed feet that make them expert swimmers. Penguins eat small fish like shellfish and squid. Penguins do not have teeth, they have a beak and tongues. Baby penguins are born grey and they eat food that is already chewed by their parent. Octopus- Gavin (Giant Squid)

• Baby squid absorb their egg yolk until they can get their own food. • Adult squid eat fish. • Squid blend into their habitat which is deep or shallow ocean. Octopus- Lucy

• It has 8 tentacles. • It can change color. • It squeezes and blends into stuff so it can hide. • Octopus eat crabs and live in the sea. Frog – Red-Eyed Tree Frog - William • Hello! I am a Red-eyed tree frog. I live in a rainforest in central and South America. • I am a small amphibian usually I am 1.5 to 3 inches long and I eat tiny insects like moths, flies, and crickets. • I flash my bright red eyes and colorful body to scare predators away. I sleep under a leaf and cover my bright colors so it just shows green and I now am camouflaged! • I have suction cup feet. • When I lay my eggs on a leaf they hatch and fall into a pond. This Photo by Unknown author is • Red-Eyed Tree Frog by William licensed under CC BY-NC-ND. Cheetah research by Emma, Giana, Jesse • Cheetahs are the fastest land animalsinthe world.

• Cheetahs are a member of the big cat family.

• They live in grasslands of Africa and in Iran. They can be found in dry forests, grasslands, open plains, deserts, and other bushy areas.

• What do Cheetahs eat? -Cheetahs hunt during the day. -They eat antelope and other fast animals like gazelles, foxes, and zebras -Cheetahs need to run fast to catch their food. They need to eat fast so bigger animalsdo not steal their food.

• Cheetahs have a special kind of bark and often stay in groups.

• Cheetahs can climb trees and hide from predators.

• Male cheetahs weigh more than females.

• Dec. 4 is international cheetah day!

• Chester the cheetah is the mascot for Cheetos

• Cheetahs roam over big areas to find food. This means that they sometimes come too close to where people live.

• They do not need as much water to survive.

• Cheetahs are carnivores and live off other animals they find on Africa’s plains. They hunt animals such as rabbits, warthogs, springboks, gazelles, and birds. They only eat meat so they need to hunt well.

• Cheetahs are also built for speed. Their claws donot fully retract, and they grip the ground like cleats. .They have a small skeleton, small spine, and they are very flexible. They have longer legs, then cats, to run faster. Cheetahs are great hunters. They have black tear marks near their eyes to help with the sun glare.

-They have wide nostrils, large lungs, powerful heart, and strongarteriesthat provide more oxygen to their muscles.

-They have a lightweight body and flexible spine that also help themmove fast.

• How do adult and baby Cheetahs look alike? - Adult and babyCheetahs have blackspots ontheir fur. The spots are both small and large. - Adult and baby Cheetahs have malar stripeson their faces. The malar stripeshelp with sun glare.

How do adult and baby Cheetahs look different? - Baby Cheetahs have darker fur than adult Cheetahs. - Cheetah cubs have a silvery mane ontheir neck and shoulders that goes away when they get older

• What does the animal family doto protect its babies? - Female Cheetahs hide their cubs when they go hunting. -When the cubs are around six weeks old, they practice hunting with their mother. - The mother will stay with her cubs for eighteen months, then she will leave them • Cheetah book by Emma

• Cheetah book by Jesse Squirrel researched by Alice, Brooke & Ellie • Color- The color of a squirrel's fur helps them blend into the trees this is called Camouflage.

• Teeth-squirrels teeth constantly grow so they can chew on had nuts for food.

• Squirrel caring for young-

• Baby squirrels are born without fur and blind the mom needs to use her body heat to keep the babies warm

• ´Squirrels are able to rotate their hind feet which allows them to descend down a tree headfirst. This is helpful for avoiding predation as well as reaching for food and traveling from tree to tree.

• ´Squirrels are rodents, which means that they have front teeth that are constantly growing. Because of this, squirrels are constantly gnawing on objects to wear their teeth down and keep them sharp. Those teeth are helpful when it comes to eating, because squirrels eat many hard foods, like nuts and seeds.

• Squirrels store food so they always have a good supply. This keeps them in generally good health. Although squirrels are known for eating nuts, they will also eat bark, fruit, roots, seeds, shoots, flower bulbs, leaves and fungi. If they are desperate, they may even eat insects.

• There is no winter hibernation period for squirrels, but squirrels will hide for lengthy periods of time inside of their nests if the weather is too cold or too rough. Some squirrels, such as the red squirrel, will store food inside of their nests so that they can stay inside for weeks.

• 2. Some squirrels can fly - not like a bird but are able to glide from tree to tree with the help of special skin flaps

• 3. Can live 5-10 years in the wild and 10-20 years in captivity

• What do squirrels eat?. Berries, seeds, acorns, and nuts. They can also eat tree buds and have been known to eat vegetable gardens including tomatoes, strawberries, and corn.

• Where do squirrels live? Squirrels can be found all over the world. The Eastern Grey Squirrel is the primary species in Plainville. They like to live in forests because the trees provide food and shelter. They build their nests in tree branches or hollowed-out holes in trees.

• Adaptations that help the squirrel survive 1. Squirrels are hoarders - where they hide food they've found in small piles to eat it later. One squirrel can have thousands of hiding spots a year 2. Squirrels have excellent memory to remember where they've hidden all their food! 3. Sometimes they dig fake holes for their food if they feel like they're being watched.

• Adult vs. Baby - how are they alike and different 1. Babies are born hairless, pink, and with their eyes closed. Their eyes open 20-40 days after birth. They reach full size around 9 months old 2. Adults have more fur and a bushy tail

• How do squirrels protect their babies? 1. They build their nests in trees so avoid predators on the ground. 2. The mom and da d will share the nest during breeding season to keep the babies warm and protected. 3. The parents take care of them for 2 -3 months before the baby will leave the nest to start its own life. • Squirrel book by Alice

• Squirrel Adaptation by Ellie Boa Constrictor research by Bella, Brock, Eli • Is a large snake that can live from 20 to 30 years. • It is a reptile. • It is10-14 feet long and weighs more than 50 pounds. • It lives inSouth and Central America. • They eat birds, rodents, and pigs. • They can give birth up to 50 baby snakes at once. • Boa constrictors do not have venom. They constrict prey cutting off circulation. • Boa constrictors control rodent population by eating mice and rats as their food. Which also controls humans getting the diseases rodents carry. • Boa constrictors that live in areas with less water sources drink dew and rainwater off their own backs to survive • Snake's form - with no legs, arms, ears, it can slither through grass or among rocks without causing disturbance that might frighten prey. It can enter narrow holes rodents have created and eats them. • Unusually flexible jaw mechanism - helping them swallow objects several times the snake's own size. • Snakes coloring - acts as camouflage keeping them hidden from prey or while they are hunting their own food. • Boas have special heat sensing pits that detect body heat of prey. • Boas rest in sun to warm up and go to the shade when they need to cool off. • Baby boa constrictors are 17-20 inches long and are born into a litter of up to 60 snakes. They are fully formed and will feed soon after birth. They are fed live or freshly killed small mammals every 5 to 7 days. At 7 months old Boa constrictors grow to be a yard or more in length and up to 30 pounds. Now at this age they feed every 10 to 14 days. By 3 years old boa's reach maturity. They measure now 7 feet or more and weigh 60 pounds. Fully matured boas are up to 13 feet long and weigh 100 pounds. Adult boas may live for more than 30 years.

• Boa constrictors are on its own from the start. From the very beginning of their life they are born with instinct. They are born with the instinct to hide from predators as well. Owl by Chenyi, Reegan, and Teaghan

• Owls are hunters. • Owls don’t make nests, they use another birds old nest • Owls are nocturnal, they are active at night • Female owls are larger than males • Owl eyes face forwards to help them see better at night. • Owls can move their heads and necks 270° in both directions • Young owls have a thick white down. • Baby owls are born with 1 tooth that falls out in about 1 to 2weeks and they have muddy brown feathers. • Adult owls are bigger and catch food. Adult males catch foo d for the baby owls and the female owls cut up the food for the baby owls. • Owl book by Reegan

• Owl book by Teaghan Great White Shark researched by Caden

• They live in the ocean and prefer the cool water near the coast. • Shark skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone. • They eat sealions and small whales. • They have 300 sharp triangular teeth. • Great white sharks can swim up to 60 km/hr.

Kangaroo

• Kangaroo Poster by Raegan Reynolds • Poster Picture 1 Koala

• Koala Magic Book by Kai Rothman • Front Cover • Fact Boxes Page • Illustration Page • Back Cover Narwhal

• Narwhal Information by Maddie Heering • Narwhal Composition by Maddie Heering • Narwhal Diagram by Maddie Heering Horses

• Facts About Habitat And Food by Olivia O'Malley • Facts About Behavioral And Structural Adaptations by Olivia O'Malley • Similarities And Differences Between Adult And Baby Horses by Olivia O'Malley • Facts About Adult Horses Taking Care Of Their Young by Olivia O'Malley • Facts About Horses Poster by Olivia O'Malley Bunny

• Facts About Bunnies by Reagan Flaherty • Diet Facts by Reagan Flaherty • Habitat Facts by Reagan Flaherty • Adaptations 1 by Reagan Flaherty • Adaptations 2 by Reagan Flaherty Dogs

• Dogs by Liliana Barber Cats

• My Cat by Ben Moore The Sun

• Facts About The Sun by Joshua Bellavance The Bald Eagle The Bald Eagle Flamingo Flamingos By Arnav Flamingos By Jocelyn

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The Flamingo stands on oneleg to stay warm. Alaila and The Flamingos source of food is what makes them a beautiful pink. The Flamingo live in the edges of lakes and lagoons. Adraianna Flamingo babies are born gray or white and turn pink as they grow. They are very social birds! Sloths By Dexter

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