Wetlands By: Sohaila Sallam

Wetlands

 Wetlands are areas of land where water covers the soil all year or just at certain times of the year. They are all around the world except for Antarctica. They include:  Swamps Mudflats  MangrovesMarshes  BogsBillabongs  Fens Lake  Peatlands Saltmarshes  Lagoons

Wetland Animals  Tiger Trout  American Bullfrog  Mallard Duck  American Beaver Tiger Salamander

Tiger Trout  How do they live there? Many Tiger Trout are born in wetlands. The thick plants make a great hide-out from predators.  What do they eat? As food, Tiger Trout eat insects.

American Bullfrog  How do they live there? In the winter, American Bullfrogs hibernate so they wouldn’t freeze. Unlike other frogs, the American Bullfrog hibernates underwater. Some people think that like turtles, they dig a whole in the mud and sleep there. They actually don’t. They would die if they stayed in a place without oxygen for too long.  What do they eat? American Bullfrogs eat about anything they can fit into their mouths.

Tiger Salamander  How do they live? Tiger salamanders are eaten by badgers, snakes, bobcats, and owls. They avoid being eaten by threatening the predator. They threaten them by waving their poisoned tails. They also had a sensor of telling them that a predator is near by.  What do they eat? Salamanders are carnivores. That means they eat only meat. They eat almost any living creature. Often, they eat maggots, Mysis, springtails, buffalo worms, fruit-flies, or crickets. Sometimes, tiger salamanders are born in fish hatcheries and feed on small fish and their eggs.

Mallard Duck  How do they live? Mallard duck fly south in the winter. They often fly in groups of 10-20, but the group can go up to 100 ducks!  What do they eat? Mallard Ducks are omnivores, which means that they only eat Plants.

American Beaver  How do they live?  American Beavers live in homes called lodges. They build them in the middle of the lake. Beavers build their entrance underwater so the predators cannot enter. Lodges are a safe place to hide from their predators, like: wolves, coyotes, bears, and owls.  What do they eat? Beavers eat bark, from trees.

Wetland Plants  Baltic Rush  Stream Orchid  Cattails  Arrow Grass

The Weather  Temperature: The average temperature in wetlands is Celsius  Rainfalls: The average rainfall in wetlands is 1750mm- 2000mm

How do humans affect Wetlands?  Wetlands have decreased a lot. That is because humans:  They pollute the air and water.  They Release toxic chemicals And many more reasons. Because of that, thousand acres wetlands are lost each year. (Acres: A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards)

Why?  Why do people pollute the air and water in wetlands?

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