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ELEPHANT
Elephants
are
the
largest
land-‐living
mammal
in
the
world.
Both
female
and
male
African
elephants
have
tusks
but
only
the
male
Asian
elephants
have
tusks.
They
use
their
tusks
for
digging
and
finding
food.
An elephant can use its tusks to dig for ground water.
Elephants
have
large,
thin
ears.
Their
ears
are
made
up
of
a
complex
network
of
blood
vessels
which
with
regulating
an
elephants
temperature.
Blood
is
circulated
through
their
ears
to
cool
them
down
in
hot
climates.
An elephant uses its trunk to lift food and suck up water then pour it into its mouth.
Elephants can swim – they use their trunk to breathe like a snorkel in deep water.
Elephants
are
herbivores
and
can
spend
up
to
16
hours
days
collecting
leaves,
twigs,
bamboo
and
roots.
FLAMINGO
The
word
"flamingo"
comes
from
the
Spanish
and
Latin
word
"flamenco"
which
means
fire,
and
refers
to
the
bright
color
of
the
birds'
feathers.
Flamingos
are
strong
but
rare
swimmers
and
powerful
fliers,
even
though
they're
most
often
seen
just
wading.
Flamingos
are
birds
that
lay
only
a
single
egg
each
year.
If
that
egg
is
lost
or
damaged,
they
do
not
typically
lay
a
replacement.
Flamingo
chicks
are
born
gray
or
white
and
take
up
to
three
years
to
reach
their
mature
pink,
orange
or
red
plumage.
The
pink,
orange
or
red
color
of
a
flamingo's
feathers
is
caused
by
their
diet
-‐
shrimp,
plankton,
algae
and
crustaceans.
A
adult
flamingo's
legs
can
be
30-‐50
inches
long,
which
is
longer
than
their
entire
body.
KOMODO
DRAGON
Komodo
dragons
are
the
biggest
and
heaviest
lizards
on
Earth.
These
giant
reptiles
have
been
around
for
millions
of
years,
but
scientists
didn't
study
them
until
about
a
hundred
years
ago.
Wild
Komodo
dragons
are
found
only
on
Indonesia's
Lesser
Sunda
Islands.
Komodo
dragons
are
a
type
of
monitor
lizard.
They
are
powerful-‐looking
reptiles
with
wide,
flat
heads,
rounded
snouts,
bowed
legs,
and
huge,
muscular
tails.
They
have
a
clumsy,
back-‐and-‐forth
walk,
and
their
yellow
tongues
flick
in
and
out
constantly.
Komodo
dragons
will
eat
almost
anything
they
find,
including
already
dead
animals,
deer,
water
buffalo,
pigs,
smaller
Komodo
dragons,
and
occasionally
humans!
They pounce on their prey with powerful legs and sharp claws, then sink their jagged, sharklike teeth in.
Dragon
saliva
contains
large
amounts
of
bacteria,
which
poisons
their
victims,
usually
within
24
hours.
Dragons
will
calmly
follow
their
bitten
prey
for
miles,
using
their
keen
sense
of
smell
to
find
the
corpse.
PARROT
There
are
around
372
different
parrot
species.
Parrots have curved bills (beaks), strong legs and clawed feet.
Parrots are believed to be one of the most intelligent bird species.
Most parrot species rely on seeds as food. Others may eat fruit, nectar, flowers or small insects.
Parrots such as the budgerigar (budgie) and cockatiel are popular as pets.
ZEBRA
Zebra
are
part
of
the
equidae
family
along
with
horse
and
donkeys.
Every zebra has a unique pattern of black and white stripes.
Zebras run from side to side to being chased by a predator.