Researched and Written By:
Mrs. O’Connor’s 4th Grade Class
Chapter 1: Bats Physical Description DID YOU KNOW… In cold weather, bats huddle with other bats together to stay warm when it’s a cold temperature.
chest. A lot of bats have black/ brown fur. Bats sleep upside down in the dark in caves or some mes they sleep on trees.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help these bats by saving their enviorment or habitat. The people can stop looking where the bats are for wood and lumber. Farmers can stop poisoning insects.
Bats bodies are for flying. They have sharp claws and short legs. They nurse their young with milk and hang upside down. Bats are warm blooded so they are warm all the me. Bats rarely walk and they fly most of the me. They have claws to grip there perches. Bats are the only mammal that can fly. It has powerful back and
Diet A lot of bats drink nectar. Most microbats eat fish, scorpions, lizards, frogs, or birds. Megabats eat
plant foods. Megabats can eat fruit but most other bats cannot. The fruits Megabats eat are: figs,
bannanas, mangoes, and nuts. Other kinds of bats feed on pollen.
Behaviors Bats can be mo onless some mes, but they can help human. Bats can bite but they can also be solitary. Bats have rabies that spread through bite wounds. A bat can relie on its 5 senses, such as, sight, smell, taste, and touch to look for food and stay away from predetors.
Habitat Bats live on every con nent except Antarc ca. Megabats live in tropical regions. Bats live in desets, forests, and ci es. Bats live in the North America temperature region. They huddle to keep warm because of the low temperarture of the place there in. They live in caves in the dark and they can hang upside down to form Echoloca on, and they sleep that way too.
Bats live in forests such as this picture ^
Why This Animal Is Endangered Bats have a certain kind of climate. Bats are endangered because farmers poison insects and bats eat them. People pollute bat habitats. The bats are endangered because many bat species live in the rainforest where isn't enough for them to live or stay because the people need it. There are almost 1,000 species, or types of bats in the world that need to be saved. About 1 quarter of all bats species are endangered and need help to survive.
People clear forests to get wood for lumber and that’s where the bats live and they are used to living there so it can’t change. Endangered bats are at risk of dying out in the wild and forests or the areas in where they live that cant be controlled or ruled by people. If people don’t work to protect bats, they will soon enough become ex nct bats will no longer live on earth anymore.
Chapter 2: Wolves
Did know that wolves communicate by body posi$ons and facial expressions.
Physical Description Wolves have large ears. Wolves also have sharp teeth. They have long legs and feet. Wolves have bushy tails and fur to keep them warm. Red Wolves are dierent ,they have a thin coat of fur. Red Wolves have reddish brownish fur.
We can help this animal by stop cutting down trees, because trees are their habbitat
Diet Wolves hunt in packs to get their food . All types of wolves eat predators such as rabbits,
birds, rodents beavers, and birds. They also eat fruit such as berries. Wolves also eat insects and nuts.
Behaviors Wolves communicate by using body posi ons and facial expressions. When wolves are happy they wag their tails. Wolves a8ack and hunt the weakest and slowest prey, because they are easy to capture. The parent wolves show they are in charge by standing tall.
Habitat
Why This Animal Is Endangered This animal endangered for many dierent reasons.one reason is hunters. Another reason is people keep cu7ng down the forest which is their habitat. also forest ďŹ res is a reason because destroy their habitat.
Wolves live in cold places. most wolves live in forests. Some wolves live in grasslands. A very small popula on of wolves live in the tundra, Russia or Mongolia. not very many wolves live in Canada. the species of red wolves live in dierent habitats such as north Carolina.
Chapter 3: Frogs Physical Description DID YOU KNOW… That frogs eat fish? They also live in Texas! When I t gets older it sprouts legs! That means it has no legs when it is born!
Frogs have very interes ng bodies. They have pads on their webbed feet. Their eyes are near the sides of their heads. They have permeable skin, which means water can travel through their skin. Their bodies are small and they have mucus on their skin. Frogs can come in many different colors. They have very long legs. That’s an awesome look!
This frog is trying to blend with its enviorment.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can stop hunting it for food! Its pretty easy! We also can stop spreading radiation!
Diet Frogs have a gross diet! They eat insects, snails, fish, spiders, and worms.
The sure do eat bad tas ng stuff! Ew!
Behaviors Frogs lay eggs. A;er the eggs hatch, the babies become tadpoles. Then, the tail shrinks and it sprouts legs. Finally, the baby frog can breath air and it’s a grown up frog!
Habitat The frog lives in all contenets but not Antar ca. Some frogs live in Texas. That means they also live in North America! They live in tall grasses and rain forest. Some live underground! Some also live in bodies of water!
A frog in its natural habitat.
Why This Animal Is Endangered The frog is endangered because it is hunted, fungus, radia on, and global warming. Save this animal it deserves to live!
Chapter 4: Leopards
DID YOU KNOW‌ Did you know that there are eight kinds of leopards and they are all endangered.
Physical Description Here are some facts about leopards physical descrip on. Leopards have strong pointed teeth for tearing up meat. They also have strong jaw muscles. Leopards have long tails for balance when running. They have big paws, sharp claws, and sleek powerful bodies. They also have beau ful spo8ed fur. Leopards are the third largest cat in the eastern hemisphere. Male leopards can grow up to nine feet long. Male leopards also weighs 100 to 160 lbs.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help this animal by preventing farmers from killing them.
Diet Leopards eat monkeys, gazelles, antelopes, jackals , peacocks , snakes, sheep, goats, and
wild dogs.
This is a leopard on the prowl.
Behaviors Leopards have good vision, and excellent hearing.
Habitat
When female leopards give birth they ďŹ nd a safe place away from predators that will eat their cubs and they make a den.
Leopards live in forests, rain forests, deserts, savannas, and mountains. Leopards live in the cold climate or warm climates. They each have a home range.
When cubs leave the den they learn how to hunt by playing they will chase one another and animals that are smaller then they are.
This is a close up of a leopard.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Leopards are endangered animals because of habitat loss there is also many more reasons like clearing leopards forest that they live in, people build land for building farms. Fewer prey means leopards will die because their prey is leaving the forest when the trees and plants and plants are cut down.
Chapter 5: Tigers
DID YOU KNOW‌
Tigers live in the wild and have black strips.
Physical Description
The ger is the coats that have orlargest cat in the ange and dark cat family. It has black strips. 30 sharp teeth. Also gers have pink noses with a big nostrils. They have long whiskers and have beau ful fur
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We could
stop hunting this animal and stop using their body parts to sell them for a lot of money.
Diet
Tigers are eat meters. They hunt for food.
Tigers eat deer elf and wild pigs.
They also eat
birds, monkeys, and lizards also crocodiles
Behaviors Habitat
Why This Animal Is Endangered
Hunters were ge7ng gers for their fur coat. Poachers hunt endangered animals illegally and they
use their body parts to sell for a lot money.
Chapter 6: Gorillas
DID YOU KNOW‌
Physical Description
Gorillas are very quiet animals?
are. Gorillas have powerful bodies. Male twice as big as females . Males
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL?
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Diet Gorillas don’t drink much water. They get food from the trees. A
mountain gorillas eat plants, leaves, flowers, fruits, bamboo shoots, and
roots.
Behaviors Walks on all fours Quiet animals Make 20 different sounds
Habitat Gorillas live at Africa. Some gorillas live high in the mountains. Some gorillas live in cool misty forest.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Hunted for food a body parts. Captured for zoos. Their forest homes are cut down.
Chapter 7: Chimpanzees
DID YOU KNOW...
Physical Description They have black hair, 5 ďŹ ngers including 1 thumb, babies have pink skin, males are slightly larger, males weigh 100 pounds.
This chimpanzee has black hair
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL?
Diet They eat leaves, fruits, roots, nuts, insects and small animals.
Behaviors They are omnivores, they walk upright, most females give birth, they have body language and they knuckle walk.
Habitat They live in African rain forests, places where there are dozens of chips, they live in thick forests, a place where there are preserves and zoos.
Rainforests are a chimpanzee's habitat
Why This Animal Is Endangered They are captured and killed for food.
Chapter 8: Pandas
DID you know, At one $me Pandas were carnivores, but now Pandas are herbivores. They also do not have a large food span. They use there molars to eat , most of the $me.
Physical Description
This panda is relaxing on a rock.
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Panda physical description is all kinds of facts. Pandas Are usually large and have Strong bodies. There Fur color if usually Black and white. A pandas fur keeps itself warm all
year round. The fur of a panda keeps water out. A panda has strong cheeks, and huge teeth. They have vary strong back legs. A pandas Claws, are vary sharp. A female Panda weighs Around 200 pounds. A male Panda weighs around 220 pounds. Pandas have false thumbs. They also have Five toes.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help this animal preserve their home which is forests.
Diet Pandas eat a lot of dierent foods. Bamboo. Pandas need pith to get most of there nutrients And
vitamins. Pandas also need a lot of water.
Behaviors Most Pandas are very slow. It Makes sent markings to keep other Pandas off it’s territory . A female Panda can change her sent when she is ready to mate. Pandas make sounds to communicate to other Pandas.
Habitat Most Pandas live in the china mountains. They like to live in forests. Sometimes they live in cold, damp places. They live in a area Sichuan . Also live in dens , and shelters . A male panda home range is (15.5 18m). They really like being hidden. They sometimes have to move there homes. They like to live from others. They also like living hidden.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Some mes if they don’t mate they don’t reproduce or have cubs . And when they have cubs they are eaten by predators. And when cubs are eaten , they don’t have cubs.
Chapter 9: SEA TURTLES Physical Description DID YOU KNOW… food apart. They have streamlined , smoothly ,shaped bodies. That is the physical descrip on of the sea turtle.
That there are 8 species of the sea turtle
This is a beau ful sea turtle swimming.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL? We can help this animal bye being more careful with +ishing nets.
Sea Turtles have very interes ng body parts. Their color is black and green. Their top shell is called a carapace. their bo8om shell is called a plastron. They have two pairs of flippers which help it swim fast. The males have a thicker and longer tail then the females. Also they have strong jaws and riges that help tear
Diet Now let me tell you about what the sea turtle eats. It eats sea grass, sea weed, fish, crabs, sponges,
sea cucumbers, sea jellies, and corals. That is what the sea turtle eat.
Behaviors There are so many behaviors for the sea turtle. These are the main ones of the sea turtle, some mes they swim thousands of miles to nest, the head toward the light, the nest in tropical areas, a;er nes ng they cover their eggs with sand. That is the behaviors of the sea turtle.
Habitat Right now let me tell you were the sea turtle lives. It lives in coral reefs and lagoons .They are mostly found in cold waters and near deep ocean oors. The are mostly found in salt water. The beaches are very important to lay eggs. Now you know were to ďŹ nd a sea turtle.
This is an sea turtle in the ocean.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Last but not least let me tell you how this animal is endangered. They are endangered by ďŹ shing nests, illegal hunters, oil spills, pollu on, and health problems. This is why the sea turtle is endangered.
Chapter 10: Komodo Dragons
DID YOU KNOW... The Komodo Dragon is a strong swimmer.
Physical Description The Komodo Dragon has tough, thick skin and it has cold blooded. Their feet is 9 feet and it grows more than 10 feet. Its skin is gray and brown and It has 60 razor sharp teeth.
This Komodo Dragon is near one of the ocean.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANI-
MAL? We can help it by not killing them and by not damaging the Komodo Dragon
Diet The Komodo dragon eats birds, pigs, monkeys, other reptiles, and rasa deer.
Behaviors The Komodo dragons are strong swimmers, hisses very loud, they dig their burrows and fights for a female and it begins I an egg.
Habitat The komodo dragon lives on land and in water they live in Indonesia by the Indian ocean and lives near tropical savannas, the beaches are an important habitat.
Komodo dragons have sharp teeth.
Why This Animal Is Endangered The Komodo dragon is endangered because their homes are being destroyed and they are killed for their body part.
Chapter 11: Elephants DID YOU KNOW‌
Physical Description
Many countries agreed to BAN ivory trading. Elephants were KILLED during wars.
elephants are bigger than female elephants. Elephants also have long pointed teeth. They are the largest land animal on the EARTH! The last thing is that elephants are VERY strong!
This Elephant has a long trunk and big ears! Isn't this a
We can help elephants by not killing them for there tusks. We also can help them by making them a good environment.
Elephants are big animals. They have two tusks, 12 molars, and a long trunk. They also have four legs and thick pads on the bo8om of their feet. Elephants have tough , thick, wrinkled skin. An elephant is the second tallest member in the animal kingdom. They have huge ears. Male
Diet Elephants eat grasses, fruits, twig, leaves, and bark. They like water plants. Elephants
mainly eat seeds. They also drink LOTS of water! Elephants eat lots of fruit!
Behaviors Elephants some mes sleep standing up and when they are sleeping they o;en snore. They are highly intelligent. Elephants make sounds to communicate. Elephants sleep during the ho8est me in the day. Females do everything together.
Habitat Elephants live in rainforests, mountains, deserts, swamps, and forest. They could also live on dry grassy lands. They like to live in lots of places with food and water. Asian elephants live in Asia.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Elephants are endangered because they are loosing their habitats. They are working to make homes. People are killing the elephants for their tusks to make things such as jewelry.
Chapter 12: Manatees
Did you know… When manatees are awake, they usually swim to the waters surface every few minutes to breath.
Physical Description Manatees are very interes ng. They are built for swimming. They have 2 flippers on each side. The flippers help them swim a lot. But not as much as their powerful fluke also known as a their tail. They have layers of blubber to help them keep warm. Manatees have large lungs to hold in their breath underwater for a long me. Manatees have small eyes to see underwater. They also have ny hairs, that is what makes them ma mammals.
HOW CAN WE HELP THIS ANIMAL?
Diet Fill this sec on with complete sentences describing what your animal eats.
Behaviors Manatees vocalize to express anger or fear, to warn other manatees of danger. A female manatee tells another male that she is ready to mate by rubbing her sent on other objects. most males are a8racted to the sent so they follow it.
Habitat Manatees like warm climates and warm shallow bodies of water like rivers, canals, bays, lagoons, and coastal waters.
Why This Animal Is Endangered Manatees are endangered because of hun ng and killing, they get caught in nets, they are ge7ng unhealthy habitats, and they are ge7ng run over by boats.