Researched and Written By:
Mrs. O’CONNOR’S 4th Grade Class
Chapter 1: Bats
DID YOU KNOW…
Physical Description
Bats eat scorpions, vic ms blood, lizards, and blood from cows!!
The bat is looking for prey in the sky.
We can help this animal by not cutting down trees and not eat their food.
Bats have many physical descrip ons. They have wings and thin layer of skin called membrane. Plus the vary short legs that helps them hang up side down. They have big fat ears don't blame from all that food they eat. Also they have long sharp claws watch out!!! Bats also have orange or black fur.
Diet Bats have a very big fat diet. Vampire bats drink blood and eat insects. EWWWW!!!!They also
eat birds, pollen s cks, fish, frogs, and milk. Other bats eat fruit, fish, mosquitos, scarabs bee-
tles, s nk bugs. They must s nk like s nky diapers!!!
Behaviors Bats have many behaviors. Bats get mad when they want privacy. Other animals disturb the bats. They y around when they are disturbed. They make loud noises.
Habitat Bats live in many places some bats live in tropical rain forests. They also live in cool and moist places they must be cool. Some live in Eastern U.S., South America, and Central America
As you can see the bat is ea ng a gross insect .
Why This Animal Is Endangered The bats are endangered because their fruit is ge+ng destroyed, trees are being cut down, have no more food and there are not more places for bats to live.
Chapter 2: Chimpanzees
DID YOU
Physical Description
KNOW?... Did you know chimps are hunted for their meet so the people who hunt them can sell their meet to get money.
This chimp is looking over his territory.
Chimpanzees have black hair but not on their face, ears, or palms of their hand, and soles of their feet.
Chimps babies have pink skin their skin gets darker when they are older. Males are larger than females. A males size is about 4 to 5.5 1. their weight is about 70 to 130 lbs.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help chimps by studying them to see how to help them. You can also help there habitat. By not cutting down there homes such as trees.
Diet Chimps eat termites and small animals. Chimps also eat fruit, and plants. They also eat in-
sects, eggs, carrion, and nuts. They drink water from streams and lakes. Chimps are omnivores.
Behaviors
Some behaviors are that chimps like to be social but they s ll love to play with each other. They also love to be groomed and they also walk on their knuckles.
Habitat
Some chimps live in the rain forests, they make nests in large trees. Every group of chimps have their own home range.
A mother is caring for its young.
Why This Animal Is Endangered
The chimps are in daggered be cause they are being killed by poachers, witch sell the chimps
meat for good money. People are cu+ng down there homes (the trees).
Chapter 3: Elephants
Physical Description
Did You Know‌ Fe-
They have thick pods on their feet. They also have
male elephants
thick and wrinkled skin.
do everything
They have 12 molars to bite
together?
into their prey. Elephants have dark gray and brown skin. Elephants have brown and dark gray skin. They have large ears to hear predators near by. They have tusks made of ivory. They are the largest land animals in the world. Male and female elephants have tusks that strip bark from trees. Male elephants bat-
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can We can help
this animal by not cutting down their homes and tearing them apart.
They eat grass,
food. They can drink
plants and seeds.
up to 50 gallons.
They can eat up
They strip bark from
to 300 pounds of trees
and then eat it.
Behaviors Elephant behaviors are normal for mammals. They wrap their trunks together and say hello. They sleep at night so they are not nocturnal. They sleep standing. Female elephants do everything together.
Habitat Elephants live in rain forests. They can also have different habitats. They live in habitats with food and water. They visit water holes each day to get a drink.
This is a baby elephant roaming free in the wild.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Elephants are endangered because they are losing their homes. They are losing their homes because people are destroying their homes.
Chapter 4: Frogs
DID YOU KNOW…
Physical Description
Frogs can blend in with there surroundings.
This Frog is looking for food to eat he is hiding to find food.
Frogs can store water . Frogs have strong legs . Tree frogs have s cky pads. HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help frogs by stepping on frogs.
Diet Frogs eat insects, snails, small fish, and worms. They also eat birds, hawks, lizards, and other frogs.
Behaviors Frogs dig burrows. They stop ea ng when they go into an inac ve state. Their heartbeat even slows down so they can save energy. Then, they come out of their burrows!
Habitat Frogs live in rain forests and forests. They can live in grasslands or deserts. They like to be close to water. Frogs live near ponds, streams, and wetlands. They have trees in their habitats. Some countries they live in are Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Europe, South America, and Asia.
They are on a pad and they are jumping.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Frogs are endangered because they are losing their homes, there is less food, and people are building homes and taking away land from the frogs. People are also cu+ng down trees and taking water.
Chapter 6: Leopards
Physical Description DID YOU KNOW...leopards are good hunters
Leopards show their teeth when they are angry.
How can you help this animal ? By not hunting them
My animal description is has light cream to dark gold, dark black spots, has good hearing, excellent vision, strong jaw, big paws and its tail keeps balance.
Diet My leopards eats monkeys, warthogs, large birds, snakes baboon,
deer, fish and crabs
Behaviors Leopards behaviors are two years old leave its mother and trouble finding food. Leopards are also strong swimmers.
Habitat Leopards live in forests, rainforests, deserts, savannas, and mountains. They mainly live in Africa. They like cold and warm climates.
Leopards walk.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Leopards are endangered by hunters
Chapter 7: Manatees
DID YOU KNOW‌ Manatees are called seacows. There called seacows because they eat a lot of food in the water.
Physical Description
TYPE YOUR CAPTION HERE! This is a Manatee. He always loves to eat. He has a very big appe te. His habitat is very big.
Manatees have very strong jaws so they can chew tough
plants. Manatees also have small eyes that are protected by there membranes. There bodies have to keep warmth under water. Manatees have bodies that are built
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help this animal by not polluting in the water and make it a new home.
Diet MANATEES EAT SEA GRASS AND ALGAE WEEDS. DO YOU DO WHY THERE SO BIG
BECAUSE THEY EAT 6 hours a day. They swallow fish and other and crab. They eat hebrivorve.
Behaviors Manatees communicate by squeak, squeels, or chirps. They show aec on by nuzzling, chasing, or bumping. Another reason they communicate is by touching another manatee.
Habitat Manatees live in warm climates. They spend most of there time alone. Manatees live in single homes. All Manatees live in similar climates. Florida Manatees live in oceans. Amazonians live in fresh water. Manatees also live in Coastal waters, rivers, and brazil.
These two manatees are keeping
Why This Animal Is Endangered
Manatees are endangered because they are getting killed by hunters, getting injured by nets, and get selled for meat.
Chapter 8: Mountain Gorillas
DID YOU KNOW‌ They can be any kind of color that is blackish for example the colors can be black, brown, and grey.
Physical Description Mountain gorillas have brownish black hair all over their bodies. Mountain gorillas longer hair than other gorillas have .Mountain gorillas are 6 feet tall . And Mountain gorillas walk with their knuckles. Mountain gorillas have a hump on their head.
We can help these Mountain gorillas by not cutting down trees.
Diet When they eat, all female gorillas spawn one baby gorilla at a me and a1er four months
they can crawl and a1er 9 months, they are grown up and the female gorillas spawn another
baby .
Behaviors They eat a lot and spawn baby's and build nests at night everyday. Also females groom one another (cleans gorillas with their tongues) and ďŹ nally they talk to each other like a gorilla screams to warn others to hide from hunters.
Habitat A Mountain gorilla lives in cool forests and live in high mountains located in Africa.
This Mountain gorilla is hun ng for food
Why This Animal Is Endangered They are losing their homes because humans cut down trees and also they get diseases and being hunted and selling their bodies.
Chapter 9: Pandas
DID YOU KNOW‌
Physical Description das height is about 4-5 feet tall.
That people kill panda’s to make animal rugs.
This is a panda smiling.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS
Adult pandas have large strong bodies. Pandas bodies are covered in thick, oily, black-and-white fur. Their fur keeps pandas warm by two ways. Pandas thick fur hold their body heat. The oil in their fur keeps water away from their skin. Pandas dry skin stays hoDer than their wet skin. Their average life span is about 20 years. Pan-
ANIMAL? We can help pandas by stop hunting them. Also we should not kill them for their fur. They use their fur for rugs. Poachers should stop killing pandas.
Diet I think pandas favorite food is bamboo. They also like to eat bark like the bark from trees. Another
thing pandas like to eat is grass. Pandas are omnivores.
Behaviors Pandas hide their eyes with their paws when they are scared. Pandas use their posi ons to show how they feel. Baby pandas leave their mothers when they are 2 years old. They make sounds to communicate. When a female is ready to mate, she makes a barking noise.
Habitat
Panda’s live in cold, damp forest’s in the mountains They live in the tree’s in southern China.
This Panda is laying down posing for the
Why This Animal Is Endangered People hunt them and kill them for their fur. They hunt them and kill them for their fur because they make their fur into rugs. They are mostly killed by poachers.
Chapter 10: Rhinoceros
Physical Description
Did you know‌
folded skin.
Rhinos use mud for sun screen. The Rhino in the picture is looking for food or water.
Rhinos have long horns and they are made by kera n ďŹ bers . They also have thick HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help rhinos by giving it a safe habitat.
Diet
Rhinos eat grass and braches and also huge
amount of food to.
Behaviors
Rhinos take cover when they are hot and they go in the mud for sun block.
Habitat Rhinos live in the savannas grassland and Asian rhinos live in low land and some live near the water.
They can ďŹ nd each other with there nose.
It is looking for its home or guarding its
Why This Animal Is Endangered
Rhinos are Endangered because there horn is valuable and there horns can made into a dagger handle. Also they are hunted by poachers.
Chapter 12: Wolves
DID YOU KNOW‌
Wolves communicate by body positions and facial expressions. pressions
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL?
We can help these animals by not ruining their habitats. We can also stop farmers and other people from killing them.
Physical Description
I think this is a mother and a father hunting for food for their young. Wolves have a really interesting Physical Description like thick fur coats that keeps them warm . Ethiopian wolves have thinner fur
Diet Wolves are predators and carnivores. They hunt large animals such as deer and moose.
Behaviors Wolves communicate by sending messages body po ons and facial expressions .
Habitat Wolves are mostly found in Canada, Russia, and Mongolia. Also found in a lot of forests, grasslands, and the tundra.
The wolves can blend into the snow to stay protected.
Why This Animal Is Endangered THIS ANIMAL IS ENDANGERED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING THERE HABITATS. ALSO PEOPLE KILL THEM.