There are snakes in Himalaya too

November 8, 2007

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There are two thousand seven hundred species of snake in the world. They come in all colors.There are some hiding places of geckos snakes feed on.

There are snakes that lived sixteen thousand feet up in the Himalayans.


Giant Python Moves

November 8, 2007

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Most snakes move in a serpentine way.

The body pushes the band round it and the snake moves forward.

The python pushes the scales and the sixteen foot python moves in a straight line.


West Indian Thread Snake

November 8, 2007

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The world’s smallest snake lives in India which is the West Indian Thread Snake.

Five or six centimeters long.


Snail

November 6, 2007

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This snail moves at 0.1km (0.06mph).

This snail is 2-4in (5-10centimeters).

This snail is climbing a tree. It eats 0.09kg of food / day. Snail can push down their body to drop off the tree. Like leap, they can jump down to over 66ft (20m).

Hay I am a slow guy. I want to drop down the tree. Toppppppppppppp!


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Raccoon

November 6, 2007

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This is a  raccoon. It can swim very well.

It can run up to 32km/hr ( 21m/hr ).

It feeds on fishes, and smaller than 7-17 inches long food.


Fire Ants

November 6, 2007

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These are fire ants. In a nest it can be 500-1,200 ants.

Do you know that ants can travel about 60ft or sometimes 60km ( 47sq miles )?


Humpback Whale

November 6, 2007

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Humpback whale length : 45-61 ft ( 16-20m)

Habitat : in warm oceans

Breeching : it can heard by other whales 11/12 miles 2km away

mouth :it can open 7 ft ( mouth ) ( 2.125 m)

Bbbbbbbbbbchchchchchchch ( breeching sound)


Sperm Whale

November 6, 2007

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Sperm whale length : 34-56 ft (11-20m) High speed : 12mph (25kph )

Breeching : it can heard by other whales 1mile ( 1.79 km )

Dives : it can dives over 11,000 ft deep, But that is the record.


Blue Whale

November 6, 2007

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One of the loudest animals is the blue whale, when it calls can be heard by other whales 625 miles ( 1,000 km) away.