Hippos are the third largest animals
in the world, and can live to be up to 50 years old in the wild. They are also
very protective over their young, and because of this they have killed more
people than any other animal has. If they look like they are yawning it is really
to scare off anything they feel threatened by. Their sharp teeth and wide mouth
could snap a boat in half. People mostly think that hippos are closely related
to pigs, but they are really closely related to whales.
Star fish do not have a brain,
ears, or a nose, or even blood. They have a mouth that is in the middle of
their body on their underside. Their thick bony skin helps them from being
eaten. Being eaten and getting sick are the only two ways that a star fish can
die. Other than that they can live forever.
Gorillas are our closest relatives,
because we share 98% of our genes with them. Like humans have different finger
prints; all gorillas have different nose prints. They are known as “Gentle
Giants”, and are usually 400- 600 pounds.
A cheetah can run up to 80 mph but
only for a short distance like 400-600 yards. There are no more than 12,000
cheetahs left in the world and can soon be extinct in the next 15 years. A cheetah
is the smallest of all the big cats in the world.
Cows are one of the biggest
contributors to today’s global warming. When they burp they give off 100s of
millions of hydrocarbons daily. They also have 4 stomachs: the rumen,
reticulum, omasum and abomasum. With all its grazing it does and how many stomachs
they have no wonder they give off so many hydrocarbons.
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