Friday, November 28, 2008
'Bout some animals.....:D love em' loadzzz.....
Heyy guyz!!!Manatees:They live in the warm gulf waters of waters.Referred as sea cows.Gentle creatures,ffriendly with Humans.Have flippers(forelimbs)with 3 to 4 nails each.Have wrinkled face with whiskers on the snout.It's closest land relative:The Elephant.3m long,362-544kg......0.0life expectancy:35-37yrsHerbivores.Give birth every 3 years.Communicate thru squeeky vocal sounds.true native Floridians.Rhinos:Scientific name:Ceratotherium Simum.Endangered.Save 'em D:Only predator:Poachers.....sadd D:Hunted for their huge hornz.Hornz are made from thickly matted hair,called keratin.Keratin is the same material from which our fingernails are made of.Adults reach 1.75m(- or +)2,300kg.Gestation period:18mths.Have 3 toes.Life expectancy:35-40yrs.Poor eyeight.Keen sense of hearing and smell.Herbivores.Deposit their dung at places called middens.Yucks!White rhinos are larger than black ones.White rhinos live in grasslands or savnnahs whilst black ones live dense vegetation areas.Gorillas:
3 species:
1)Western Gorilla2)Eastern Gorilla3)Mountain Gorilla.
Mostly live in troops.
eastern ones live in central africans lowlands and mountain rainforests of Congo.
western ones live in cameroon and central african republic.
gorilla's DNA is 97.5% identical to humans.
Have longer arms than legs.
Each one has different noseprins.
Use their knuckles whle they are "crawling".
At th age of 13, some adults(males)develop silver-colored hair on their backs and are called silverbacks, and are known to take the decisions in the troop.
Blackbacks leave the troop at the age of 11(only males)
Are more active in the day.
The giant crest on top of their heads are called Saggital crest.Nests are made of thin branches with loads of leaves.Credits:The Slate Foundationbuhbye!roro....
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