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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Desert
All months, in the Desert have average temperatures over 64° F.
Approximately 1 in. of rain falls in dry deserts per year.
The Thorny Lizard's body has conical spines all over, including spines above each eye and a hump behind its head which is spiny. The tail is also spiny.
The Desert Kangaroo has large hind legs and feet. It usually grow to about 14 in. in length, including its tail.
The Desert Tortoise can be found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of southern California, two of North America's four deserts.
The Banded Gila Monster is very shy but can strike back very quickly, with painful results. It is a subspecies of the Gila Monster is one of two poisonous types of lizard in the world.
Adult coyotes can grow to be 4 feet long (including the tail which can be 11 - 16 inches long). They can be 2 feet tall and weigh up to 30 pounds.
The Barrel cactus can be easily distinguished from other cactibecause of it cylinder-shaped body. The cactus usually reaches from around five to eleven feet tall, and at that height it is one of the largest cacti in the North American deserts.
The Ocotillo elevation in the Sonoran Desert is about 5,000 feet. The average yearly temperature is 90°F, and the average yearly precipitation is less then 10 inches.
From a distance the jumping cholla looks like a fuzzy, soft plant with many short, fuzzy branches looking like teddybear arms, growing from the top. When you get closer you see that it has spikes.
Approximately 1 in. of rain falls in dry deserts per year.
The Thorny Lizard's body has conical spines all over, including spines above each eye and a hump behind its head which is spiny. The tail is also spiny.
The Desert Kangaroo has large hind legs and feet. It usually grow to about 14 in. in length, including its tail.
The Desert Tortoise can be found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of southern California, two of North America's four deserts.
The Banded Gila Monster is very shy but can strike back very quickly, with painful results. It is a subspecies of the Gila Monster is one of two poisonous types of lizard in the world.
Adult coyotes can grow to be 4 feet long (including the tail which can be 11 - 16 inches long). They can be 2 feet tall and weigh up to 30 pounds.
The Barrel cactus can be easily distinguished from other cactibecause of it cylinder-shaped body. The cactus usually reaches from around five to eleven feet tall, and at that height it is one of the largest cacti in the North American deserts.
The Ocotillo elevation in the Sonoran Desert is about 5,000 feet. The average yearly temperature is 90°F, and the average yearly precipitation is less then 10 inches.
From a distance the jumping cholla looks like a fuzzy, soft plant with many short, fuzzy branches looking like teddybear arms, growing from the top. When you get closer you see that it has spikes.
Rain Forest
In an average year a tropical rain forest, the climate is very humid because of all the rainfall, which amounts to about 250 cm per year. The rain forest has lots of rain because it is very hot and wet. This climate is found near the equator.
The average temperature of a rain forest is about 77° F. The rain forest is about the same temperature year round.
Even though the Jambu Fruit Dove isn't endangered, they are listed as threatened. They can still be found in Borneo and Sumatra, but are now rare on West Java.
The Toco Toucan is the biggest of the toucans. It can get to about twenty-four to twenty six inches in length.
There are many special adaptations for Orangutan in the rainforest, such as long, strong arms for traveling among the trees, curved feet for extra balance when standing on branches and opposable thumbs for grabbing branches.
The Kinkajo hides in the holes of the trees during the day napping. This a cute little animal with the body grows from 16 to 30 inches; its tail grows from 15 to 33 inches. Its shoulder height is up to 10 inches and it weights 3 to 10 pounds.The Wagler's pit viper lives in trees of the Southeast Asian rainforest.
People associate the coconut palm with relaxation and shade looking out over the sea to the horizon, they are grown to be 50-80 ft high.
Tualang Asian rainforests are best know for the disk shaped honeycombs which hang from its horizontal branches.
Kapok Tree can grow to a height of 150 ft or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest.
The average temperature of a rain forest is about 77° F. The rain forest is about the same temperature year round.
Even though the Jambu Fruit Dove isn't endangered, they are listed as threatened. They can still be found in Borneo and Sumatra, but are now rare on West Java.
The Toco Toucan is the biggest of the toucans. It can get to about twenty-four to twenty six inches in length.
There are many special adaptations for Orangutan in the rainforest, such as long, strong arms for traveling among the trees, curved feet for extra balance when standing on branches and opposable thumbs for grabbing branches.
The Kinkajo hides in the holes of the trees during the day napping. This a cute little animal with the body grows from 16 to 30 inches; its tail grows from 15 to 33 inches. Its shoulder height is up to 10 inches and it weights 3 to 10 pounds.The Wagler's pit viper lives in trees of the Southeast Asian rainforest.
People associate the coconut palm with relaxation and shade looking out over the sea to the horizon, they are grown to be 50-80 ft high.
Tualang Asian rainforests are best know for the disk shaped honeycombs which hang from its horizontal branches.
Kapok Tree can grow to a height of 150 ft or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Grass Land
The Grass Land climate has a temperature range of 68° to 86° F .In the winter, it is usually about 68° to 78° F (20° - 25° C). In the summer the temperature ranges from 78° to 86° F .
The Grass Lands annual precipitation of 10 to 30 inches of rain.
African elephants are the largest land mammal in the world. They weigh up to 10,000 pounds and grow to 12 feet tall.
Adult Emus are about 5.7 ft. tall and weigh about 110-120 lbs. It has medium size wings, but it can't fly.
Grants Zebras height is about 50 in. from shoulder to hoof, and weighs in at 500 to 600 pounds. It has rather short legs and a large head.
The Kola Bear is 33 inches long. It has a fuzzy coat of fur, big floppy ears, and almost no tail.
Caracals body is 24-36 inches long, and its tail is 9-12 inches long. Its shoulder height is 15-20 inches. Its weight is 28-42 lbs.
Elephant grass is a tall grass,it grows in dense clumps of up to 10 feet tall.
The whistling thorn is an acacia tree commonly seen on the savannas in Grass Land.
The baobab is found in the savannas of African and India, mostly around the equator. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years.
The Grass Lands annual precipitation of 10 to 30 inches of rain.
African elephants are the largest land mammal in the world. They weigh up to 10,000 pounds and grow to 12 feet tall.
Adult Emus are about 5.7 ft. tall and weigh about 110-120 lbs. It has medium size wings, but it can't fly.
Grants Zebras height is about 50 in. from shoulder to hoof, and weighs in at 500 to 600 pounds. It has rather short legs and a large head.
The Kola Bear is 33 inches long. It has a fuzzy coat of fur, big floppy ears, and almost no tail.
Caracals body is 24-36 inches long, and its tail is 9-12 inches long. Its shoulder height is 15-20 inches. Its weight is 28-42 lbs.
Elephant grass is a tall grass,it grows in dense clumps of up to 10 feet tall.
The whistling thorn is an acacia tree commonly seen on the savannas in Grass Land.
The baobab is found in the savannas of African and India, mostly around the equator. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years.
Deciduous Forest
Most deciduous forests have mild summers averaging about 70 °F. Winter temperatures are fairly cool with an average temperature of a little below freezing.
Deciduous forests have almost 14 inches of rain in the winter months and more than 18 inches of rain in the summer.
The Eastern Chipmunk a ground-dwelling squirrel about 5-6 inches long and weighing about 3 ounces.
Coyotes can weigh from 15 to 44 lbs. Their bodies are 30 to 40 inches long and their tail is 12 to 16 inches long. They are about 15 to 20 inches tall. Coyotes can live almost anywhere. They now live in most of North America and Central America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia and Panama. They even live in the suburbs of large cities.
The European Red Squirrel is about 36.5 cm. long, including their tail. They have ginger, red, brown fur over much of their bodies.
Only White Tailed Deer males have antlers, which they shed and grow out again . The white-tailed deer can be 3 to 3 1/2 feet at the shoulders. Males can weigh up to 400 pounds, and females from 70 to 200 pounds.
The Fat Dormouse can adapt and thrive in many types of woodland but does not do well in evergreen forests. The dormouse finds shelter in hollow trees, rock crevices or even woodpecker holes.
Carpet Mosse is a simple, rootless evergreen plant.Carpet Moss, like its name, carpets the ground.
The Shagbark Hickory tree is tall and straight and can grow to about 100 feet tall. The Shagbark Hickories branches can spread to 25 feet, the lower branches somewhat droop while the upper branches are upright.
If you are a mushroom hunter, you may like to eat the Twany Milkcap. This species is edible, non-deadly and is a favorite of collectors.
Deciduous forests have almost 14 inches of rain in the winter months and more than 18 inches of rain in the summer.
The Eastern Chipmunk a ground-dwelling squirrel about 5-6 inches long and weighing about 3 ounces.
Coyotes can weigh from 15 to 44 lbs. Their bodies are 30 to 40 inches long and their tail is 12 to 16 inches long. They are about 15 to 20 inches tall. Coyotes can live almost anywhere. They now live in most of North America and Central America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia and Panama. They even live in the suburbs of large cities.
The European Red Squirrel is about 36.5 cm. long, including their tail. They have ginger, red, brown fur over much of their bodies.
Only White Tailed Deer males have antlers, which they shed and grow out again . The white-tailed deer can be 3 to 3 1/2 feet at the shoulders. Males can weigh up to 400 pounds, and females from 70 to 200 pounds.
The Fat Dormouse can adapt and thrive in many types of woodland but does not do well in evergreen forests. The dormouse finds shelter in hollow trees, rock crevices or even woodpecker holes.
Carpet Mosse is a simple, rootless evergreen plant.Carpet Moss, like its name, carpets the ground.
The Shagbark Hickory tree is tall and straight and can grow to about 100 feet tall. The Shagbark Hickories branches can spread to 25 feet, the lower branches somewhat droop while the upper branches are upright.
If you are a mushroom hunter, you may like to eat the Twany Milkcap. This species is edible, non-deadly and is a favorite of collectors.
Taiga
Winter, with it's freezing cold temperatures, lasts for six to seven months. Summer is a rainy, hot and short season in the taiga. Fall is the shortest season for taiga. Spring brings flowers, the frozen ponds melt, and the animals come out from hibernation.The average precipitation per year is about 40 inches.
The black bear, like all bears, is a predator, and an omnivore. The black bear helps the environment by killing off the elderly, and weaklings of over populated prey. They will eat virtually anything, but 75% of its diet is made up plants and other vegetation, while the other 25% is made up of, carcasses, honey, small mammals and insects.
A river otter is an omnivore. Its typical diet is fish, shellfish, crustaceans, snails, beetles, amphibians, and other small mammals.It is a carnivore, meaning eats meat.
The bobcat is a carnivore. It eats mice, squirrels, rabbits, and game birds that live on the ground.
Grey Wolves are carnivores. They eat animals like moose, caribou, and other deer-like animals. When food is scarce, they will eat rodents.
The Bald Eagle prefers to eat dead animals but will also eat live chickens or fish.
The Balsam Fir is a small to medium sized native evergreen tree. It can grow to be 40 to 80 feet tall.
The black bear, like all bears, is a predator, and an omnivore. The black bear helps the environment by killing off the elderly, and weaklings of over populated prey. They will eat virtually anything, but 75% of its diet is made up plants and other vegetation, while the other 25% is made up of, carcasses, honey, small mammals and insects.
A river otter is an omnivore. Its typical diet is fish, shellfish, crustaceans, snails, beetles, amphibians, and other small mammals.It is a carnivore, meaning eats meat.
The bobcat is a carnivore. It eats mice, squirrels, rabbits, and game birds that live on the ground.
Grey Wolves are carnivores. They eat animals like moose, caribou, and other deer-like animals. When food is scarce, they will eat rodents.
The Bald Eagle prefers to eat dead animals but will also eat live chickens or fish.
The Balsam Fir is a small to medium sized native evergreen tree. It can grow to be 40 to 80 feet tall.
Spruce trees grow tall and most are shaped like pyramids. Some grow as tall as one hundred and fifty feet, really the white spruce.
The Eastern Red Cedar is a small evergreen that commonly grows to a height of 10-50 feet.The Eastern Red Cedar grows in a pyramid shape. The top rounds off as it grows older.
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