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Classification Counts! Asia
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Mammal Characteristics |
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Bornean Orangutan 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 forests but their habitat is disappearing because
of logging and farming..
2) Adults weigh 150-300 pounds
3) Eats fruit and plants
4) Can swing through the trees using long arms and powerful
hands
5) Mothers care for their babies as long as 8 years. |
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Fish Characteristics |
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Seahorse 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
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1)
Lives in warm seas, such as the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific
2) Swim upright, head up, tail down
3) Have no teeth but vacuum up small prey with a tubelike
mouth
4) Males brood eggs in a pouch and give birth to hundreds
of live young
5) Can change color and use camouflage to hide in vegetation |
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Amphibian Characteristics |
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Asiatic Horned 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) Amphibians can live in the water and on the land |
1) Coloration
resembles dead leaves where it hides on the forest floor
2) Eats insects and small worms
3) Females are much larger than males
4) Nocturnal - most active at night
5) Young toadlets will eat each other
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Reptile Characteristics |
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Batagur Turtle 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 mangroves and tidal rivers
2) Adult shells can measure 2 feet in length
3) Eats molluscs, fish, vegetation and fruit
4) Females lay up to 10-30 eggs at a time
5) Highly endangered - hunted for food and traditional
medicines |
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Bird Characteristics |
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Mandarin Duck 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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Found in China, Japan and Korea
2) Eats insects, snails, small fish, vegetation, fruits,
and seeds
3) One of the most colorful duck species
4) Nests are built in trees over water. Once the ducklings
hatch, they fall into the water.
5) Thought to mate for life, hold a special place in Asian
folklore |
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