Creepy Cassowary

AWwwwwwwwwwwwwwww look at it. It's so cute. Until you find out this thing can disembowl you.
If you haven't read the title yet, this is about cassowarys. They are found in Papua New Guinea, and the islands around it. This includes parts of Australia. These birds are omnivores. Suprisingly this creature is endangered. I find this weird since it has claws long enough to murder a person. They also live 40-60 years. Now you are probably wondering how they can kill someone. They run at you at a max of 50km an hour (31 mph) and slash your stomach with their huge talons (Scary).
A really cool fact about this bird, is that it has emerald green eggs. like this:

Purrrrrrdy

Now because it is endangered, it is obvious it is going to have some predators. These include Humans, crocodiles, and dingos. You can also sigh in relief because these claws are not for hunting, they are for defense. The actually only eat small things such as Insects, grass, and fungi. For these eggs, the father also takes care of them. They use their crest to assert dominance, It takes about 50 days till they hatch.
The two senses they depend on are sound, and sight. anyway, I don't have any more to say, so I will show you their claws

This is terrifying


Anyway, that's all. As always, you can leave suggestions to what animal I should do next in the comments. I will try to update daily now. (I'm running out of ideas)
Bye:)

Kind Kiwi

Hello people! I apologize for not updating for a really long time. There was school and it was a busy year. Also, If you want to find the source for these pictures, just search them on google. They can all be found on google images.So anyway, it's summer so I want to start it off with a cute animal, the kiwi. Lets begin!
Do I need to mention they can't fly?
These adorable birds are found in New Zealand. They are endangered, but there are actually 5 different species:
Brown Kiwi
Rowi
Tokoeka
Great Spotted Kiwi
Little Spotted Kiwi
All of these are endangered
These birds are nocturnal. They are also the only bird in the world with nostrils. As you can see in the picture, they have puny eyes, and they don't use them a lot. Instead, they use a sense of smell to track down grubs, worms, and seeds in the ground. They are territorial but to be honest, how could something like this be agressive?
Kiwis usually mate for life, and the father takes care of the egg. The female only lays one egg at a time. They help do the incubation for the eggs, which takes 70-85 days. The chicks come out the nest to eat after five days, but are never fed by their parents.
just one hundred years ago, the kiwi population was once 12 millions, but now there are only 100,000. It is thought that a single stray dog could wipe out the entire population. In less then a week. A lot of people think they don't have any wings, but they are just so small, you can't see them. They areabout or under 1 inch long. This is the national animal for New Zealand, and because of this,  since world war 1 people have nicknamed soldiers from New Zealand Kiwis. Since the parents don't take care of the chicks, only 50-60% survive, and the rest are hunted, mainly by stoats, and stray cats/dogs. Kiwis Latin name is Apteryx which translates to wingless.

Well thats a for now. Sorry that it's a bit short, but not much is known about these because they stay hidden. If you have any animals you want me to write about, just leave them in the comments, I do read them and I'm very open about suggestions. I will start updating as much as possible, Thanks for reading, and make sure to spread the word! GoodBye!

Peculier Pandas

       A  panda is one of the most endangered species. you may have heard that pandas eat bamboo but they used to be carnivorous. As most bears. pandas used to eat meat until the animals they ate migrated and left. The pandas are smart enough to eat food that is out of their main diet. After that, they resolved to eating bamboo. Ever since, pandas have been herbivores. If you look at the classification for pandas, it is still a carnivore. the teeth and the stomach are still made for meat. Pandas are found in china but  are endangered.there are a lot of causes that are killing pandas but they kill themselves sometimes.  Pandas are very heavy so sometimes, while sleeping, they roll over and crush their babies. Pandas are about 5 feet long. There are many species of pandas. there is the red, giant, Asian, and plenty of other types.thank you for reading. please leave comments suggestions and if you would like me to add anything to the older ones, then please tell me what it is. Also if you like doctor who, or want to know about it, i have another blog called all things who and please come to it.-
http://all-things-who.blogspot.co.uk/

terrible tarantulas

today i am taking about the tarantula. to start off tarantula is a arachnid. an arachnid means it has eight legs. as you might know, all spiders are arachnids. the tarantula is probably one of the biggest spiders as well. the next part is about where the tarantulas live. the tarantulas are found in South America and some species in Mexico such as the red knee tarantula. the tarantulas habitats that they are in are usually are in deserts or scrub forests. the tarantula also burrows and lives in dens. and will not be seen in rocky mountain areas. as you might know their are many types of tarantulas. the one at the top (also the most common) is the red knee tarantula. the red knee tarantula is called this because of the orange red like bands every where across its body. this tarantula is also known (i don't know why ) for its hairy body. the red kneed tarantula scientific name is Brachypelma Smithi. the next part about is their diet. the tarantula is a carnivore. it feeds on mainly insects small mammals and small reptiles. the way the tarantula kills its prey is vile and disgusting. like the king cobra, the tarantula has a poisonous venom. but the taranulas venom has different symptoms. when the animal is stunned its insides slowly disolve into a liquid . the tarantula then would as you could say drink the animals insides out and then look for more prey. now that we have talked about what they eat, how about we talk about what eats them. allot of animals eat the tarantula. if the animal eats the tarantula without getting bitten it is fine because the tarantuls venom is only piosonous if it enters the animals blood stream. the next thing and last is just cool facts about the tarantula. to start of it is solitary meaning it does not live in groups of tarantula.they live 20 to 30 years grow slow they can run 18 miles per hour and finally can grow up to 4 to 7 inches. thank you for listening. please leave comments suggestions and spread the word. also if you have any questions please ask. the next animal is a mammoth. thank you for reading :). i will not be doing any more until it is school time or at the end of August.

cool king cobras

today i am talking about the king cobra. of course the king cobra is a cobra but there is allot more to the king cobra than that. to start of the king cobra is an reptile. a reptile is an animal that lays eggs,breaths air and have scaly skin. but before all of these the most important part of a reptile is that it is cold blooded. cold blooded means its body has adapted to the weather in its surrounded. you might know that our body temperature stays the same. no matter how hot or cold it is it stays warm. that is why mammals are called warm blooded. but a king cobras body temperature is always changing. this is confusing to explain so i will just give an example. if it was 32 degrees outside, the king cobras body temperature would change to 32 degrees. if it were 98 degrees outside the king cobras body temperature would change to 98 degrees. the next part is the king cobras is their diet. to start of with that, the king cobra is a carnivore which means it eats meat. to kill its prey, it uses a deadly venom to poison its prey. the snake will bite the animal with large fangs located in its mouth.when the snake bites the animal the venom from its fangs goes directly into the animals blood stream. in a few minutes, the king cobras venom paralyzes the animal. in a few minutes the animal is dead because the venom stopped the lungs and the heart so the animal died from lack of air. the next part is that the king cobra swallows its food whole. the jaw of the king cobra can expand. by this i mean it can open it wider the it is supposed to. its mouth is so wide it can eat a whole deer in one bite. literally. its mouth opens so wide that it fits the whole animal in its mouth, bones and all. the last part of eating is about digestion. the king cobra has special stomach acid that can dissolve the fur bones and meat on the animal it ate. the next part is about mating. the female king cobras are the only snake in the world to build a nest for its young. when the male and female mate the female lays 20 to 50 eggs every year the eggs will take 60 to 70 days to hatch but the female is very aggressive during this time and will protect the eggs all this time. as soon as the baby snakes or hatchlings are born they leave the nest and are on their own. the next part is shedding. when the king cobra grows (it never stops growing in all of its 20 years of life) its skin gets to small for it. the snake rubs on something and tears the skin off. the new layer of skin is right at the bottom of the dead skin which fits the cobra. there are only four more things to talk about. the first is evolution scientist have discovered that a snake has evolved from a type of lizard. the next thing is what things they can do though they have no legs. the king cobra can swim slither on land and even climb up trees. the third thing is where they live. they live in countries such as indonesia, Philippines Thailand Vietnam and Burma. the last thing is their size. they are born very small but can grow up to 5.7 meters. thank you for reading. please leave comments suggestions and spread the word. also if you have any questions i will answer them. thank you. the next one i will do is the tarantula. thank you for reading :).

small syrian hamsters

today i m doing another type of hamster, the Syrian hamster is much larger than the Russian Dwarf hamster but about the same size as a small rat. to start of the Syrian hamster of course lives in Syria. but not just that the Syria as you know (or maybe not) that  Syria is full of deserts and is very hot. well, the Syrian hamster lives in deserts in the country of Syria. to survive the heat the Syrian hamsters make a little nest using things like  sand and other small objects. this cools them off from the shade. when you keep Syrian hamsters as pets if you give them sawdust and soft bedding they pouch it and make a cute but small nest. the next part is what they eat. when  they are feral they will eat nuts berries or anything they can find in or on the ground. the last thing is their flexibility.  a Syrian hamster is very flexible and if it were a human it could probably do the splits if it wanted to. that is all for today please leave comments suggestions and spread the word. next is king cobra, a kind of snake. thank you for reading :)

ridiculous Russian Dwarf Hamsters

today i am talking about the Russian Dwarf Hamster. to start of the Russian dwarf hamster is a popular pet in many places. they do a lot  of cute stunts such as running on a hamster wheel and jumping off incredibly high things which you should never let them do. the Russian dwarf hamster is also so adorable. as you know from the name the Russian dwarf hamsters live in Russia. the thick and warm which protects the hamster during the winter. the interesting thing is that Russian hamsters hibernate like bears and skunks and other mammals. when the hamster hibernates instead of eating and fattening up before they just fill their pouches and eat whenever they get hungry during hibernation.  now lets talk about their pouches. the hamster has cheeks that it fills up with food so it can carry more than one thing at a time and people call these cheeks pouches. the interesting thing is that their cheeks expand and it is funny to see them when their pouches. my hamster is named cheeks because of this and he can fit about 36 cheerios in his mouth. the last thing is that the hamster eats berries and other wild things in its habitat. thank you for reading the next thing is the Syrian hamster thank you  :)