自然英语

the south american tapir lives near rivers in rainforests in southamerica. The climate there is very humid and sometimes hot. It eats leaves,twigs, branches, buds, fruits, and plants. They are able to swim which helpsthem find food. 

This animal is very big, so there a few animals that can prey onit. Some of their natural predators include crocodiles, large reptiles, and bigcats. They have feet specially designed to be able to move in muddy areas andcan swim incase it needs to escape. But they are quite territorial and willfight rather than run away. 

The south american tapir has a population of an estimated 3 to 5thousand individuals. Their conservation status is vulnerable which means theirpopulation is decreasing. Their lifespan is around 25-30 years in the wild andthey can start mating at the age of 3. They are quite large animals with alength of 6-7 feet and weigh 370 pounds as an adult. 

They are born brown, with white stripes and spots. but when theyare fully grown they are plain brown. 

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This animal looks like it would belong to the big cat family, butit’s actually closer to another family of animals that you wouldn’t expect. 

The Fossa is a mammal found on the island of madagascar and nowhere else. It lives in tropical rainforests. The climate there varies a lot,it can be very hot and dry, but also has a rainy season. This animal may notlook very threatening but it is actually one of the top predators ofmadagascar.

The fossas diet consists of lemurs, smaller mammals, birds, andfrogs. 

Since this animal is a top predator, it doesn’t have any naturalpredators, the only thing threatening it is habitat loss. Sadly, due to theirpopulation decline, they are considered endangered and that population standsat 2,500 in the wild. They have a lifespan of 20 years and can start mating atthe age of 3 or 4. 

The confusing thing about this animal is which family it belongsto, it looks very much like a big cat but it turns out, it is much closerrelated to the mongoose family. The fossa is all light brown, has a long torso,and a very long tail. It’s long tail helps it balance while climbing trees andtrying to find food. 

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Today, we will talk about the bobcat, whatit looks like, and other things. The bobcat lives in the woodlands, swamps,mountains, and deserts of North America.

First, the bobcat is a medium-sized cat,about twice the size of your pet cat. It is named after its short tail, whichappears “bobbed”. Bobcats are muscular animals with long hind legs that makethem bounce up and down as they walk. The fur varies in colors, but it’susually a tan or grayish brown color, with black streaks on the body. There aredark bars on the forelegs and tail. The bobcat has spots which help it tocamouflage. The face looks wider than it actually is because of ruffs of hairthat start behind that ears and go down under its chin. The ears have short,black tufts. The lips, chin, and underparts are a creamy yellow and white.Their eyes are yellow with round, black pupils, and the nose is pinkish red.

Bobcats are crepuscular, which means thatthey are mainly active during twilight hours. They can survive for a long timewithout food, but when food is plentiful, they will eat a lot. When a bobcatfinds prey, it will stalk its prey, and then ambush. Some foods that bobcatseat are rabbits, hares, rats, birds as big as swans, and bird eggs, but thereare many more animals that bobcats can eat. They are capable of hunting andeating larger animals, such as foxes, skunks, small dogs, and domesticatedcats. They will also eat farm animals.

These small creatures may look like a mix of a mouse and bunny andother animals, but it’s actually it’s own creature. 

These animals can be found across deserts in northern and westernaustralia, and the Mitchell grasslands of Queensland. They used to be found in70% of the country but their population has decreasedto 600-700 individuals in the wild. Their predators include eagles,snakes, monitor lizards, foxes, cats, and dingoes. 

The way they protect themselves is by hiding in the burrows theymake, and their good sense of hearing helps them be aware. The borrows areusually about 2 meters deep. They use their strong hind legs, similar to thatof a kangaroo, to help build these burrows or looking for food. These bilibieseat a wide range of food, so their diet is made of of seeds, fungi, insects,and spiders. 

The bilby is closely related to the bandicoot which explains thesimilarities between them. The bully has a long snout, long ears like a bunny,and long hind legs. It’s mostly grey but has a black tail. They are very smalland only weigh around 2 kilograms and have a small body but their tail can getvery long. 

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Today, we will be talking about the glassfrogs, which are a group of 120 or more known frog species. You might bewondering why they are called glass frogs, and this will be explained soon.

The reason these tree frogs are calledglass frogs is because of their transparent bellies. When you look at the undersideof some species, the skin is see-through, so you can see their insides. Thatmeans you can sometimes see the frogs hearts pumping blood, or food travelingthrough their stomach. Their bellies are like a glass screen, which you canlook through. Besides their stomachs, the rest of their skin is partially seethrough, which is known as translucent. They are usually light green in color.This could mean that they are a single green color all over their body, or theymight have white spots that make them look like frog eggs. Glass frogs arerelatively small frogs, ranging from 2 to 8 centimeters in length.

You might be wondering why thistranslucent skin would be helpful, and this was a mystery to scientists for along time, too. They wondered how it could be useful camouflage, but they didstudies to find out the reason. When the glass frog sits on the leaf, with itslegs to its sides, there is a gradual color change from the frog to the leaf,making the frog less noticeable. This means it was easier for glass frogs tohide from predators.

Glass frogs live in trees along rivers andstreams, in the cloud forests of Central and South America. Females usually laytheir eggs on leaves and shrubs that hang over a water source. When thetadpoles hatch, they fall into the water below.

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Today, we will betalking about the wolverine, one the largest animals in the species Mustelidae,or the weasel family. However, this animal looks more like a small bear than aweasel. These fierce and brutal animals are known for being extremely strong.

Wolverines aremuscular and stocky, like bears. They are about the size of a medium sizeddog.  Wolverines have a broad, rounded head, short, round ears, smalleyes, a short tail, and fairly short legs. However, they have large paws withlarge, sharp claws, letting them climb easily. Wolverines have thick, dark,oily fur, that is very water resistant, kind of like how water birds like duckshave oily feathers. This means water rolls off of their fur. Silvery fur cansometimes be seen on the face of the wolverine. Two pale stripes run on eitherside of the wolverine’s body.

Some have brightwhite hair on their throats or chests.

Wolverines aremainly scavengers, meaning they feed on animals that are already dead. They areknown to be voracious eaters, meaning they eat a lot. This is why wolverinesare also called gluttons, which means they are greedy eaters. Besidesscavenging, wolverines are also powerful predators, and will hunt a widevariety of animals. They will hunt small animals, such as smaller weasels androdents, and animals that are closer to their size, such as foxes, beavers, andlynxes. But the extraordinary thing about wolverines is that they will huntanimals several times larger than themselves, such as deer, meese, cows, andbison.

Wolverines live incold habitats, such as arctic, boreal, and alpine regions. These regions can befound in places like Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Fennoscandia, Baltic countries,Northern Asia, and northern parts of the United States.

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This may just look like a white rabbit but it’s much more. 

The snowshoe hare can be found in coniferous and boreal forests ofthe rocky mountains, the Appalachian mountains, the Pacific Northwest, newEngland, Alaska, Minnesota,Michigan, and Montana. Their habitat is bushy undergrowthof forests. The snowshoe hares’ diet is pretty basic, they eat grasses andshrubs. They are also nocturnal so they forage during the night. 

Since they are small, they are quite susceptible to predators.Some of their predators are lynx, fox’s , coyotes, and sometimes birds of prey.The way they protect themselves is camouflage. During the snowy winters theirfur is pure white, but during the warmer seasons, their fur turns to a grayishbrown color. 

The name, snowshoe hare comes from the shape of their foot.They’re large and furry to help them travel easily on the snow. They have alifespan of 5  yearsin the wild and can start mating at the age of 1. They weight around 3 and ahalf pounds and are about 17 inches long as an adult. 

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These friendly whales don’t look like the rest of its family, butother than it’s size, it’s not completely different. 

The beluga whale can be found in Arctic and Subarctic waters. Theclimate there has long winters and is quite cold. These whales eat many typesof fish, shrimp, crabs, and krill. Like most other whales, the way they findfood is by foraging in the water. 

The beluga whale is big, so it doesn’t have many naturalpredators, but polar bears and killer whales prey on them. The way it defends itselfis by blending into the ice caps. But the beluga whale is actually quite afriendly animal. They have a population of around 150,000 individuals. Thesebelugas live for around 30-50 years in the wild, and can start mating by theage of 7-9. 

Scientists have called whales the smallest whale species. Evenstill, they are still pretty large. They have a length of 14 feet and weighapproximately 3,000 pounds. It is a moon white color and has a bulbous head,and chubby torso. 

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Today, we will betalking about the bald eagle, a bird that has been the symbol of the UnitedStates of America. These large regal birds are a symbol of courage andpatriotism.

First, bald eaglesare large birds that make other birds of prey seem small in comparison. Thebirds aren’t actually bald, but their heads are covered with clean, whitefeathers. The bright white feathers of the head greatly contrast the dark brownfeathers found on the rest of the body. Their feathers add to the bulky, largelook of the bald eagle. Juvenile bald eagles are mostly brown, with specks ofwhite scattered throughout their plumage. The legs and bills of the bald eagleare bright yellow.

Bald eaglesusually live near bodies of water, where they can fish for food. In theAmericas, bald eagles are most widespread during the winter, since they can befound around bodies of water in many states.

Bald eagles arecarnivorous, and will eat carrion and garbage. They will also steal otheranimals’ meals by harassing animals like ospreys until they drop their prey.Bald eagles have also been known to directly take food away by grabbing it.Bald eagles mainly eat fish, but they will also hunt mammals and birds. Theywill sometimes cooperate with others of the same species while hunting.

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If you saw this out in the wild, you might be confusedabout what it is, it looks like a shell or a button, but it's just the bluebutton jellyfish.
The blue button jellyfish can be found inPacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea andeastern Arabian Sea. They are found in warmer, subtropical areas. Like mostother jellyfish, they eat phytoplankton and dead organisms . Somethinginteresting about the way they eat is that their “mouth” is also the way theydiscard food waste.
These blue buttons have a sting, it’s not lethalto humans but it can be painful and cause a rash. The jellyfish don't have manypredators except some larger fish and turtles. There are many of them so theyaren’t endangered. But a lesser known thing about them is that the blue buttonjellyfish is made up of a colony of smaller organisms called hydroids.Different parts of the colony do different things.
Blue buttons are generally small animals, Whenthey are fully grown they are about one inch in diameter plus tentacles. Butsome of them are small enough to fit in your fingertip. They have bright bluetentacles, and a hard,  golden brown gas filled center.
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