All Creatures Zoo Animal Biomes By Nicholas Matheny

1. All Creatures Zoo Animal Biomes By Nicholas Matheny

3. If I could be any animal in my zoo I would be a Peregrine falcon. They are found on every continent except Antarctica. Their numbers are on the rise and they have officially been taken off the endangered list. They have no natural predators. They can reach speeds of over 200 miles an hour in a dive. They can be found in almost every biome, excluding oceans, glaciers, and tropical rain forests.

4. Rockhopper Penguin My biome is the Sub Antarctic Snow, ice, glacier and rock. Fun facts Males incubate the eggs. They can dive up to 330 feet to catch fish. They are the smallest species of the crested penguin. They have blood red eyes.

5. Jaguar My biome is… the tropical rain forest Fun Facts • Jaguars are the largest of South America’s big cats and the third largest cats in the world. • The name jaguar comes from the Native American word haguar, which means "he who kills • with one leap.“ • Jaguars hunt mainly at night. • They make their dens in caves and canyons. • Aztec and Mayan civilizations used jaguar images to represent royalty and warriors

6. Vampire Bats My biome is tropical and sub tropical Fun facts They drink the blood of other animals for survival. They are so light that they are sometimes able to drink blood from an animal for more than 30 minutes without waking it up. Vampire bats can walk, run, and jump. Vampire bats are the only known mammals that survive solely on blood.

7. Polar bear Fun facts Polar bears are the largest predators on land, and they are the largest of all bears. Polar bears have been known to swim 100 miles at a stretch. Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell, with the ability to detect seals nearly a mile away. Researchers believe that polar bears may be just as intelligent as apes, since they seem to be able to learn and modify behavior to match their environmental challenges. My biome is both the ice sheet and glacier biome.

8. American Alligator My biome is Temperate coniferous forests Fun Facts Alligators have a third eyelid. This is a transparent lid that protects the eye underwater and gives the alligator a way to see. Alligators can run up to 20 miles per hour in a very short burst of speed. Alligators have a crushing power of up to 3000 psi in their jaws. Alligators normally have 74 to 80 teeth in their jaw, divided evenly top and bottom.

9. Bald Eagle Fun Facts Bald eagles build very large nests, sometimes weighing as much as a ton A bald eagle's white head may make it look bald. But actually the name comes from an old English word, "balde," meaning white. They can soar over 10,000 feet high, and their great eyesight lets them see fish up to a mile away. When they lose one feather from one wing they lose one from the other wing too. My biome is forests, mountains and fresh water

10. Peacock Fun Facts The species in general or collectively are referred to as peafowl. Although most people call the species peacocks, the word really only refers to the male bird. Males are called Peacocks and females are called Peahens. Peacocks (peafowl) are forest birds that nest on the ground but roost in trees. A group of peacocks is called a party. My biome is the rainforest

11. Lion My biome is the savannah In the wild, lions rest for around 20 hours a day. Lionesses are better hunters than males and do most of the hunting for a pride. The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. When lions breed with tigers the resulting hybrids are known as ligers and tigons. There are also lion and leopard hybrids known as leopons and lion and jaguar hybrids known as jaglions.

12. Hippo My biome is tropical grasslands Fun Facts The name hippopotamus means ‘river horse’ and is often shortened to hippo. The closest relations of the hippopotamus are surprisingly cetaceans such as whales and dolphins. Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and poachers who hunt them for their meat and teeth. A male hippopotamus is called a bull, a female hippopotamus is called a cow and a baby hippo is called a calf. A group of hippos in known as a ‘herd’, ‘pod’, ‘dale’ or ‘bloat’. They are in danger of extinction.

13. Bactrian Camel My biome is the desert Fun Facts The two humps of the Bactrian are for storing fat, which sustains the camel when food and water is not available. They become soft and floppy as the fat is depleted. Bactrian camels are the only land mammal that can quench their thirst with salt water. There are fewer than 1,000 wild Bactrian camels left in the Gobi Desert; about 600 are in China and about 350 in Mongolia. Wild Bactrian camels endured 45 years of nuclear testing by China. Somehow, these animals survived. They have adapted to a wide range of temperatures, ranging from -20* to well over 100*

14. Zebra My biome is the savannah Fun Facts Every zebra has a unique pattern of black and white stripes. Researchers believe the patterns of the zebras when moving make it hard to tell where one starts and one stops making it harder to catch. Male zebras are called stallions, females are mares, and the young are called foals. A zebra's teeth keep growing for its entire life, because constant grazing and chewing wears them down. Zebras stand up while sleeping.

15. Orangutan Fun Fact Orangutans are the only Great Ape found outside Africa. They spend their lives in the forest canopy. Orangutans only have about 3 offspring in their lifetime. Baby orangutans cry when they’re hungry, whimper when they’re hurt and smile at their mothers. My biome is the tropical rainforest

16. Chimpanzee My biome is the rain forest Fun Facts Chimpanzees live in communities of up to 150 members. Usually there is a male leader. Chimps are 7 times stronger than men. Chimps and humans share about 98% of their genes. Chimps use tools: a rock to crack a nut, a twig to fan flies away, a stick to dig mounds of termites and ants. Chimpanzees cannot swim

17. California Sea Lion My biome is coastal Fun Facts Sea lions are capable of diving to depths of up to 1100 feet. Sea lions can hold their breath 15 - 20 minutes. Sea Lions have 2 main predators – Killer Whales and Sharks. The sea lion has whiskers which help them to navigate and feel the movement of fish. A male sea lion is called a bull, a female is called a cow and a baby is called a pup.

18. Poisonous Dart Frog My biome is the rain forest Fun Facts Most poison animal in the world. Enough venom to kill 10 adult humans or 20,000 mice! Causes death within minutes. .  This much poison is enough to kill an adult human. Indigenous people wipe arrow tips on the amphibians—without hurting them—to load their tips with poison. The arrow head retains its mortal toxicity for two years.

19. Red Kangaroo My biome is the desert Fun Facts There are 47 varieties of kangaroo, ranging in size from the two-pound rock wallaby to the 6-foot, 300-pound red kangaroo. A male kangaroo is called a boomer, a female kangaroo is called a flyer, a baby kangaroo is called a joey. Kangaroos usually have one young annually. The joey remains in the pouch for nine months and continues to suckle until twelve to seventeen months of age. Kangaroos can have 3 babies at one time. One becoming mature and just out of the pouch, another developing in the pouch and one embryo in pause mode. There are 4 teats in the pouch and each provides different milk for the different stages of development. When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian (aborigine) what they were called. He replied "kangaroo" meaning "I don't understand" your question. The explorers thought this was the animal's name, and that's how the kangaroo got its name.