- This peculiar animal has evolved from the wallaby, kangaroo ,opossums , tasmanian devils and finally the koalas.
- its weight can be from 15kg to 36kg
- its height is an average of 79 to 119 cm long
- the wombat is normally found in woodlands and grasslands
- this animal could live from 20 to 25
- the wombats alimentation is roots and grass
- this animals have very strong claws and teeth to brake the roots
- it is a herbivore
Is it too late?
Tuesday 24 March 2015
THE WOMBAT
The numbat
the Numbat lives in the southern and western parts of Australia. This animals name was Banded Anteater.It eats termites and ants. He uses the claws to hunt for his preys. In 1970 the population of Numbats of Australia declined to abaout 1000 Numbats.A Numabt is about the size of a small cat. It lives in the forest. it has a sticky and long tounge to eat the ants and termites. The Numbat is a marsupial such as Kangaroo.
- Numbats body is covered with a red brownish fur with white stripes on their back. They
- They can eat up to 20 000 termites per day, which equals 10% of its own weight
- An avereg life span of a Numbat is of 4 to 8 years
- Now a days it has been estimated there are only 1500 numbats left in the wild.
- its tounge is longer than its own body
- the cause of the numbats dying is becase ots predetors and because of humans that are normally not respectful to the nature.
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Tuesday 3 March 2015
We are going to talk about the Hair Eared Dwarf Lemur
This is the rarest Lemur of all. People thought it was extinct until they rediscovered in 1989 was discovered in the Mananara River in northearsten Madagascar the average lenghth of adults is of 5.31 inches and they can weigh up to 100 grams.Their fur is of a brownish grey colour and its tail is a redish ccolour. The ears are short and have hairs inside them like cats. This specie lives on trees to protect them from predators they are also nocturne which means they live in the night. They sleep in holes of large trees. They hibernate underground or in trees they hibernate from May to September. These lemurs live in pairs or in groups of three. Males and females stay together for life they can give birth only to one child. This curious lemur enjoys eating nectar. This poor lemur are almost extinct thanks to deforestation and people capturing them to eat them. But asociations like the WWF help them and you can sponsor them.
This is the rarest Lemur of all. People thought it was extinct until they rediscovered in 1989 was discovered in the Mananara River in northearsten Madagascar the average lenghth of adults is of 5.31 inches and they can weigh up to 100 grams.Their fur is of a brownish grey colour and its tail is a redish ccolour. The ears are short and have hairs inside them like cats. This specie lives on trees to protect them from predators they are also nocturne which means they live in the night. They sleep in holes of large trees. They hibernate underground or in trees they hibernate from May to September. These lemurs live in pairs or in groups of three. Males and females stay together for life they can give birth only to one child. This curious lemur enjoys eating nectar. This poor lemur are almost extinct thanks to deforestation and people capturing them to eat them. But asociations like the WWF help them and you can sponsor them.
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