1. Animal Encyclopedia Giselle6A October 17, 2011

2. Table of Contents Mexican Axolotl Zebra Olive Ridley Sea TurtleOlive Ridley Sea Turtle Gentoo Penguin Gibbon Black – Footed FerretBlack – Footed Ferret Quetzal Meerkat Cretoxyrhina MantelliCretoxyrhina Mantelli Albatross Narwhal Wallaby Ladybug Box Jellyfish Credits

3. Mexican Axolotl Amphibian Carnivore Lives up to 10-15 years Endangered Able to re-generate lost body parts Size of a tea cup ~ Weighs up to 8 oz. ~ 12 inches long Usually described as ‘the always young’ amphibian Table of Contents

4. Zebra Mammal Herbivore Lives up to 25 years No two zebra patterns are alike; like snowflakes Group name is called a herd Usually 6 feet tall and 440-900 lbs. Table of Contents

5. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Reptile Omnivore Lives up to 50 years in wild Grows up to 2.5 feet ~ weighs up to 100lbs. Can be distinguished [gender] by their tails Table of Contents

6. Gentoo Penguin Bird Carnivore 30 inches ~ 12 lbs. Lives 15-20 years Adult Gentoo makes about 450 dives for food a day Table of Contents

7. Gibbon Mammal Omnivore Up to 25 years 25 inches ~ 30 pounds Most threatened primates on Earth ~ all but one species of Gibbon are endangered

8. Black – Footed Ferret Mammal Carnivore Live about 12 years Nocturnal – They sleep up to 21 hours a day ~ They spend the night hunting prairie dogs Table of Contents

9. Quetzal Bird Omnivore Body : 15-16 inches Tail : 24 inches ~ Weighs 7-8 lbs. Threatened Can fly when 3 weeks old Table of Contents

10. Meerkat Mammal Omnivore Weighs less than 2.2lbs. 54cm long (head, body, tail) All adult meerkats—male and female—pitch in to help educate the young in hunting and survival techniques Table of Contents

11. Cretoxyrhina Mantelli Prehistoric Carnivore Up to 24ft long A keen sense of smell and quick speed helped Cretoxyrhina track and catch prey. Table of Contents

12. Albatross Bird Carnivore Lives up to 50 years Wingspan is about 6.5-11ft Weighs up to 22lbs Wide-winged and long-lived, albatrosses are rarely seen on land, preferring to stay out on the ocean except to mate and raise their young Table of Contents

13. Narwhal Mammal Carnivore 13-20 feet long Weighs 3,500 lbs. Found in Arctic coastal waters and rivers Narwhals are ‘the unicorns of the sea’ Table of Contents

14. Wallaby Mammal; kangaroo family Omnivores 12-41 inches tall and their tails are 10-19 inches long. Weigh 4-51lbs. Most live in Austrailia Table of Contents

15. Ladybug Bug Omnivore Lives 2-3 years Only 0.3 – 0.4 centimeters Ladybugs are favored by farmers as voracious pest eaters. Table of Contents

16. Box Jellyfish Invertebrate Carnivore Lives less than 1 year 10 feet long, 10 inches across Weighs up to 4.4 lbs. Sea turtles are unaffected by the sting of the box jellyfish and usually eat them Table of Contents

17. Credits Pictures and information :Pictures and information : http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/ animals/facts/http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/ animals/facts/http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/ animals/facts/http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/ animals/facts/ By : Giselle Halliday 6A #9By : Giselle Halliday 6A #9 Table of Contents Table of Contents