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Animal Encyclopedia
Lucchina
6A
10/17/2011
Table of Contents
• Queen Angelfish• Kinkajous• Peacock• Atlantic Puffin• Portuguese Man-Of-War• Domestic Dog• Fossa• Leafy and Weedy Sea Dr
agon• Harbor Porpoise
• Arctic Hare
Queen Angelfish
• The queen angelfish gets its name from the speckles on its forehead that resembles a crown.
• The colors are electric blue, blazing yellow, and light purple and orange highlights.
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Kinkajous
• This animal is related to the raccoon family.
• It likes to eat honey with its long tongue just like the Tasmanian devil.
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Peacock
• Peacocks are typically blue and green.
•The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both genders.
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Atlantic Puffin
• The Atlantic puffin can live in very wet places but usually they just lay near the sea.
• These creatures are known as the “sea parrot”.
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Portuguese Man-Of-War
• This invertebrate might be confused for a jellyfish but it isn’t, its a siphonophore.
• It gets its name from the gas-filled bladder. It floats above water just like a warship at full sail.
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Domestic Dog
• Some estimates say that 40 percent of U.S. households have one dog including pups.
• All dogs including wild share the same ancestor the South Asian Wolf.
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Fossa
• Relative of a mongoose grows to be 6 ft. tall.
• Can live up to 15 years.
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Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragon
• This might look like plant but it is a fish.
• This fish has these leafy appendages to camouflage in seaweed for survival.
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Harbor Porpoise
• The Harbor Porpoise might look like a dolphin but these mammals come up frequently for air.
• They are shy, elusive, and short of quantity because of fishing nets.
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Arctic Hare
• The Arctic Hare looks like a big ball of fur, but that fur helps it keep warm in the severe cold.
• This animal does not hibernate because it has to keep aware of its environment.
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