CASSIDY HARRISON
AMAZING ANIMAL FACTS
JANUARY 24,2014
North Jackson Elementary
Page 1– white and fuzzy arctic foxes
Page 2– hurtful and scary bees, scary hairy
tarantulas, wide jawed gopher snake
Page 3– black and white penguins, poison dart
frog, the spotted bass
Inside this issue:
Arctic foxes
1
Gopher snake
2
bees
2
Tarantula
2
Penguins
3
The spotted bass
3
Poison dart frog
3
When you read, you
will learn about animals such as Arctic
foxes, Penguins,
Spotted bass, Poison
dart frogs, Gopher
snakes, and bees.
You will learn about
there adaptations
too. Some can be
found in the snowy
cold arctic, fresh
water lakes, rain
forests, and around
you! Most animals
are endangered,
not yet instinct. Like
the Arctic fox, and
the poison dart frog.
That’s why I choose
them. Read more to
find out their adaptations that help
them survive.
White and fuzzy
Have you ever
heard of a Arctic
fox? If you have,
then you should
know that they are
very furry and
amazing. Read
Arctic foxes
more to find out
about their adaptations. First, Arctic
foxes have short,
heavily furred
rounded ears to
keep away heat.
Animals are important.
Second, Arctic foxes
have thick fur to
keep warm in the
snowy arctic. Last,
Arctic foxes change
color in the summer
and winter. In the
Page 2
Gopher snake
AMAZING ANIMAL FACTS
The Wide Jawed Gopher Snake
Have you ever
snakes have brownheard of a wide
ish colored skin to
jawed Gopher
hide its self from
snake? When you
being hunted for huread you will find
man uses. Second,
adaptations of this
Gopher snakes can
snake. After you
unhinge there jaw to
read your done
eat bigger things
reading, what ever
that its self so the
you do, DO NOT
snake can be full till
TELL YOUR MOM
the next hunt. Last,
WHAT YOU HAVE
Gopher snakes (like
READ. First, Gopher
any other snake) in-
ject venom so the
snake can eat easier
on dead prey. Now
you know why I told
you not to tell your
mom what adaptations you have read.
Hurtful And Helpful Bees
I don’t know about
you, but I really
hate bees. Although,
bees are very helpful. I recommend to
watch who's flower
your picking! First,
there is a queen
bee so the other
bees don’t go crazy.
Second, bees also
poison in their poison sac. The poison
sac is connected to
the stinger. That allows the bee to
protect its self from
predators, or if
threatened. Last,
bees have wings so
they can fly to
flower to flower to
help the plant survive. Now you know
why bees are helpful and hurtful.
Scary Hairy Tarantulas
Caption describing picture or
graphic.
Get ready to read
about the most
scary hairy and
most weird spider of
ALL! The TRANCHULA! Read more to
find out the adaptations of a Tarantula.
First, Tarantulas
come out at night
and hunt to hunt
easier. The Tarantula can see the prey,
but the prey can see
The Tarantula. Second, The Tarantula’s
poison helps it kill its
prey Tarantula can
eat easier on a
dead animal. Last,
in Australia bites
are poisonous for
protection. In America the bites are not
poisonous. So now
you know why Tarantulas are scary.
CASSIDY HARRISON
Page 3
Black and White Penguins
Have you ever heard of penguins ? These fantastic
birds are black and white like a zebra without any
stripes. Read on to find out about their adaptations.
First, Penguins have webbed feet to swim fast underwater to catch fast swimming fish. Second, Penguins
also have a brood pouch to keep the eggs in to keep
them warm so the eggs wont freeze. Last, Penguins
chew up the fish (or whatever they caught) and spit it
in the chicks mouth so it can be swallowed easier. So
now you know why Penguins are fantastic.
The Spotted Bass
Have you ever
heard of the spotted bass? These fish
are extent fish. Although, you should
not keep them as
pets. They should be
free and wild. Read
more to find out
their adaptations
that help them sur-
vive. First, Spotted
bass have greenish
colored skin to help
them blind in with
the murky fresh water so they wont get
ate. Second, The
Spotted bass can
open its mouth so
wide that its jaw
muscle can almost
The Poison Dart
When you read you
will learn about the
poison dart frogs
adaptations. Some
can be scary, some
can be amazing
more to find out
about their adaptations. First, Poison
dart frogs have poisonous skins to help
Frog
it not to be ate. Second, Poison dart
frogs also have
sticky pads on their
tows so they can
climb up things to
run away from
predators. Last, Poison dart frogs have
sticky tongue to
catch bugs to eat.
touch its eye. Last,
Spotted bass have
big eyes to see its
prey underwater.
Now you know why
spotted bass are a
fantastic fish.
So now you know
why poison dart
frogs adaptations
can be scary and
amazing.
Penguins going out together
to hunt fish.
Spotted bass are known as
Kentucky's state fish.
Sources
1. Spiders, Deborah Merrians, 1997
2. www. Wki/adaptations of a spotted
bass. com
3. Insect Armies, Discovery, 2011
The Amazing Animal Groups
Mammal– mammals have fur/ hair such as zebras, elephants, and wolves.
Fish– fish can breath underwater. My favorite fish is then spotted bass. Fish have gills to
breath underwater.
Bird– some birds are flightless. Not all birds can fly like penguins. If the birds are flightless, they are most likely to have blubber instead of feathers.
Reptile– snakes are the most common reptile. When people hear the word reptile, they
think snake. Snakes are vertebrates because they have a back bone.
Amphibian– just like snakes, when they hear the word amphibian, they think frog. But,
that’s not the only amphibian. Salamanders are also reptiles to!
Insect– there are over 10,000,000 insects in the word. WOW! That’s a lot!
Arachnid- the most common arachnid is a spider. The banana spiders wed looks gold, but
its really not.