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Secrets of Animal Survival
I. Polar Regions
A. Polar Bear
The Polar Regions include the North and South Poles. The northern region is called the Arctic and is home to
the Polar bear. The Polar bear roams the Arctic and no where else. When on the ice, it uses its keen sense of
smell and sharp claws to find its favorite food, the seal. Hair around its foot pads helps the bear avoid slipping
on the ice.
Water-proof feaathers
B. Penguin
The southern region of the poles is called the Antarctic. The penguin lives on the ice and in the cold seas of the
Antarctic. Penguins live south of the Equator. There are seven kinds of penguins that live on the ice and cold
seas of the Antarctic. Penguins have small stiff feathers that grow close together. The feathers of the penguin
are kept waterproof by a thin film of oil the penguins puts on themselves.
1. Water-proof feathers
II. Desert Regions
Fringes of flat scales
A. Fringe-toed Lizard
Deserts are the earth's driest lands. By day, it broils under the glaring sun. By night, it becomes cool. The
fringe-toed lizard lives in the desert of California. It has fringes of flat scales on its hind feet that helps it to run
on the sand. The fringes also help it wriggle rapidly under the sand to flee rattlesnakes and other enemies.
B. Side-winding Viper
The side-winding viper lives in the desert of Namib in Africa. The viper buries itself in the sand, showing little
more than its eyes. Hidden this way the snake waits for lizards and other prey to come near. Then striking
quickly, it kills its prey with a poisonous bite. The viper also licks collected water droplets of dew off its own
body before the day heats up and the droplets evaporate.
III. Rain Forests
A. Red-eyed Tree Frog
The rain forest is a lush, green world. Throughout the year, the climate stays about the same: hot and steamy.
The red-eyed tree frog lives in Coasta Rica. It has pads at the ends of its fingers and toes that stick to leaves.
These pads help the frogs move around the leaves and branches of the rain forest.
Algae grows in hair
B. Three-toed Sloth
In the forests of central and South America, the sloth proceeds a snail-pace. It's slow-moving habits allows its
enemies to overlook it. Tiny plants called algae grow in the grooves of the sloth's hair, which makes it almost
invisible to eagles and other enemies.
1. Algae
IV. Savannas
A. Giraffe
The Savanna, a kind of grassland, covers part of Africa, South America, Asia, and Australia. One animal that
lives on the Savannas is the giraffe. It is a top feeder, and its height helps them survive, since they compete
with so few animals for the same food. When standing upright the giraffe can defend itself by kicking an
attacker with its large hooves.
B. Baboon
In Kenya, the baboons live in troops. Several males guard a troop as it feeds and travels. The large male
baboons watch for wild dogs, leopards, and other predators. If an enemy approaches, the male baboon join
forces against it. They snarl and show their long, pointed teeth often frightening away enemies. The baboons
can kill an attacker with these dagger-like fangs.
V. Mountains
A. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Some mountains rise close to the seashore. Others lie inland on high plateaus. In Montana, a Rocky mountain
Bighorn Sheep has hooves with hard edges and hard, rough pads. These features allow the sheep to use any
small cracks or rocky edge when crossing a steep area. Enemies such as coyotes cannot easily attack the sheep
here.
Eats bamboo
B. Panda
The Panda is a forest mountaineer of the People's Republic of China. Bamboo is the Pandas's main food. The
giant Panda's abilities to hold bamboo and to chew it are two of the animal's secrets of survival.
1. Bamboo
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