Mrs. Dick’s Second Grade Class 2007-08

1. Animal Reports Mrs. Dick’s Second Grade Class 2007-08

2. Emperor Penguin • Penguin are birds that cannot fly. • The Emperor penguin is the largest penguin. Chiamaka Amadi

3. Asian Elephant • Elephants eat roots, leaves, bark, bananas and sugar cane. • Their lifespan is up to 60 or 70 years! • To get water, the elephant sucks water into its truck. • They can not jump but they can swim well. Anna Castro

4. Prairie Dog • Prairie dogs live in the western part of USA. • Prairie dogs are 12 to15 inches long. • On warmer days prairie dogs go out and get food. By Megan Bell

5. African Elephant • The African Elephant is the largest living land animal. • They live in family groups. • They are also good swimmers. Holly Bull

6. Great White Shark • The great white shark has many teeth. • It has the most teeth in the world maybe. • It is the dangerous shark. By Zach Buchanan

7. Gila Monster • The Gila monster is a large, venomous lizard. • The slow moving predator was named for the Gila river basin in the south western United States. Aaron Douoguih

8. Siberian Husky • It is a fast runner. • It makes a woo-woo sound. • It can live in extremely cold weather. • It stands from 20 to 23 ½ in. tall. EricaD’Amore

9. Koala • The single cub is about ¾ in. • It has thick grayish fur. • It also eats eucalyptus leaves. Justin Feild

10. Cheetah • These long legged cats can run up to 65 miles per hour. • Cheetahs are shy and not very sociable with each other. • Cheetahs live in Africa Alyssa Garrett

11. Chipmunk • Chipmunks eat seeds,nuts, grains and fruit. • There are about 17 different species of chipmunks. • They also occasionally eat insects. Erin Kaliszak

12. Tiger • They are Asian cats that are threatened with extinction due to loss of habitat. • They have excellent eyesight at night. • Their ears are small and round. Paige Kish

13. American Black Bear • They have a good sense of smell but have poor eyesight. • Two or three cubs are born during the winter while the mother hibernates. • They are afraid of grizzly bears. Eleanor Lindauer

14. Anaconda • The anaconda is the biggest snake in the would. • They are the same temperature as the environment. • The longest anaconda ever found was 37.5. Chris Norris

15. Newts • Newts are brightly colored salamanders. • These small amphibians are found in moist, wooded areas in North America, Europe, and Asia. • On average, newts are about 3 to 4 inches or 7.5 to 10cm long . Jaylend Norris

16. Blue Shark • The blue shark is a sleek, slender, fast-swimming shark. • The blue shark’s teeth are pointed and serrated. • It can grow to 13 feet long. Dylan Tabak

17. Salamander • Salamanders have tails and small, weak limbs. • Most of them are under 6 inches long. • They eat small animals like insects, worms, and snails. • They feed on small animals such as insects worms and snails. Josh Smiley JoJo

18. Swordfish • The swordfish is a fast-swimming fish that has a long sharp bill. • They are found worldwide. • They eat squid, octopus, fish and crustaceans. Michael Torbert

19. Black Bear • They can run at speeds up to 35 miles per hour. • In cold climates bears sleep through most of winter. • Black bears are large and mostly harmless. Taylor Tannura

20. Great White Shark • The great white shark has a torpedo shaped body. • The great white shark eats fish, rays and other sharks. • Great white sharks do not chew their food. Ben Trego

21. Black Bear • The front claws are longer then the rear claws. • Black bears are good swimmers and can also climb trees. • Cubs stay with the mother for about one year. • …………….. Hallie Ward

23. Dinosaur Reports Mrs. Dick’s Second Grade Class 2007-08

24. Ankylosaurus • Ankylosaurus is a dinosaur that has armor. • It ate plants. By Chiamaka Amadi

25. Stegosaurus • Stegosaurus had a toothless beak. • It weighed up to be 6,800 pounds. • Its brain was as the size of a walnut. By Megan Bell

26. Deinonychus • Deinonychus was a meat eater. • Deinonychus was about 10 feet, 5 meters, tall. • Deinonychus weighed up to 175 pounds, 80 kg. By Zachary Buchanan

27. Triceratops • They lived in North America. • It walked on four sturdy legs and had three horns on its face. • It had a long nose with a large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull. • It ate plants. By Holly Bull

28. Stegosaurus • Stegosaurus did not always walk on four feet. • Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a walnut. • The Stegosaurus has a beak. By Anna Castro

29. Apatosaurus • Apatosaurus’ nostrils were located on the top of its head. • Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus was one of the largest land animals that ever existed. • Apatosaurus eats plants. By Erica D’Amore

30. Pachycephalosauras • They are strong. • They have big tails to keep their balance. • They have about 60 knobs on there head. By Aaron Douoguih

31. Ultrasaurus • The ultrasaurus lived in the Jurassic period. • Paleontologists now think that what they thought was a second brain was just a enlargement in the spinal cord. • It ate plants. By Justin Feild

32. Ultrasauros • It swallowed its food whole without chewing it. • It was a plant eater. • Its neck was what made it so tall. By Alyssa Garrett

33. Pteranodons • Pteranodons eat fish. • Pteranodons were flying reptiles that were 6 feet long. • Many pteranodon fossils have been found in the USA and England. By Erin Kaliszak

34. Ankylosaurus • The Ankylosaurus was heavily protected with thick cover of plates. • Ankylosaurus fossils have been found in the western U.S.A., Montana, and Canada. By Paige Kish

35. Homalocephale • The Homalocephale had a thick skull with a tiny brain. • The Homalocephale lived in Asia. • It ate plants. • Homalocephale was about 5 feet long. By Eleanor Lindauer

36. Deinonichas • Deinonichas was a very fast, flesh eating meateater. • It probably ate anything it could find. • Deinonichas hunted in packs. • By Chris Norris

37. Triceratops • It was the last dinosaur alive. • It was a plant eater. • Many of them were killed by Tyrannosaurus rexes. By Jaylend Norris

38. Tyrannosaurus rex • Tyrannosaurus rex had bumpy skin like an alligator. • This dinosaur was 40 feet long and 20 feet tall. • Its jaws were up to 4 feet long. • It could eat up to 500 pounds in one bite! • By Josh Smiley

39. Tyrannosaurus Rex • Its jaws were 4 feet long. • It could eat 500 pounds in one bite! • Its teeth were up to 9 inches long. By DylanTabak

40. Stegosaurus Stegosaurus were up to 26 to 30 feet long. It has a brain the size of a walnut. It had spikes on the end of its flexible tail. • It was a plant eater. By Taylor Tannura

41. Pterodactyl • Pterodactyl are flying reptiles. • They are meat eaters. • The first pterodactyl skull was found on May 2,1876, in Smoky Hill River. By Michael Torbert

42. Tyrannosaurus Rex • Tyrannosaurus rex’s jaws were up to four feet long and 50 to 60 inches thick. • This dinosaur was a meat eater. • It lived in the forest. By Ben Trego

43. Brachiosaurus • Brachiosaurus’ front legs are longer then its back. • He eats plants. • It was a very huge dinosaur. By Hallie Ward