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Animals
Animal Fundas – 10
by
Aniket Kumar (11 years)
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The axolotl of Mexico is a
curious animal-a salamander like no other. Axolotls never grow up. Instead
they remain in tadpole stage of development-complete with gills-all their
lives and even breed as tadpoles.
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Can you believe that some animals
have five feet – four normal feet and a prehensile tail that is a tail that
can curl around a support and grasp it? Some of these animals are the furry
Kinkajou, the woolly opossum, the silky ant eater, the spider monkey and the
tree porcupine.
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Guinea
pigs and rabbits don’t sweat. If we were like them the deodorant
manufacturers would be out of business.
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The female red billed hornbill
takes precaution against intruders by building a wall across the
opening of her nest. She then seals herself in and brings up her chicks in a
‘prison’.
Funda of Fundas
Colugos are sometimes
called flying lemurs, although they do not actually fly and they are not related
to lemurs. Skilful climbers, colugos spend most of their time in trees. On the
ground they are almost helpless.
Funda of
Fundas 2
by Guest Contributor : Ankita Panda
Squirrel Monkey
Primates are mammals, which means they are warm-blooded, have fur, and feed
their young milk. Primates have large brains which makes them among the most
intelligent creatures on earth. They have excellent eyesight with both eyes
facing forwards, which gives them good depth perception. Nearly all primates are
good climbers, because they are very agile and can grasp with their hand and
feet, The primates order is divided into three groups :monkey ,apes, and
prosimians. There are over 233 species of primates, which include 158 monkeys,14
apes and 61 prosimians. They are also from the old world, and the majority of
prosimians live on the island of Madagascar, off the coast of Africa.
March 26, 2006
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