In Animalia, a journey through the alphabet features such characters as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library," while in Eleventh Hour, Elephant's birthday party is marked by a stolen feast and cryptic clues to the culprit's identity.
Introduction Over 175 million people visit a zoo each year. There are over 350 zoos in the United States. The largest zoo is the Berlin Zoological Gardens, which has 19,500 individual animals!
Introduction All animals have babies, some start out in an egg while others are carried in a pouch or in the mother's tummy until it is time to be born. Let's start with a fun fact, baby monkeys will make babbling noises like a human baby until they can learn to communicate.
Introduction About 20% of all land on Earth is mountains. About 80 % of all the fresh water comes from the mountains. Animals that live in the mountains have to be ready for little food, harsh winters, and uneven territory.
Introduction Nocturnal animals are mostly active at night and sleep or are less active during the day. One of the main reasons many animals choose to be active at night, is to avoid predators that may try to attack during the day.
Introduction Animals can be dangerous for several reasons, but they usually do not harm predators or humans without a reason. Humans may threaten them, their territory, or their babies; these could be causes for the animal to attack.
Introduction There are different levels on the endangered scale, including extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, near threatened, and least concern. Extinct animals are no longer living on the Earth, like the dinosaurs. Critically endangered means that animal is at an extremely high risk for becoming extinct in the wild. Endangered just means that an animal is at a very high risk for becoming extinct in the wild. The biggest threat to most animals is humans; we are destroying and taking over their habitats. Humans are also over killing and illegally hunting several endangered animals.