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ABC Animals

By: Geena Hooper

A is for……. Ant

• Can Carry objects 50 times their own body weight
• Mostly are black, brown, tan, or red

B is for …… BEAVER

• Beavers front teeth are orange
• Their tails are used for swimming, but they are also used as a prop to

sit upright. Their tails can grow up to 15 inches long and 6 inches wide

C is for …… CHEETAH

• Cheetahs are the fastest land animal, they can run 70 miles per hour
• When running full speed, their stride is 6-7 meters

D is for ….. DOLPHIN

• Dolphins are mammals
• They have teeth, but they are not used to chew their food, but to

catch their food. When a dolphin catches their prey they then swallow it whole.

E is for…….. EAGLES

• Eagles have excellent eye sight
• They are known to hunt foxes, wildcats, and even younger deer and

goats.

F is for ……… FROG

• There are around 5,000 different species of frogs
• Frogs are able to jump 20 times their own body length

G is for……. GIRAFFE

• Giraffes are the tallest mammal on Earth
• They spend most of their life standing up. They eat, sleep, and give

birth all while standing up

H is for…..HAMSTER

• Hamsters can store food in their cheeks and eat it later
• They are actually born blind, but after two weeks of being alive they

can open their eyes

I is for…… INSECT

• Insects have three pairs of legs, which makes them have 6 legs all

together

• Most insects hatch from eggs

J is for…… JELLYFISH

• Jellyfish eat small plants, fish eggs, and larvae (which is small fish)
• They sting so they can catch their food

K is for…… KANGAROO

• Kangaroos mainly eat grass and can survive long periods without

water

• Baby kangaroos (called joeys) stay with their mom until they are

almost one year

L is for……. LEMUR

• Lemurs are very social and live in family groups
• They are native from the island Madagascar

M is for…… MOOSE

• Moose eat shrubs, woody plants, and aquatic vegetation
• They use their antlers for fighting

N is for…… NEWT

• Newts are carnivores, but they move slowly so they eat slow moving

animals such as worms and snails.

• Their legs are short and their tummies drag on the ground when the

walk

O is for……. OCTOPUS

• Octopuses have three hearts. Two of them move blood beyond

animal’s gills and one keeps circulation flowing for the organs

• They have blue blood

P is for…….. PEACOCK

• Peacocks cannot fly
• The beautiful and colorful tails are characteristics only for males

Q is for…… QUAIL

• Quails can survive around 3-5 years in the wild
• They are able to fly short distances, but they quails spend most of

their time on the ground

R is for….. REINDEER

• Reindeer are the only type of deer where the males and females both

have antlers

• They are the only mammal that grows new sets of antlers annually

S is for…… SHEEP

• Sheep’s milk is ideal for making cheese
• Because of their large rectangular eyes, they can almost see 360˚

T is for……. TORTOISE

• The tortoise shell is made up of 60 different bones all connected to

each other

• They eat grass, ferns, flowers, tree leaves, and fruit

U is for…….. UMBRELLA BIRD

• Umbrella birds are found in South America and Central America

rainforest

• They are almost completely black with a chest on the top of their

head that looks slightly like an umbrella

V is for …….. VULTURE

• There are 23 species of vultures
• They are able to eat 20% of their own body weight in one sitting

W is for …….. WALRUS

• A walrus eats clams, mussels, and other organisms that are found on

the bottom

• They are social animals and congregate in large numbers

X is for……. X-RAY TETRA

• This is a fish that is found in coastal regions of the Amazon River in

South America

• It eats worms, insects, and small crustaceans

Y is for……. YAK

• Yaks eat grasses, lichens, and moss
• They are covered with thick, wooly fur. The main purpose is to

preserve the body heat and to protect against low outside temperatures

Z is for…….. ZEBRA

• Zebras can run up to 65 miles per hour
• Zebras are close to their mothers, but males also form strong bonds

with their fathers