WHAT DO YOU SEE
AT THE ZOO?
Ms. Conner’s 3rd grade class
Giraffe
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Can sleep standing up
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Longest land mammal tail (5 ft.)
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Their tongues are 18-20 in. long
Elephant
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Weighs about 24,000 pounds
Only mammal that cannot jump
Can swim because they use their trunk to breathe
Penguin
Can stay underwater for around 20 minutes
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Eats a range of fish and other sea life
Spends half their time on land and the other half in
water
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Panda
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Stands between 2 and 3 ft. tall
Zoo Pandas live as old as 35 years
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Mostly eats bamboo
Monkey
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There are 264 known monkey species
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Most monkeys have tails
Eats a variety of food: fruit, insects, flowers and reptiles
Flamingo
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Adult flamingos are 4 to 5 ft. tall
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Found in shallow saltwater
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Are pink in color
Zebra
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Will only sleep if they are close to one another
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Can run up to 65 km/h
Very caring and protective
Hippopotamus
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3rd largest living land mammal
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Grows between 10.8 – 16.5 ft.
Spends up to 16 hours per day in water
Tiger
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Largest member of the cat family
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Good swimmers
Live alone, but are very aggressive