Oviparous Animals
(Animals that hatch from eggs.)
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Ms. Rooney’s First Grade Class - June, 2012
The Black Widow Spider By Adam.............................................4
Seahorse by Angelina...................................................................5
The Puffin By Aris........................................................................6
The Blue Footed Booby By Calliope............................................7
Peacocks By Cherie......................................................................8
The Octopus By David................................................................9
Adelie Penguins By Ginger........................................................10
The Gila Monster By Henry D..................................................11
Giant Squid By Henry J. C........................................................12
The Snowy Owl By Izzy............................................................13
The Spotted Salamander by Jane..............................................14
The Tarantula by Julia...............................................................15
The Crocodile by Ken................................................................16
Pileated Wood Peckers By Laura................................................17
American Bullfrog By Nealon....................................................18
The Clown Fish By Oren...........................................................19
The Bald Eagle By Prithwija......................................................20
The Scorpion By Rocco.............................................................21
The Wood Frog By Sarah..........................................................22
Flamingos by Sophie..................................................................23
The Black Widow Spider By Adam
The female black widow spider is the most poisonous spider in
North America.The silk of a black widow is the strongest of all
silk. Some birds can eat black widows but can end up with an
upset stomach from her poisons.
Seahorse by Angelina
Girl seahorses give the eggs to the boys. Seahorses change
colors to hide from predators. Seahorses’ skin is like armor.
The Puffin By Aris
The largest recorded number of fish in a puffin's beak at once
was 62. Because of the shape of their beaks Atlantic puffins are
sometimes called sea parrots. The oldest known puffin was 29
years old.
The Blue Footed Booby By Calliope
The word booby comes from the Spanish word bobo which
means clown. The girls choose a mate with the brightest blue
feet so that their children will also have bright blue feet. They
dive into the ocean like a torpedo to catch fish and water never
gets up their nose because their nostrils are always closed.
Peacocks By Cherie
Peacocks are India's national bird. Peacock tails are 5 feet long
with brilliant colors and eye spots. Each peahen generally lays
from three to five eggs.
The Octopus By David
They lay 1100 eggs. They don't have a color of their own.
They have 450 suction cups.
Adelie Penguins By Ginger
Did you know that Adelie penguins got there pouches from
kangaroos? Mommy and Daddy Adelie penguins take turns
warming the mother’s egg. Adelie penguins were named by
French explorer Dumont D'urville. He named them after his
wife whose name was Adelie.
The Gila Monster By Henry D.
If they have to they can stop eating for a month and even a
year. They live in dry arid regions such as the Mohave.
Giant Squid By Henry J. C.
Squids have eyes the size of a human head and each eye can
move separately. Giant squids weigh 1,980 pounds.They are 66
feet. Squids can taste something by touching it.
The Snowy Owl By Izzy
When snowy owls come to our area, they live by airports. The
open spaces remind them of home in the tundra. One snowy
owl eats more then 1500 lemmings each year and swallows them
whole. In the u.s.a. people think owls are wise, in other countries
people think owls mean bad luck stealing souls.
The Spotted Salamander by Jane
If I lose my tail it grows back. I'm black and yellow. I eat little
bugs and my belly is gray and pink .
The Tarantula by Julia
A tarantula's bite is not harmful to people. Tarantulas can
regrow lost legs. After a large meal a tarantula may not need to
eat for a month.
The Crocodile by Ken
Crocodiles lived before dinosaurs. Crocodiles have the biggest
brain of all reptiles. Crocodiles can live to be 100 years old.
Crocodiles have the strongest jaw of all animals.
Pileated Wood Peckers By Laura
Baby pileated wood peckers can fly when they are one month
old. Pileated wood peckers love to eat carpenter ants. There are
200 kinds of pileated wood peckers in the world.
American Bullfrog By Nealon
A bullfrog can jump as high as six feet! The scientific name of
a bullfrog is rana catesbieana. Bullfrogs are usually shades of
green and brown blotches and a light colored underside.
The Clown Fish By Oren
It lays 100 to 1000 eggs. It has a nest. If an enemy sucks it in
the clown fish will be ok.
The Bald Eagle By Prithwija
A Bald Eagle has 8 feet wing span. A Bald Eagle can see
10,000 miles away. Bald Eagles use their wings to swim back to
shore while holding fish in their talons.
The Scorpion By Rocco
I glow in the dark. I can breath under water and on land. I
lived before the age of the dinosaurs.
The Wood Frog By Sarah
A female wood frog lays up to 3000 eggs at a time. In the
winter the water in their bodies turns to ice crystals. The wood
frog is the only frog found in the north of the arctic circle.
Flamingos by Sophie
Baby flamingos are white when they are born. Flamingos eat
upside down.