![]() by, Ellie and Suzy Did you know that your body has more than 700 muscles in your body? Here are three out of the many types of muscles. First, there are the leg muscles. The thigh muscles can twist and bend. Your kneecap is called your patella. The patella is used for extending your knees. If you break your patella you will not be able to bend you knee.The biceps in your leg are in the back of your thigh. It is part of the hamstring muscle group. When you pull your hamstring, it usually hurts to stretch out your legs. The next muscles are the hand muscles. Your hand can move in many ways because of the 54 bones you have in your hand. You also have many muscles in your hand. The flexor is one of the muscles you have in your hand. The flexor is used for bending your hand. The thenar is another muscle in your hand. It is in the ball of the thumb. Finally, there are the abdominal muscles. They allow you to twist and bend at the waist. Some of the muscles are the stratus anterior and the linea alba. The stratus anterior is used for moving our arms up and down. The linea alba is used for moving your mouth. You have many muscles in your body and now you know about three types of them.
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by, Lauren and Aeriyana
There are many different kinds of sharks. Great White sharks are just one type. Characteristics of a Great White Shark Great White sharks have many different characteristics. Here are four. The first characteristic is that a Great White shark is slower than a car. They can reach the speed of 43 mph. Another awesome characteristic of a Great white shark is that they are the most dangerous kind of shark. Also, these creatures are shorter than a school bus. They can get to be 15-20 feet long. Last this shark is heavier than a piano. It can weigh up to 4,500 lbs. When a Great White Shark is Born Have you ever wonder what happens when a Great White is born? Once a baby shark is born, they swim away from their mothers right away! The babies are about 5 feet long. A baby shark is called a pup. Eating and Hunting When Great White sharks are hungry, they eat seals, fish, and smaller sharks. When the prey is on the surface of the water, the sharks position themselves under their prey. Then, they swim upward really fast. After that, they catch the prey and they swim back down with the food in their mouth. Great White sharks can survive 1-2 months without food. Great White Sharks are an amazing species! By: Madison and Jocelyn
Did you know bald eagles are on the endangered species list? Bald eagles are amazing animals. The females are different from the males. The females have lighter color feathers than the males. The females have sharper beaks than the males. The male’s eye color tends to be more yellow than the females. DDT is the number one reason why there are not as many bald eagles as there was before. DDT is a chemical that poisons birds. DDT used to be used to kill insects. The birds eat worms that are living in the soil near old DDT chemical plants. In the year 1972 the chemical DDT was restricted in many different areas. DDT has caused different problems for the bald eagles because it alerted the birds nervous system. It also caused females to not reproduce and what they used to reproduce. The DDT caused an abundance of calcium in the eagles eggshell. This led to the eggs being brittle so it can easily break. Next, you can help the bald eagles by following these steps. First, you can help bring bald eagles back by doing these things. We can band DDT from being used due to impact of wildlife resources. Second, you should never disturb the birds or the nests. The last reason is when the babies are learning how to fly to keep all pets inside for safety! That's why bald eagles are on the endangered list. Hopefully after reading this bald eagles won't be on the endangered species list anymore. They are such amazing birds. ![]() by, Lauren and Augusta What Lions Hunt Lions are predators. That means that they hunt other animals. The animals that they hunt are antelopes, buffalos, zebras, young elephants, rhinos, hippos, wild hogs, crocodiles, and giraffes. Lions occasionally hunt smaller prey like mice, birds, hares, lizards, and tortoises. Do you know who hunts in a lion family? Right now you may be thinking that male lions hunt. But that is wrong! The female lion is the one that hunts in the lion family. How Lions Hunt The first thing lions do to hunt their prey is to locate their prey. They crawl through the tall grass getting ready to attack. Once the prey becomes still and calm, the lions start to chase the prey. Next, when the prey starts slowing down from running, the lion will pounce and attack the prey at its neck. Last, the lion will bite the prey’s neck so they can get to the windpipe. The prey will stop breathing and die. Feeding Time Have you ever wondered what goes on at a lion’s dinner table? In a lion family the male lions eat first, then the females, last the lion cubs. Cubs don't start eating by themselves mother lions will feed their cubs till a certain age in their cubs life, after the cub reach that age the mother lion would have already taught her cub how to eat by himself or herself. That is how and what lions hunt. ![]() By, Matthew C and Christian Have you wondered what dinosaurs eat? Not all dinosaurs are plant eaters. They can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Some dinosaurs are herbivores. They only eat plants. They don't eat meat because they have smooth teeth. The herbivores’ teeth is not sharp enough to eat meat. For example, a Ouranosaurus is a herbivore. They are the second level of the food chain. They don’t eat the same thing all the time. There are also carnivores. Carnivores eat meat and don’t eat plants. They have sharp teeth to chew on meat. For example, a Albertosaurus is a carnivore. Carnivores hunt a lot of herbivores but sometimes they hunt other carnivores. Omnivores are dinosaurs that eat both plants and meat. They have small sharp teeth. However, the tip of the pointed teeth are rounded and not as sharp as a tooth of a carnivore. A Oviraptor is an example of an omnivore. Their name means ‘bird mimic’. They live in the Cretaceous period. Remember, the answer is, “no.” Not all dinosaurs eat plants. ![]() By: Preslei & Jennah (Do you know why pandas are going extinct?) Panda's Habitats: Pandas live in bamboo forests in Central China. They feed on the bamboo. Female pandas live in caves or hollow trees alone. After pandas make themselves at home in their habitat, they rub their scent on a tree around them so then they can sniff out where they live. Pandas sometimes separate into six small groups. Pandas also love old forests. Baby Pandas: Baby pandas are born blind and without fur. When two cubs are born one of them usually ends up dying. When and after birth, the mother stays in her cave for at least 25 days all together. Why are Pandas Disappearing: Pandas are disappearing because people keep destroying their habitats. When people do that, they're called poachers. The poachers hunt pandas so that they can sell the panda’s fur for money. Poacher are destroying the pandas land so that they can make more land for themselves. Poachers are also cutting down stalks of bamboo, it takes around 20 years to grow back. We need to help these poor pandas. ![]() by, Kendall and Isabella Poaching elephants is a big problem! Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year because people want their tusks. In fact, one in twelve will be killed in their lifetime. Poaching is the killing of elephants for their tusks. People use the ivory tusks for the making of jewelry, piano keys, art, pool balls, and jewelry boxes. Older elephants are the most wanted. Did you know if you kill a mother elephant the baby elephant dies right after the mother elephant? There are ways to stop poaching. First, don’t buy ivory because the elephant has to be killed before you buy the ivory. Second, support the animal activists cutting the tusks so then the poachers won't kill the elephants. Lastly, you can also talk to people about stopping the poaching of elephants. |
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