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A shark is a mammal.
What it looks like:
Sharks can grow up to 6 metres long. It has about 3 layers of teeth. A shark’s forehead is bigger than its mouth.
Where it lives:
In the sea in deep water.
What it eats:
1. Fish
Fish can swim around and get eaten any day.
2. Raw meat
3. Human meat
4. People
5. Other sharks
Its young:
It has about 3 eggs a
year or maybe even 4.
Other interesting facts:
Sharks are really
dangerous for some people.
A red kangaroo is a marsupial.
What it looks like:
A red body, black eyes and a long tail.
Where it lives:
In the country.
What it eats:
It eats grass.
Its young:
The Joey stays in the mother’s pouch.
Other interesting facts:
Almost 50% of young red kangaroos fail to reach two years of age; 90% die
before the age of ten.
A dolphin is a mammal
What it looks like:
A dolphin has grey skin. They have
gills so they can breathe under water.
Where it lives:
In Atlantic seas and oceans.
What it eats:
Small fish, and squid
Its young:
A baby dolphin is born tail first. It
weighs 25 kg It eats baby fish.
Other interesting facts:
They have a beaky nose. Their weight
is 150-650 kg and their length is 1.9-3.9m.
A spider is an arachnid
What it looks like:
It looks like a big
hairy blob.
Where it lives:
It lives on the
ground.
What it eats:
It eats other spiders
and insects.
Its young:
It has 4 young a year
Other interesting facts:
This spider jumps.
What it looks like:
It is gold and swims
in the water. You can use it as a pet fish.
Where it lives:
It lives in the
water.
What it eats:
It eats seaweed.
Its young:
It lays eggs in the
water like jelly
Other interesting facts:
It like to swim all
the time because it lives in the water.
A Webweaver is a spider.
What it looks like:
A spider has eight legs. A Webweaver
is a large black spider.
Where it lives:
A webweaver lives in gardens. It
spins a web.
What it eats:
A webweaver mostly eats flies
Its Young:
Its young stays in the web with their
mother until a wind blows them into another place where they can build their
own web.
Mantis Shrimps are crustaceans.
What it looks like
A Mantis Shrimp is very colourful . It has very pretty patterns. It also has feather –like skin that looks like a Peacocks feathers.
Where it lives:
It lives in warm
tropical seas.
What it eats:
Mantis Shrimps eat
smaller shrimps and seaweed.
Its young:
It lays 10 to 12 eggs
a year if it is a female.
Other interesting facts:
A Mantis Shrimp is
the largest kind of shrimp in the world. It has big round eyes.
A cheetah is a mammal
What it looks like:
It has spots and a
stripy tail.
Where it lives:
It lives in Africa.
What it eats:
It eats Buffalos and
Antelopes.
Its young:
It has baby cubs.
Other interesting facts:
The cheetah is the
fastest land animal.
A Seahorse is a fish .
What it looks like:
A seahorse is scaly
and it has a long nose.
Where it lives:
It lives in the
seaweed .
What it eats:
It eats tiny
creatures in the sea.
Its young:
A baby seahorse is
kept in the Dad’s pouch.
Other interesting facts:
Its head is shaped as
a horse.
A moray eel is a not a sea snake.
What it looks like:
A Moray is black,
yellow and red and looks like a snake.
Where it lives:
A Moray Eel lives in
the sea.
Its young:
It lays eggs. Its
young are small.
Other interesting facts:
They swim in the
water. The Moray Eel has gills.
Cats are mammals.
What it looks like:
It has smooth fur and
it has four paws and eight whiskers
Where it lives:
It lives in your
house.
What it eats:
It eats tuna, fish
and bugs.
Its young:
It has a litter of
kittens and it has four or five kittens.
Other interesting facts:
There are lots of
different breeds of cats.
An Albino Axolotl is an amphibian.
What it looks like:
An Albino Axolotl looks like a
tadpole.
Where it lives:
They live in water.
What it eats:
Its food is fresh water weed.
Its young :
They can lay eggs even though they
have not grown up.
Other interesting facts:
Some are pink and some are black. The
black ones are thinner than the pink ones.
Snakes are reptiles.
What it looks like:
They have scales.
They can be many colours.
Where it lives:
In a tree.
What it eats:
It eats animals.
Its young:
Born in a egg
Other interesting facts:
They are endangered.
A Tasmanian Devil is a mammal.
What it looks like
:
It is black and it
has a tail and looks like a wild cat.
Where it lives:
It lives on the
ground.
What it eats:
It eats meat.
Its young:
They stay in
the mother’s pouch.
A dolphin is a mammal.
What it looks like:
A dolphin has a light blue skin
and some have grey skin. They have gills so they can breathe under water.
Where it lives:
They live in
Australian waters.
What it eats: They eat small fish, squid and other marine animals.
Its young:
A baby dolphin is
born tail first and weighs about 25kg.
Other interesting facts:
At Sea World they are
trained to do tricks.
A dolphin is a mammal.
What it looks like:
A dolphin has a light
blue skin and some have grey skin . They have gills so they can breath under
water.
Where it lives:
In Atlantic oceans
and seas.
What it eats:
Small fish squid and
other marine animals.
Its young:
A baby dolphin is
born tail first and weighs about 25 Kg.
Other interesting facts:
Often they are seen
in the water.
A Hummingbird is a bird.
What it looks like:
It has a long beak. It is black and
gold and blue. Hummingbirds are very small.
Where it lives:
They live in tropical America.
What it eats:
They eat nectar and tiny insects.
Its young:
It lays very small eggs – less than
13mm.
Other interesting facts:
They use their long tongue to get
nectar. They hover in front of a flower beating their wings so fast that
they make a humming sound.
A dolphin is a mammal.
What it looks
like:
A dolphin has a light blue skin and
some have grey skin. they have gills so they can breath under water.
Where it lives:
In Atlantic oceans and seas.
What it eats:
Small fishes, squid and other marine
animals.
Its young:
A
baby dolphin is born tail first. It weighs 25 KG. It eats baby fish.
Other interesting facts:
They have beaky noses. Their length is 1.9 - 3.9 meters. Their weight is
150 – 650 KG.
A frog is an amphibian
What it looks like:
A frog is green. It has smooth wet
skin
Where it lives:
It lives in the water
What it eats:
Mosquitoes
Its young:
Tadpoles
Other interesting facts:
It can hop and its babies are covered
with jelly.
A budgerigar is a bird
What it looks like:
They can be blue or green
It has a big beak
It has sharp claws
It has black spots on its face
Where it lives: It lives in trees
What it eats:
It eats seeds
Its young:
It lays eggs.
Snakes are Reptiles.
What it looks like: 
A Green Snake looks
like leaves .
Where it lives:
It lives in trees .
What it eats:
Mice and Kangaroo
Rats .
Its young:
It lays eggs .
What it looks like:
A Bullmastiff is a
mammal.
Where it lives:
A Bullmastiff has a
small tail with sharp teeth and ears sticking down. A Bullmastiff has fur on
it. It has paws.
What it eats:
They eat bones, meat,
rice, bugs.
Its young:
A small puppy cannot
see. It drinks milk from its mother. They are born alive.
Other interesting facts:
They are playful.
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