Zebras are very easy to spot because of their bold markings of black and white stripes. Zebras feed mostly on grasses, but their efficient digestive system allows them to absorb more nutrients from their food, so they can also eat shrubs, twigs, barks and leaves.
Zebras heavy striping makes it harder for prey to attack. If they stay within a herd, the stripes from all of the zebras ...
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Pandas are very easily recognized by their large black patches over its eyes, ears and middle of their body. Giant pandas are native to China, although they can be found in some zoos around the world. Prior to 2016, the giant panda was on the endangered list, but panda numbers have been on the rise that has now removed them from the endangered list and now classify as ...
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Sharks are considered to be at the top of the oceanic food chain. While most sharks prey on fish and smaller mammals that are lower on the food chain, they will occasionally prey upon each other. Sharks are not the only ocean animal that eats sharks; orca whales have been found banding together to hunt and eat sharks.
Orcas are wildly intelligent animals and orchestrate the hunt ...
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Bees are winged insects that are related to wasps and ants, widely known for their pollination and creation of honey. There are approximately 20,000 known species of bees, which are can be found on every continent except on Antarctica. Not only are bees found on almost every continent, but they are found in every climate and habitat that contains insect-pollinated plants that ...
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Snakes are legless carnivorous reptiles that move by slithering. To allow the structure of the snake’s body to stay slim, their organs are placed one in front of the other instead of side by side like many other species. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and are found in almost every type of environment from the driest of deserts to the wettest jungle.
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Penguins are a flightless bird that live on land, but spend a large amount of time in the ocean. Most penguins feed on fish, squid, krill and other small sealife while swimming underwater. Penguins spend half of their life in the ocean and the other half on land, making them considered aquatic animals.
While the majority of penguins live in colder climates, like the arctic and ...
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Pandas are very easily recognized by their large black patches over its eyes, ears and middle of their body. Giant pandas are native to China, although they can be found in some zoos around the world. Prior to 2016, the giant panda was on the endangered list, but panda numbers have been on the rise that has now removed them from the endangered list and now classify as ...
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Monkeys are primates that normally have a tail and are part of over 260 species. Monkeys are very skilled climbers and spend a lot of time in the trees where they are safe from predators. Monkeys vary in size from the mandrill measuring 3.3 feet long and weighing up to 79 pounds, to the pygmy marmoset weighing 3.5 ounces and measuring 4.6 inches.
Because of their close social ...
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Horses are a land mammal that can reach speeds upward of 50 miles per hour. There are three different types of horses: the “hot bloods” are spirited horses with speed and endurance, “cold bloods” that are made for slow and heavy work, and the “warmbloods” which is bred from a cross of cold and hot bloods that are created for riding purposes.
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Elephants are the largest land animal in the world. Elephants are found mostly in Africa and Asia. There are two types of elephants: the African bush elephant and the Asian elephant. The African elephant is larger, weighing 13,200 pounds and standing at 10.5 feet tall while the smaller Asian elephant weighs 8,800 pounds and measuring around 9 feet.
African forest elephants are the ...
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