4º. NATURAL SCIENCE. VERTEBRATE ESSAYS
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SOLANCHE
CHEETAH
It is the fastest animal in
the world. The speed of this animal is 110-120 km per hour. It is a carnivorous
animal. It lives in the African savannah. It can live 10-12 years.
I choose this animal because it is my favourite animal.
It is my favourite animal because is is very fast, and I like speed and I’m
very fast.
I love this animal.
GERMÁN
The cheetah is a solitary feline that lives in Africa
and North-western Afghanistan. It is thinner and longer than the leopard. It
has a small and rounded head.
Its fur is yellowish brown with black spots around. It
can reach 120 km per hour.
CARLOS P.
LEOPARD
The leopard is a carnivorous mammal of the cat family.
It lives in South Africa and in the North of the Sahara Desert. The leopard is
a common animal in this space.
They have an internal skeleton.
HADJLA
LION
The lion is a large wild animal of the cat family with
yellow and brown skin.
The lion lives in the savannah in Africa and Northwest
of India.
The lion is a carnivorous animal.
The lion is the king of the jungle!
RODRIGO
THE DOLPHINS
They are medium
sized. They are grey. They have got fins and a tail. They have a big head and
mouth
and little eyes. They are fast, clever and funny.
They are
carnivorous. They eat fish.
They are aquatic.
Dolphins live in water. Dolphins are aquatic mammals.
They can
dive. They can jump, but they can’t wriggle.
ALEJANDRA
DOLPHINS
Dolphins are mammals because their offspring are born
from their mother’s womb, they drink their mother’s milk, they are viviparous
and breathe trough lungs.
They are aquatic mammals!
They breathe air like us, although through a hole.
Their head is big, in their mouth there are
between 20 and 50 teeth.
They can reach between 3 and 9 metres long. Their
brain is big.
The dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals. They
use the sound and the jump to avoid being hunted.
Dolphins live in groups and eat squids and fish. They swim very fast!
CARMEN
MEERKATS
Meerkats live in the Kalahari Desert in southern
Africa. They always have stripes on their back. They always have black fur
under their eyes. They are never taller than 35 cm.
Meerkats always live in groups. Meerkats sometimes eat
insects. They sometimes eat scorpions. They sometimes eat fruit. Meerkats sometimes
lie in the sun.
When flamingos are born, they are never pink, they are
white.
Flamingos always fly at night. They always sleep
standing up.
Their food is always in the water. Flamingos sometimes
eat molluscs. They always eat algae.
Flamingos live in lakes of Europe, America and Africa.
They always live in groups. They never live in deserts. They sometimes live in
zoos.
Flamingos never lose the balance. They sometimes live
up to 30 years.
CARLOS T.