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Classification Counts! Africa
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Mammal Characteristics |
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Elephant Facts |
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1) Have
fur or hair
2) Are warm blooded
3) Use lungs to breathe air
4) Most give birth to live young
5) Have milk glands to feed their babies
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1) Lives
in grasslands and forests
2) Can weigh up to 12,000 pounds
3) Can eat 600 pounds of plants a day
4) Has 40,000 muscles in its trunk
5) Can run faster than a human and is a good swimmer
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Fish Characteristics |
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Lake Victoria Cichlid Facts |
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1)
Have scaley skin
2) Are cold blooded
3) Use gills to get the oxygen they need to breathe from
the water they live in
4) Lay eggs but sometimes give
birth to live young
5) Some fish, like sharks, have skeletons made of cartilage
instead of bone.
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1)
Lives in rocky or sandy Lake Victoria habitats
2) Size and color depends on habitat
3) Eats mostly plants
4) Hold eggs held in their mouth until hatching
5) All species are endangered and the Zoo participates
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Amphibian Characteristics |
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Tomato Frog Facts |
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1)
Have smooth, moist skin
2) Are cold blooded
3) Can absorb oxygen through their thin skin and sometimes
use lungs to breathe
4) Lay eggs
5)Can live in the water and on the land
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1)Named
for its bright red color
2) Eats insects and worms
3) Lives in Madagascar, an island off Africa's east
coast
4) Females lay 1000 eggs at a time on water
5) Is threatened with extinction |
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Reptile Characteristics |
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Panther Chameleon Facts |
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1) Have
dry, scaly skin that can be shed
2)
Are cold blooded
3) Breathe air with at least one lung
4) Lay eggs but sometimes give
birth to live young
5) Eggs are fertilized internally
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1) Lives
in hot, humid forests
2) Can move one eye at a time
3) Eats insects
4) Can change its color depending on mood
5) Has a tongue as long as its body - about 12 inches.
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Bird Characteristics |
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Greater Flamingo Facts |
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1) Have skin covered by feathers
2) Are warm blooded
3) Use lungs to breathe air
4) Lay eggs
5) Some birds can fly, some can't
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1) Lives
in Africa's Great Rift Valley
2) Eats plants, algae and small insects
3) Holds head upside down to feed
4) Lays 1 egg at a time
5) Adults are pink, from the food they eat. Chicks are
gray for 3 or 4 years
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