ANIMALS

Aardvark.

An aardvark is an insect-eating mammal which lives in African  . Its name means ' earth pig ' in the dutch language . 

   Aardvark facts.

  Of kinds - 1

  Color    - beige-grey

  Length   - 1.5-1.9 m

  Height   - about 50 cm

  Status   - common 

  Life spar- 10 years 

  Enemies  - dogs , pythons , lions , leopards , warthogs.

Alligator.

The alligator is a very big reptile that lives in rivers , lakes and swamps . It is a close relative of the crocodile . On type live in south-east USA , while  the other lives in south -east Chaina . The alligators snout is less pointed than the crocodiles and the teeth are different .

  
                Alligator facts 

           Of kinds  - 2

           Color     - greyish-brown

           Length    - up to 4 m

           Weight    - up to 250 kg

           Status    - threatened 

           Life span - up to 60 years 

Bat

Bat are the only mammals that can fly . Most bats fly at night . they avoid crashing into things by making high noises that bounce off objects to give echoes . The echoes help bats to find their ways of the world except the arctic and Antarctica .

                                                                                          Bat facts.

Of kinds  - more than 2000
Color     - black , brown , grey or yellow .
Wingspan  - usually 20-30 cm .
Weight    - usually 5-40 g .
Status    - common .
Life span - 15-25 years . 
Enemies   - cats , owls , fores , skunks , snakes .

Bear

Bears are very strong and powerful mammals . Bears live over most of the northern hemisphere . The biggest bear. the smallest is the sun bear.

       Bear facts .

   Of kinds  - 7
   Color     - black  , brown  , red , bluish , white  or cream 
   Length    - 1.3-3 m
   Wingspan  - 90 cm to 1.5 m
   Weight    - 50-65 kg
   Status    - some are threatened 
   Life span - 25 years
   Enemies   - people hunt bears for their fur.

Tiger 

Tigers are mammals . They are the longest and strongest members in Asia.

      Tiger facts

  Of kinds  - 8
  Color     - golden , orange , with black stripes 
  Length    - up to 3 m
  Weight    - up to 270 kg
  Status    - endangered 
  Life span - 15-40 or years
  Enemies   - peoples 








Owl

The owl is a bird of prey which hunts of night. there are many different kinds of owl that live all over the world.

   Owl facts.

Of kinds  - 133
Color     - usually brown or brown and white 
Length    - up to 72 cm
Weight    - up to 800 g
Status    - common 
Life span - up to 18 years 
Enemies   - eagles , buzzards , peoples

Ant

An ant is a small insect. it lives with other ants in a group called a colony. Some colonies have just a few ants but other colonies have thousand of ants. Ants live in all but the coldest parts of the earth.

     Tiger facts

  Of kinds - over 10,000
  Color     - black , brown or red
  Length    - 0.1-2.5 cm 
  Status    - common 
  Life span - from a few weeks to 20 years
  Enemies - anteaters , birds , frogs , lizards , spiders , other insects , peoples