Adaptation on animals

1. Adaptation on animals

2. Title…………………………………………….Pg 1 • Contents Page…………………………. Pg 2 • Penguins…………………………........ ….Pg 3 • Sea Turtles……………………………… Pg 4 • Polar Bear…………………………………..Pg 5 • Giraffe………………………………..........Pg 6 • Koala…………………………….................Pg 7 • Cheetah……………………………...........Pg 8 • Loins…………………………………………….Pg 9 • Orcas………………………...………………..Pg 10 • Acknowledgement……………………..Pg 11 • The End……………………………………….Pg 12 Contents

3. Penguins • White in front, black on the back • Feathers extremely densely packed, no gap in between • Have a layer of fat ( blubber ) beneath their skin. Helps to keep them warm. • Live in large communities • Pick up stones and store them in their crop to make them heavier when in water. • Their fur is made of hollow hairs which trap air and help to insulate them in the frigid waters. 

4. Sea Turtles • Lay their eggs in only a few places • Swim fairly close to the surface of the water • Female tortoise will swim thousand of miles from feeding ground to nesting beaches and back again • Turtles hatchlings are carnivorous, whereas adult turtles are almost vegetarian • No one knows where turtles go during their first year of life

5. Polar Bear • hunt along the Arctic shelfs looking for tasty seals, fish, and even humans! • Their white coats provide camouflage in the ice and snow which make them almost invisible as they stalk their prey. • These big feet help to distribute their weight as they walk on thin ice in the arctic waters. • Their fur is made of hollow hairs which trap air and help to insulate them in the frigid waters. Their fur is made of hollow hairs which trap air and help to insulate them in the frigid waters. 

6. Giraffe • long necks are an adaptation to feeding at high levels in the treetops. • drink water if it is available but can go weeks without it; they rely on the morning dew and the water content of their food • Giraffe can run at speeds up to 35 mph • Although mostly leaves and shoots are taken, giraffe also eat flowers, vines and herbs

7. Koala • A koala spends over 14 hours a day sleeping • Koalas have thick woolly fur that protects them from both heat and cold. It also acts like a raincoat. • Koalas in the cooler southern areas of Australia are larger and have thicker fur than their northern relatives. Female koalas are smaller than males.  • Koalas are found in the wild only in the forests of eastern Australia.

8. Cheetahs • Adult cheetahs weigh from 86 to 143 pounds (39 to 65 kilograms). • The scientific name for the cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus. • After a chase, a cheetah needs half an hour to catch its breath before it can eat.  • Cheetahs eat small- to medium-size animals, such as hares, impalas, wildebeest calves, and gazelles.

9. Lion • The lion’s scientific name is Panthera leo. • Cubs are born in litters of one to six, with two to four being the average number. Their average weight at birth is two to four pounds (one to two kilograms).  • Lions have been known to live nearly 30 years in captivity and have an average life span of 15 years in the wild.

10. Orcas • A thick layer of fat, or blubber, helps an orca stay warm even in icy waters • Whales are mammals. • Orcas are toothed whales and a kind of dolphin. They are the largest of all dolphins • Male orcas weigh, on average, 8,000 to 12,000 pounds (3,600 to 5,500 kilograms). • Male orcas average 19 to 22 feet (6 to 7 meters) in length; females average 16 to 19 feet (5 to 6 meters) long.

11. Acknowledgment • http://www.mysciencesite.com/Animals_and_Adaptation.pdf#search='%27adaptation%20animals%27 • http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm • http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/polar_bear.html • http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azgiraf.html

12. Thank you for your paticipation We hope you enjoyed the presentation

13. Credits Tok Ying Qi & Gianna Yau

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