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Monday, May 30, 2011
the quetzel
quetzels are considered one of the worlds most beautiful birds. the vibrant colored birds live high in the mountains,and tropical forests in central America's. they eat fruits, insects, lizards, and other small creatures. the the period of mating seasons male quetzals grow their twin tails out that form a growth of 3 feet (one meter long) females do not have long tails but do share the same vibrant colors as the males. yet males colors seem to be more vibrant. resplendent quetzals use their beaks to hollow out holes in trees to make nests. their nests usually are in rotted trees or stumps. there they take turns incubating 2 or 3 eggs. though males have such long tails at such they tend to stick out of the nests. young quetzels tend to start flying at three weeks of age, but males do not begin to grow their tails until 3 years of age. unfortunately these striking and beautiful birds are threatened in Guatemala and elsewhere throughout their range. they are endangered because of their small numbers and need to be saved.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
the red panda
yay the first animal so lets learn
the red panda is native to the eastern himalayas in southwestern china. it's the only speices of the genus ailurus. a bit larger than a house cat it has reddish brown fur and a puffy, shaggy tail. it also has small stubby legs. the red panda eats bamboo but at times may eat eggs, bugs. it is awake from dusk to dawn mainly. it mostly sleeps during the day. the red panda is endangerd with only 10,000 left in the world today. even if red pandas are prtected by law nationally in places their population decreases due to habitat loss, poaching, and inbreeding deperission. (it's very sad). red pandas have been mostly classified with racoons and bears but they are placed in their own family called the ailuridae.
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the red panda is native to the eastern himalayas in southwestern china. it's the only speices of the genus ailurus. a bit larger than a house cat it has reddish brown fur and a puffy, shaggy tail. it also has small stubby legs. the red panda eats bamboo but at times may eat eggs, bugs. it is awake from dusk to dawn mainly. it mostly sleeps during the day. the red panda is endangerd with only 10,000 left in the world today. even if red pandas are prtected by law nationally in places their population decreases due to habitat loss, poaching, and inbreeding deperission. (it's very sad). red pandas have been mostly classified with racoons and bears but they are placed in their own family called the ailuridae.
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