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hello.my name is poonag welcome to my page.I have 2 cats one named georgie and one named brandy.I also have one dog her name is missy.I am fourteen years old.this is a picture of the candytuft fairy.
animals.
ethiopian wolf
there are only a 1000 of these dogs left in the wild, and there are no records of them ever having bred in captivity.
african tigercat.
life span-15 years in captiviity.
physical description-there is considerable variation of the coloration and patterning of the african tiger cats coat. It ranges from chestnut brown to silver-grey or totally black. some individuals have spots all over the body where as others have spots just on their white belly. they are strongly built with a small head ans small ears. the tail is tapered at the tip.
sabre-tooth cat.
one of the best known of all the extinct ice age animals, the powerfully built sabre-tooth cat was equipped with lethal knife-like canine teeth. the sabre-tooth used these to inflict fatal wounds on mammalian prey such as bison and sheep.
the tiger shark.
these sharks have been nicknamed the dustbins of the sea, due to their voracious appetite and reputation for eating anything in their path.
Physical Description Tiger sharks have stripes running across a dark back, with a paler belly. The snout is short and rounded and the teeth are sharply serrated. Juveniles have spotted dorsal fins (the tall fin on the shark's back).
Habitat These sharks inhabit warm seas worldwide and live near the surface and at moderate depths. They are often seen near the shoreline.
Statistics The largest recorded was 7.4m, but on average, females are 3.75m and males are 3m.
Diet Tiger sharks have good eyesight but rely on their acute sense of smell to detect prey. They are voracious predators and will eat almost anything, including seals, turtles, jellyfish, seabirds, fish, sea snakes, crabs, other sharks and rubbish.
Behaviour Tiger sharks are solitary except for when breeding. The female gives birth to between 10 and 80 pups, which are completely independent at birth.
Tiger sharks are second to great whites as the record holders of attacks on humans. This is partly due to their occurrence in shallow waters and their indiscriminate feeding habits.
They can reach speeds of 20 mph and can travel up to 50 miles a day.
Conservation status Tiger sharks are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. They are hunted for sport and for their meat, fins and liver oil.
Tiger
Panthera tigris
The tiger is the largest of all the cats. Sadly, this magnificent animal has been hunted by humans and has lost much of its habitat. Three of the eight subspecies have already become extinct, and other populations are also at high risk.
Subspecies P.t.altaica, P.t.amoyensis, P.t.corbetti, P.t.sumatrae, P.t.tigris. Other subspecies are extinct.
Life span Tigers live for 8-10 years in the wild and 26 years in captivity.
Statistics Body length: 140-280cm, Tail length: 60-110cm, Shoulder height: 80-110cm, Weight: Male: 180-280kg, Female: 115-185kg.
Physical Description Tigers are the largest of the cat family, with the Siberian tiger being the largest of the species. They are easily recognisable, with thick black vertical stripes covering an orange body. The belly and throat are a creamy white.Male tigers have a ruff around the back of the head, which is especially pronounced in the Sumatran male.
No two tigers have the same stripe pattern - each is unique, like human fingerprints. Tiger stripe patterns commonly differ between the two sides of an individual's body.The last recorded wild white tiger was documented in 1951. This male cub later became the progenitor of most white tigers in captivity. The stripes of white tigers are brown.
Distribution Tigers range from India to Siberia and South East Asia.
Habitat Tigers preferred habitat is forest although they can also be found in grassland and swamp margins. They require sufficient cover, a good population of large prey and a constant water supply.
Diet Their main prey species are large animals such as deer, buffalo and wild pigs, but they will also hunt fish, monkeys, birds, reptiles and sometimes even baby elephants. Occasionally, tigers kill leopards, bears and other tigers.
Behaviour Tigers are solitary (with the exception of mothers with cubs) although they may sometimes come together to share a kill. Unlike most other cats, tigers are fond of water and are strong swimmers.Tigers stalk and ambush their prey. They use dense covering to conceal themselves and sneak up on their prey. When the tiger is close enough it suddenly rushes at its prey and kills it by grabbing the throat or nape of the neck.
Females occupy ranges between 25-1600 sq. km. Males occupy larger ranges which may overlap with the ranges of several females.More than other big cats, tigers have a reputation as man-eaters. In truth, it is rare for a tiger to attack people. It is normally old or injured tigers who are the culprits, as they are less able to catch their usual prey.
Reproduction Females will give birth to 2-4 cubs after a gestation of 104 days. They will stay with their mother for up to two years before leaving to stake out their own territories. Males look for territories away from their birth site, but females may sometimes share their mothers territories
As with lions, male tigers may kill a female's cubs if the cubs are the offspring of another male. This ensures that the female will come into oestrus and bear the new male's offspring.
They are active at dawn and dusk.
Conservation status Tigers are on CITES: Appendix I and are listed as Endangered by the IUCN. They are illegally poached for their fur and other body parts, and suffer from habitat loss. The Chinese tiger (P.t.amoyensis) and the Siberian tiger (P.t.altaica) are under extreme threat of extinction.
Notes Other than man, tigers have no natural predators.
Common frog, grass frog
Rana temporaria
The common frog can breathe through its skin which enables it to hibernate underwater for several months.
Subspecies
Three: R.t.temporaria, R.t.honnorati (colonises an area at the foot of the Alps) and R.t. parvipalmata (north west Spain and the Pyrenees).
Life span The common frog can live for up to 12 years.
Statistics Body length: 6-10cm.
Physical Description Common frogs have a robust body and relatively short hind limbs with webbed toes. Their smooth skin varies in colour from grey, olive green and yellow to various shades of brown. Males tend to be darker than females. They are also covered in irregular markings, often with barred limbs and flanks. Their undersides are white or yellow, and sometimes orange in females, often with brown or orange speckles. Completely red or black individuals are occasionally found in Scotland, and some individuals, especially in the breeding season, turn blue. Albino common frogs, with yellow skin and red eyes, sometimes occur. Common frogs also have the ability to lighten or darken their skin to match their environment.
Common frogs have brown eyes and black pupils. They have transparent inner eyelids which protect their eyes while they are underwater. Males develop black nuptial pads in the breeding season, which help them to grip on to females during mating. Males have two internal vocal sacs, which inflate on the side of their throats when croaking.
Distribution This species is one of the most widespread and common speices of brown frog (member of the Ranidae family) in Europe. They are widespread throughout Britain and Ireland, but are absent from Shetland, Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. Common frogs are also found in Asia, east to Japan.
Habitat They are largely terrestrial outside the breeding season, and may be found in meadows, gardens and woodland. They breed in puddles, ponds, lakes and canals. Common frogs prefer areas of shallow water.
Diet Common frogs feed on insects, snails, slugs and worms, which they catch with their long, sticky tongues. Tadpoles are herbivorous and feed on algae but become carnivores when they mature into adult frogs.
Behaviour They are active both day and night, but tend to be more so at night. In winter they hibernate underwater beneath piles of mud and decaying leaves, in compost heaps or under stones and logs.
Reproduction Common frogs emerge from hibernation in February and March and begin heading for their spawning grounds. The males arrive first and attempt to attract a mate by producing a low purring croak. A successful male will wrap his forelimbs around the female in a mating embrace known as 'amplexus'. Each female lays 1000-4000 eggs at a time, which are fertilised by the male as they are released. Frogs can spawn as early as December and as late as April, depending on how warm the weather is. They prefer to lay their eggs in shallow, still water.
Frog-spawn is surrounded with a clear jelly-like substance which swells up in the water to protect the fragile embryos. The spawn floats to the surface in large round clumps so the eggs can be warmed by the sun. After 5 or 10 days tadpoles begin to emerge from the jelly-like spawn, which they feed on during their first few days before they start to eat algae. It takes between 12 to 14 weeks for tadpoles to change into frogs in a process known as metamorphosis. Both spawn and tadpoles are extremely vulnerable and many get eaten by predators like fish, birds and grass snakes. Out of a clump of 2000 eggs, on average only 5 will survive to reach adulthood.
When tadpoles hatch they have gills that allow them to breathe underwater. After 9 weeks they have grown lungs and must swim to the surface to breathe. As they grow, tadpoles begin to feed on insects as well as plants. Hind legs develop between 6 and 9 weeks, and front legs are fully grown after about 11 weeks. The tail begins to be absorbed by the developing tadpole and by 12 weeks it has practically disappeared, leaving a tiny froglet. At this stage the tadpoles are less dependent on water and will hide in long grass in the vicinity of the pond.
Conservation status
The common frog is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981. This species is not listed by the IUCN. Populations can be threatened in areas where breeding ponds are disturbed or polluted.
Voice Males emit a low purring crook, crookduring the breeding season.
Notes Common frogs can breathe through their skin as well as their lungs. Their eyes and nostrils are on top of their heads so they can see and breathe even when most of their body is underwater.
Fringe-lipped bat
Trachops cirrhosus
A bat that specialises in hunting frogs by listening to their mating calls, and selecting the non-poisonous species.
Physical Description A largish bat with brown fur, reddish on the back. It has big ears, a flap of skin above the nose, and a fringe around the nose and lips, as well as small whiskers.
Distribution Mexico to the Guianas, Ecuador, South-eastern Brazil, Bolivia and Trinidad.
Habitat
Tropical forest.
Diet Frogs.
Behaviour Fringe-lipped bats are unusual because they don't use echolocation to find their prey, and take quite large animals - in fact they specialise in frogs. They listen out for the frogs' mating call and use that to find their prey. They can distinguish between different species of frog, and avoid the poisonous ones. They hunt at night, roosting during the day in caves or hollow tree trunks.
Conservation status Not currently threatened.
Assamese macaque, Assam macaque, Himalayan macaque, hill monkey
Macaca assamensis
Like most macaques, this species is highly social.
Subspecies Two subspecies.
Life span The lifespan of the Assamese macaque is unknown.
Statistics Body length: 50-73cm, Tail length: 19-38cm, Weight: Male 10-14.5kg, Female 8-12kg.
Physical Description Assamese macaques have a yellowish to dark brown coat. The face is hairless and the skin is red in adults.
Distribution They inhabit Nepal to Vietnam and Southern China.
Habitat They prefer mountain, evergreen, bamboo and deciduous dry forest at 300-3500m.
Diet Assamese macaques feed on fruits, leaves, invertebrates and cereals.
Behaviour This species lives in multi-male, multi-female groups of 10-50 individuals. They are diurnal, and spend time on the ground and in the trees.
Reproduction After a gestation period of 165 days, females give birth to one young, which weighs about 400g at birth.
Conservation status
Assamese macaques are classified as Vulnerable by the 2000 IUCN Red List.
Bald uakari, red and white uakari
Cacajao calvus
Their red faces are a symbol of good health, and those with malaria have paler faces than those who are immune. This enables the monkeys to choose the healthiest mate to breed with.
Subspecies Two. C.c.calvus (white fur), C.c.rubicundus (red fur)
Life span
20 years.
Statistics
Head and body length: Females: 54-57cm, Males: 54-56cm. Tail length: 15-16cm. Weight: Female: 2880g, Male: 3450g.
Physical Description
Bald uakaris have little or no fur on the face and forehead, with pink to red facial skin. They have long, thick white or red body fur (depending on the subspecies), with distinctly short, bushy tails.
Distribution
Bald uakaris range throughout Brazil and Peru.
Habitat
They inhabit swampy, flooded forests.
Diet
The majority of bald uakaris' diet is made up of seeds, but they also feed on flowers, small animals and buds.
Behaviour
Bald uakaris live in multimale-multifemale groups, of around 5-30 members. They are diurnal and arboreal and have a home range of 500-600ha. Uakaris often spend time on the ground when searching for seeds and shoots to feed on. At night they sleep separately (except for mothers and infants) at the top of large trees. They move through the forest quadrupedally or by leaping.
Reproduction
The breeding season is between October and May, but the gestation period is unknown. The female encourages the male to mate with her by releasing olfactory signals.
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