Answer Key: Last Paper

37(c)
Water is absorbed/ removed from the undigested food.
1/2m
* Water is sucked out (0m)
38(a)
10 km
1m

38(b)
As the number of bacteria increases, it uses up oxygen to decompose, so amount of dissolved oxygen decreases making most of the fish die.

1m

39(a)
Beaker 2. They can be dissolved in water(1m) and they are not a magnetic material (1m).

2m

39(b)
S/ The magnetic material (1/2 m). Place a magnet near the surface of the dry tray until it attracts substance S. (1/2 m)

1m

40(a)
The purpose of the experiment is to find out the thermal conductivity of the three materials./ which material is the best conductor of heat.

1 m
*which material is a good conductor ( 0m)
40(b)
Copper is the best/fastest heat conductor as the time taken to reach the final temperature is the shortest.

1m

41(a)

Weight hung(g)

0
10
20
30
40

Extension of the Spring (cm)
0
5
10
15
20
1 m
½ m for each correct answer
41(b)

1m
* Points marked but no line drawn (0m)
41(c)
The heavier/greater the mass of the weights hung on the spring, the longer/greater the extension of the spring. OR
The lesser the mass of the weights hung on the spring, the lesser the extension of the spring.

1m

41(d)
Gravity/ Gravitational force
1m

42(a)
Distance the object moved from Position X.

1m
*Distance the object moved (1/2 m)
42(b)
The more the elastic band is stretched, the further the object will move from Position X. OR
The lesser the elastic band is stretched, the lesser the distance the object will move from Position X.

1m

42(c)
(Elastic) potential energy is changed to kinetic energy.

1 m

43(a)
Car C as the difference between the braking distance on a raining day and sunny day is the most / longest.

1 m

43(b)
Use tyres with more groove / pattern/ thread. OR
Change tyres to rougher tyres/ tyres with more friction.

1m
*Change new tyres (0m)
*Wheels(0m)
43(c)
Less friction / frictional force between the tyre and the road. OR
The rain water acts as lubricant between the tyre and the road.

1m

44(a)
I will put object P into beaker X carefully and object Q into beaker Y carefully. (1/2 m) I will compare the new water levels.(1/2 m)
1m


44(b)
The new water level in beaker X is higher than the new water level in beaker Y.
1m

Exam matters

Registration : 22 Feb - 03 Mar
Oral : 19 - 20 Aug
Listening : 17 Sep
Written Exam : 6 - 12 Oct

My reflections on my SA1 results...

Hi guys,

Frankly speaking, I am very disappointed with my results... I thought that I could have done better... Anyway, I will work harder for my prelims and doubly hard for my Primary School Leaving Examinations or PSLE...... And if ms zarinah asks for my target for prelims, here it is!!

English: 91++/100 (I wanna have an A*)
Maths: 100/100 (Must have a perfect score for Maths!!)
Science: 100/100 (Maybe... but it will just be my wishful thinking or what you guys call a dream that NEVER comes true.. :[ )
Mother Tongue: 85/100 (A reachable target if I work a little harder on my Chinese Language or CL!!)

So, I keep saying "work harder" but how can I work hard???

1: Do my English, Maths and Science revision papers
2: Have a scheduled plan for revision purposes (of course not for playing and enjoyment)
3: Focus on my revision (Don't do half-hearted revision... in other words..)

So that's all! I have to go now, so bye!!

Regards,
Calvin (Have a nice day!!)

My SA1 results

Hihi...although I have improved as compared to my CA1 results,it was still quite disappointing, I'll work harder to get a better result during my prelims and PSLE...must aim to have 240 marks of course by improving my language first!

Reflection for my SA1 results

Although I had improved in all my subjects except for science , I am still quite disappointed with my results . Only my maths and Chinese met my target . The rest of my subjects were quite close to my targets but i am still quite disappointed . I had decided to watch lesser TV , play lesser computer games , do more exercises and speak more fluent English at home . I shall aim to get more than 250 for PSLE :]

Reflection for sa1

Although i did not take most of the sa1,but i did it.It was extremely bad.I only met my english and chinese targets.I will continue to work hard to meet my targets by doing a lot of practices and read more story books and also play lesser computer games and watch lesser tv programmes.

Reflection

I am disappointed with my english, science and higher chinese. However, I met my targets for math and chinese. I will study harder to improve my english and science. Compared to my CA1 results, I have improved in my chinese. I hope to score better in my following exams.

Glen

The worst results!!

This year, my results were bad... My science was the worst one ever!! i must buck up my socks in every subject. This year, i realised that i have been slagging too much and i had focus too much on my chinese and had deproved on english, math and science. I will try my best in prelim and most of all, PSLE.... I will try to get 230 and above... I will follow my revision timetable always.

My Reflections

l did not meet my target for Science subject.I thought it could be better if l had read the question more carefully.Even though l got 90 marks for my Math,l thought l could actually get an A* as there were some questions that l got wrong because of careless mistake.For my English, l got 72.5 marks which l thought could be even better if l had been more careful with what the question was asking.I have to work even harder for my upcoming exams so that l can do better.

JieYi

I did not do really well during SA1 but I have reached my target for Mother Tongue and Math but I have deproved in Science. So I will do more exam papers and revise more during the next few months to prepare for Prelim and PSLE.

Evelyn

MY REFLECTION

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY RESULTS!I DEPROVED IN MY SCIENCE AS WELL AS MY ENGLISH !BUT I WILL TRY HARDER AND DO MORE ASSESSMENTS AND PRACTICES .I WILL TRY MY VERY BEST TO GET GOOD RESULTS FOR PSLE .................ALTHOUGH MY PARENTS DID NOT REPRIMAND ME FOR MY BAD RESULTS,I STILL THINK THAT IT IS A NEED TO WORK HARDER TO ACHIEVE GOOD RESULTS........I BELIEVE PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT!THAT'S ALL .............................

My reflection for SA1 results

I did not do very well for my SA1 but i met my target for my mother tougue and english. I will do more past year papers and more assesment for all the four subjects and i will also keep to my timetable that i have planned for the June holidays. I DID VERY BADLY FOR ALL FOUR SUBJECTS!!!!!!!

My horrible marks for SA1

My results for SA1 is so bad.I am extremely not happy with my results!I only meet the target for my Chinese.I must work hard by reading more story book.I will also revise more to get better marks.
Done by:Qiu En

Reflection

Can't I at least score all As??? My English and Science almost score and A!!! At least I got two A*s. I am going to do past years' papers and read up some important points. I am going to make use of the time during June holidays to do revisions and do more work,work,work! I will play less computer games (I rarely on my computer nowadays unless I need to!) and work my hardest. My aim is to score 260 and above for PSLE (Primary School Leaving Exams). I MUST get ALL my subjects to have an A or A*. WORK HARD! WORK HARD! ACHIEVE MY GOAL!!!!!

JNHX

A Reflection On My SA1 Results...

I am not satisfied with my sa1 results as i scored really low marks for every subject.My parents were also unhappy with my results when they saw it.I will try to work really hard to achieve better results for my PSLE examination.By improving in my subjects, I plan to set a timetable which will organize my 'free time'.I will also do assessment papers and will not use the computer for unnecessary purposes.

Zahirah.

My Sa1 reflection... :P

I am not happy with my sa1 results.They were rather disappointing! I am able to reach my goal for chinese but not for the other 3 subjects.For chinese, i was told that i had scored 80 and above(overall) which was up to my expectations. For math, i scored 63/100 which is sad... i would ensure that i would practice more on problem solvings and revise through the text book. English i had scored 70.8(overall) which i think i could do better. I would read more books and newspaper. I would also read up the chapter on grammer because i am weak in that point. Science, the most disappointing one of all! I scored 44/100. I did very very very badly for this subject. I was shocked. I did not expect that i would get this kind of results. I vowed to revise all the chapters on science and take down notes for those i do not really understand.
Overall, i did not reach my expectation for all 4 subjects as i believe i am able to achieve better results for prelim and PSLE.

My reflection for SA1 results(neutral Joelvin)

THIS IS INSANE!I did not score well for both chinese and science results as it was quite disappointing while my english and math results were quite awesmazing!!!!!!From today onwards, i will improvised myself by spamming myself with tons of assessment books and past year exam papers from other schools.I will get straight A's for my prelims and PSLE.(if I could for my english... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...).Bye.(sayonara)

My reflection for SA1 results

Firstly, my results were CCRRAAZZYYYYYY,except for math.15 marks of carelessness and i could have score 96,an A*.For chinese,there was a superb improvement,from 55 to 72!(wow 17 marks difference)Well, I am going to pull up my socks really hard by doing some assessments(especially chinese,i want to get an A).Maybe what, mszarinah said was right,if you speak proper english, your grammar would improve tremondously.I can conclude that speaking properly(instead of singlish)is the best way to improve our langauge.How about science er... ... ... I dont know, maybe more past year exam papers.

REFLECTION

i hate my science and maths results as li jing who was actually lagging behind got a better result for maths than me and almost same marks as me for science! i must workharder to get a better result then li jing who was actually lagging behind ! iwill do more top school exams paper and i will ask my uncle who is quite clever the reason for my mistakes





jx

the Peanut times By:Gareth

Greetings~♥

Hey ppl, sorry for the long wait... I had temporarily run out of great ideas -.- Now, as usual, homework comes first, so my SA1 results shall be painstakingly revealed by me... EL:80/100, CL:78.25/100, MA:70/100, SC:59/100 T_T I basically improved in 3 subjects, but not in science. I AM EXTREMELY 에 만족하지 못할!!!! I will work very hard from now on and no slacking for me!!

Now that homework is done, time for a lamest-lame-of-the-lame joke

NEWS SECTION

This is the part where i update every reader with the latest news and what is going on!

News #1 ( Picture is up there )

Think flying economy is bad now? New aircraft design puts passengers face-to-face in rows for budget travel

Air travel is being overhauled with a new aircraft design which plans to seat passengers facing each other in rows.

The controversial design is intended to save space and money and could see 50 per cent more passengers packed on to each plane.

Howard Guy, director of the UK company Design Q, acknowledges that some people will not be happy with the plan, but says they will be able to pay less for any inconvenience.

News #2 ( Ms Zarinah should be interested )

Police chief denounces 'cowardly' iPhone users monitoring speed traps

Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras are using an iPhone application and other global positioning system devices that pinpoint the location of the cameras.

That has irked D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier, who promised her officers would pick up their game to counteract the devices, which can also help drivers dodge sobriety checkpoints.

"I think that's the whole point of this program," she told The Examiner. "It's designed to circumvent law enforcement -- law enforcement that is designed specifically to save lives."

The new technology streams to iPhones and global positioning system devices, sounding off an alarm as drivers approach speed or red-light cameras.

Lanier said the technology is a "cowardly tactic" and "people who overly rely on those and break the law anyway are going to get caught" in one way or another.

The greater D.C. area has 290 red-light and speed cameras -- comprising nearly 10 percent of all traffic cameras in the U.S., according to estimates by a camera-tracking database called the POI Factory.

Lanier said the cameras have decreased traffic deaths. Red-light and speed cameras have been a hot topic in Montgomery County since Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a bill in May allowing local governments to place speed cameras in school and highway construction zones.

Montgomery County police did not respond to calls and e-mails for this story.

Ralph Ganoe of Silver Spring said he uses detection software from a Washington-based company, PhantomAlert, to avoid speed traps and crowded intersections.

"Well, my pocket has money in it," Ganoe quipped, when asked about the software's impact on his driving record. "Everybody's got a heavy foot. ... Now I don't have to worry about where [the cameras] are at."

PhantomAlert mimics radar detectors — which are outlawed in D.C. and Virginia — by alerting drivers of nearby enforcement "points of interest" via global positioning system devices. PhantomAlert keeps up to date on traffic enforcement through its users, who contribute information online.

Founder and CEO of PhantomAlert Joe Scott claimed nine out of 10 police departments across the country support his software.

"If police come against us, it's going to make them look like they are only [after] revenue" from the camera-generated citations, he said.

Photo radar tickets generated nearly $1 billion in revenues for D.C. during fiscal years 2005 to 2008.

In the current fiscal year, Montgomery County expects to make $29 million from its red light and speed cameras. Lanier said efforts to outlaw the software would be too difficult.

She said, "with the Internet and all the new technology, it's almost impossible to stop the flow of information."

Really long, but worth the effort. Okay, here's a joke for you

D: Ah boy ah, your exam do so well, what you wan? ahpa buy for you!

S: I want the PSP wif a downloaded game. Dam expensive sia!

D: Walau, u go buy pang-sai program for wad?

S: Ahpa, PSP not pang-sai program, is PlayStation Portable larh

D: Wah seh, Pang-sai got portable one ar? How much? Got portable toilet ar, want to Pang-sai very easy!

S: Ahpa, you stupid izzit? Toilet where got portable one? Juz take me go buy larh.

D: Let's Go!

AT THE PSP SHOP

D: The Pang-sai so expensive?! Whose Pang-sai so treasure? S.R Nathan one arh?

S: Shut up, ahpa.

S: I download Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3...... OKAY! Thanks uncle!

AT HOME

D: Stupid Pang-sai... So dam expensive sia...

( Sasuke's Chidori Sound effect)

S: Yes! I win Suigetsu le! Complete mission liao!

THE NEXT MORNING

S: Ahpa! You play my PSP?!

D: Wah, this portable Pang-sai dam fun leh

S: Shut up ahpa.

Now for some poems!

I'm A Hotel Manager

I'm a Hotel Manager,
Always at my best,
Providing customer service,
And satisfaction to every guest.

I'm expected to speak the language,
Of each and every nation,
Be a geographical expert,
When taking a reservation.

I check you in, I check you out,
I can even read your mind,
Send a fax, fix the printer,
All at the same time.

Change a light bulb, flip a breaker,
Of course I can repair your T.V!
Fix the A/C, plunge a toilet,
A Jack Of All Trades, that's me.

I'm a desk clerk, I'm a housemaid,
I'm a bellboy at the door,
Catering to your every whim,
I'm your personal slave, need I say more!

LOL-NESS TO THE EXTREME!!! anyway, we have come to the end of the majestic peanut times! keep a lookout for the next issue as we criticise people positively (opposite) !!! bye! This is reporter Gareth, signing off~~

reflection

Reflection for SA1 results...

I am extremely disappointed with my results for sa1 results.I did not reach my target for science and english.Although I reached my target for Maths and Chinese,it is not very good.I would read more books to expand my vocabulary and do a few problem sums a day.I got only 3a"s and 1 b.I would work very hard and see if my hard work pays off for the prelims.I would revise everyday so as to go to the school I want.I would try to prevent carelessness by checking through my work properly and reading the question properly.For the science examination,the questions were quite tricky.I would do past year examination papers to expose more questions to me.

THE WORST EXAM OF MY LIFE

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHINESE,WHICH I HAD SCORED 3 MARKS ABOVE A STAR,ALL MY OTHER SUBJECTS ARE DONE IN A REAL ROTTEN MANNER.EXCEPT CHINESE,ALL MY SUBJECTS DINT MEET MY EXPECTATION.I FELT THAT I SHOULD HAVE WORKED HARDER TO ACHIEVE MY AIMS.ANYWAY,ALL IS NOT LOST AS PRELIMS AND PSLE IS NOT OVER YET.OF COURSE,WE MUST KEEP PRACTICING AND REVISING FROM NOW ON INSTEAD OF DOING IT LAST MINUTE,LIKE ONLY A MONTH BEFORE THE EXAMINATIONS IN ORDER TO GET 282,THE HELECOPTER OR AN EXPENSIVE DINNER!

My Reflection:)

My results were disappointedly, not up to my expectations.
Especially my English results, they were the most upseting ones.Maybe by
reading more storybooks will help a little in my vocabulary.
Secondly, math. I agree that the questions were easy however,
due to carelessness, those silly mistakes were made. And because of that,
I'm two marks from A*! Argg!Maybe, I'll try to reduce my carelessness by checking
meticulously after I have finish any math papers.
As for mother tongue, I thought I could get higher marks than what
I had received.Perhaps, I shall read the chinese newspaper to improve in it.
Finally, my science results. They seems okay to me. I think,
it was because of the past year papers I did recently. All my effort were not in vain.

reflection for SA1

I am very up set with my science and English results but satisfied with my Chinese and math results as I have meet my target for SA1 but I still have to improve all subjects especially science as I had always get above 75 for science. I am going to create a time table for June holidays to improve my self.

Reflection

I did not reach my targets for my English and Science subjects. I had actually wanted to achieve 80 marks and above for Science but I never thought that the paper would be so tricky. My English was badly done but I feel that I would be able to get good results as long as I work hard. I did well for my Maths and Chinese. Though I had gotten 94 marks for my SA1 Maths paper while I had gotten 74 marks for my CA1 Maths paper, I still feel that I still need to work harder for the SA1 is much easier than the CA1. I need to pull up my socks and work doubly hard for my upcoming exams. I will arrange my timetable well and get rid of my bad habit of being careless. I will also speak English at home to improve my language.

Reflection of my result(SA1)

I am very happy that i met all my targets.My target for English is around 60 , but my actual result is 69.5! I am extremely happy because for CA1 I only score 53. I will read more story books to improve my English . Hope that my friends would recommend me some books. While for my math , I am extremely pleased and extremely angry.I am pleased because I scored 98/100 for math while the reason that I am angry is because I could actually score a perfect score of 100 but the 2 marks flew away because my language is weak which caused me unable to understand the question. For my Chinese , although I am top in class I am not really happy.Because Jing Xiang and Damus who were lagging behind last time came 2nd and 3rd in class respectively.This shows that I am slacking...... In order to score higher marks I will read more good compos and try to use the phrases more often for both English and Chinese.Lastly for Science I am extremely happy because I improve tremendously for CA1 I only scored 58/100 but for SA1 , now, I scored 70/100 although it is not the highest but I am happy that all my efforts is not wasted.I will continue to work hard! Hope that I can score well for my prelim and PSLE and maybe even score 282!

Animals that live on mountains......

THERE ARE ANIMALS LIVING ON THE MOUNTAINS.HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.........LIKE:ANDEAN CONCOR,LlAMA.MOUNTAIN GOAT,SNOW LEOPARD,CHIRCHILLA AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WILD YAK......ETC THERE ARE STILL MORE EXAMPLES AND THIS ARE THE FEWS.FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT!!!!!

Animals and plants living in the desert

Animals:
Bobcats,roadrunner,desert tortoise,cougar,coyote,yucca night lizard,big horn sheep,gamble's quail,jackrabbit,tarantula

Plants:
Barrel cactus,brittle bush,chain fruit cholla,creosote bush,crimson hedgehog cactus,desert ironwood,joshua tree,jumping cholla,mojave aster,octillo,palo verde,pancake prickly pear cactus,saguaro cactus,soaptree yucca,triangle-leaf bursage

by Maydelene

plants and animals in the deserts

animals such as javelinas,bobcats,gray fox,coyote,black bears,jaguars etc.plants such as cacti,paint brush,chicory,dune sun flower,wooly daisy etc.

Marine mammals are a group of roughly 120 species of ocean-dwelling mammals or depend on the ocean for food. Marine mammals evolved from land dwelling ancestors, but not all from the same ancestor, Cetaceans and Sirenians are thought to descendant from an ungulate ancestor, while the otter, pinnipeds and polar bear are descended from a caniform ancestor. They have adapted to the life in the sea and share some characteristics, like a generally large size, hydrodynamic body shapes, appendages and several adaptations for controlling warmth. Many populations of mammals living in the water are vulnerable or endangered throughout a history of commercial exploitation for blubber, meat, ivory and fur. Mammals living in the water breathe air, while for example fish extract oxygen from the water through their gills. Did you know polar bears can swim 74 kilometers in a day?

Examples are:False Killer Whale,Chinese white dolphin,Fraser's dolphin,Bridled dolphin,Atlantic white-sided dolphin,Atlantic spinner dolphin,White-beaked dolphin,Euphrosyne dolphin,Blackchin dolphin,Atlantic spotted dolphin,Hourglass dolphin,Bowhead whale,Long-beaked dolphin,Pacific white-sided dolphin.

Of course I know there should be much more...But that's all folks!

By the way,i'm Celine,signing off.

Ainmals that live on the mountains

Animals that live on the mountains are:
1) Llama
2) Wild Yak
3)Chinchilla
4) Snow leopard
5) Black Bear
6)White Tailed deer
7) Bobcat
8) Great Horned Owl
9) Black Rat Snake
10) Wood Duck

By Xinyi=)

Organisms that live near the seashore

The living creatures that are in their natural habitats on the seashore are:
1)crabs
2)limpets
3)snails
4)periwinkles
5)mussels
6)star fish
7)chitons
8)sea urchins
9)sea slugs

JNHX

Animals that live on mountains

Animals that live in mountains are:
1)Andean concor
2)Chinchilla
3)Llama
4)Mountain goat
5)snow leopard
6)wild yak
There are still many more animals and plant which live in mountains......
By:Qiu En

What kind of animals live in the seashore community?

pelicans
seagulls
sandpips
botany
palm trees
coconut trees
crab
winkles
lobster
small fish
eels
starfish

turtles

and many more...........

Animals living on the mountains

The animals that live on the mountains are :
Snowshoe Hare
Black Bear
Cotton Tail Rabbit
American Copperhead
Grey Wolf
Broad Headed Skink
Timber Rattle Snake
White Tailed Deer
Mourning Dove
Grey Fox
Coyote
Red-tailed Hawk
Caribou
Black Rat Snake
Common Raven
Wood Duck
Great-horned Owl
Moose
Elk
Bobcat
Common Garter
& probably more ~!
Alicia

organisms living in the forest

The organisms are the :
Aye-Aye monkey
Bald eagle
Bengal tiger
Blue and yellow macaw
Boa constrictor
Chimpanzee
Dwarf mongoose
Flying squirrel
Gecko
Humming bird
Milk snake
Poison arrow frog
Woodpecker
Toucan
Leaf-cutter ant
Hawk
Slow Loris

living things that live near the seashore

The living creatures that are in their natural habitats on the seashore are crabs, hermit crabs, limpets, snails, periwinkles, mussels, sea stars, chitons, sea urchins and sea slugs. Crabs are crustaceans that have five pairs of legs, the first of which is modified into claws. They are known as decapods and belong to the infra order Brachyura, which literally means short tail. Hermit crabs are called hermit crabs because they protect their abdomens by sheltering them in empty seashells. The abdomen of a hermit crab is soft.

Limpets have flat shells which are in the shape of cones. The main characteristic of snails is their proverbial sloth and their shells, which form a coil on their backs. A periwinkle is a type of snail. The external shells of mussels are divided into two halves; hence they are called bivalve molluscs. Sea stars are different from starfish. Starfish has five distinct arms. A sea star does not have a movable skeleton, but it has a hydraulic water vascular system instead. Chitons are molluscs with calcareous plates on their shells and muscular feet which enable them to cling onto rocks. Sea urchins are creatures that have spines. Sea slugs are snails that have soft bodies. The adult sea slugs do not have shells on their bodies.

Plants and Animals that live in the Desert

Desert Animals
Armadillo Lizard
Banded Gila Monster
Bobcat
Cactus Wren
Coyote
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Desert Tortoise
Javelina
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Sonoran Desert Toad
Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope
Thorny Devil
Mojave Rattlesnake

Desert Plants
Barrel Cactus
Brittle Bush
Chainfruit Cholla
Creosote Bush
Crimson Hedgehog Cactus
Desert Ironwood
Joshua Tree
Jumping Cholla
Mojave Aster
Ocotillo
Palo Verde
Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus
Saguaro Cactus
Soaptree Yucca
Triangle-leaf Bursage
Common Saltbush
Velvet Mesquite
Sagebrush

Common organisms in a Forest community

Trees

eg. Teak, Banyan, Rubber

Animals

eg. Tigers, Deer, Rabbits, Foxes, Bees, Wasps, Butterflies, Ants, Lizards, Snakes, Earthworm, Spider, Bears, Toads, Frogs

Glen

Animals that live on the mountain.

Animals that live in Mountains
Andean CondorGenus: Vultur

The condor is the largest vulture in South America. It has a wing span of up to 10 feet and more. Male condors can weigh 24 to 33 pounds, and females from 18 to 24 pounds.
It has mostly black feathers, with white flight feathers on its wing. Head feathers would get dirty when they ate, so their heads and necks are naked like most vultures. The skin on the head and throat hang in lose folds, and is reddish-black, with a fleshy wattle over the beak, called a caruncle. Condors can soar to altitudes of 18,000 feet, and to keep their heads warm at that height they tuck them into a downy, white neck ruff.
Condors can live up to 50 years, and mate for life. The female will lay her egg on a cliff ledge. Because there aren't any trees or other materials to build a nest with where they live they lay their egg on bare rock. Both parents take turns incubating the egg. They have one chick every other year. Their young take a lot of time and effort to raised. They can't fly until they are 6 months old and then rely on their parents for two more years.
Andean condors roost on the face of a cliff, and use the thermal updraft of warm morning air to lift off. They spend most of the day soaring on the updrafts created by the mountains and valleys. They cover a large area while foraging. Andean condors can be found over the coasts of Peru and Chile, and the Patagonian steppe of Argentina. They can spot a carcass from several miles off. Usually they follow smaller scavenger birds to find a carcass. This helps both scavengers, because only the condor can tear through the tough hides of some carcasses. The older condors get to eat first, and then the younger ones take turns in order of age. Condors feed mostly on the remains of mammals such as sheep, llama, vicuna, cattle, seals and the eggs of seabirds. Sometimes they will take newborn animals.
The Andean condor has a long life, but breeds very slowly. It takes them 6 to 8 years before they become mature. Any interference from humans quickly disturbs their pattern of breeding. Hunters kill the condor for sport, and farmers kill them because they think condors kill their animals. Because they mate for life, the death of a mate is very hard on the other partner and their chick. Condors have also died recently from pesticides that have been carried through the food chains. The number of Andean condors has gone down rapidly in recent years, but they still aren't on the official endangered list. Rescue attempts have been made through breeding captive condors and habitat research. These efforts have been moderately successful.
ChinchillaGenus: ChinchillaSpecies: brevicaudasa

In the wild, chinchillas can be found in the Andes alpine regions, but because they are an endangered species, they are not easily found. The chinchilla has a silvery gray pelt, with black tipped hair which is very soft. There are usually 60 hairs growing from every follicle. Adult males weigh about 500 grams. The females are much larger, averaging between 600 and 800 grams. Chinchilla's have big round ears, andeyes. They have narrow hind feet that have four digits with stiff bristles around the weaker claws.
Their tails have long gray and black hairs on the dorsal or back surface. The chinchilla stands about an inch from the ground when on its four feet, and it is about half the size of a rabbit.
LlamaGenus: LlamaSpecies: glama

Most llamas today live in the high Andes Mountains of western South America. They can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chili, and especially Peru. It is believed that llamas may be the domesticated descendants of the wild guanaco. They live in grassy open spaces at very high altitudes of 7,400 - 12,800 feet, where the air is so thin there is only 40% oxygen. The Alpine plains are dry and cold and the soil is not very good. The grass is difficult for most animals to digest, but the llamas are able to adapt to these harsh conditions.
Llamas are part of the camel family. They are approximately 36-47 inches wide at the shoulder and measured from the head they are 4 feet tall at the shoulders. They can weigh up to 400 pounds when they are full-grown. They have 2 toes per foot and the bottoms of their feet are padded with tough leathery soles to protect them from sharp rocks. Their feet are slender and their limbs are long. They have an unusual way of moving; they pace, which means that both legs on the same side raise together so they can run very quickly. They have long, thick, coarse hair with spots of color that can protect them from being attacked by prey. They can be different shades of brown, black, peach, white, gray and roan. They are very intelligent and learn quickly.
Unlike other hoofed animals, camels and llamas have feet with 2 toes. The bottom part of the foot is divided in 2 and is covered by a tough leathery sole. Llamas are especially sure-footed. Because of these pads, they have a good foothold on rocky and slippery ground.
Llamas have unique blood that adapts well to the poor oxygen in the high altitudes where they live. Llamas have more red blood cells per unit volume of blood than any other mammal. The hemoglobin, which is the oxygen carrying substance of the cell, reacts faster with oxygen.
Also, llamas are able to travel long distances without water. They have 3 stomach compartments and they chew their cud. Cud is a mouthful of swallowed food that is regurgitated from the first stomach. Because of these special features the llama makes an excellent packing animal for the people that live in the remote areas of the Andes Mountains.
A female llama begins to breed when she's about a 1 year old. She's able to have 1 baby, or cria, a year until she's about 15 years old. Llamas can be bred at any time of the year. They don't have a heat cycle; they are what are called induced ovulators. This means ovulation happens 24-36 hours after breeding. She almost always gives birth to 1 baby at a time. A baby llama weighs 18 to 33 pounds when it's born. It's able to stand up on it's own one hour after it's born. The mother nurses the baby llama for 6 months. Male llamas are not used for breeding until they are about 2-3 years old.
Llamas were first domesticated by the Incas around 4,000 BC near Lake Titicaca. Their breeding was controlled by the government. The llamas were used in many ways. Male llamas were used as sacrifices. The wool from the llama was used to make coarse woolen blankets for the common people, and their meat was eaten. They were also used as beasts of burden. Llama caravans went to distant provinces to trade. They were so important to the prosperity of the Incas that llama herders were paid very well. After the Spanish conquistadors came in the 1500's, diseases killed many people as well as llamas. But the llamas were still valuable beasts of burden for several centuries and were called the "ships of the Andes".
Llamas are social animals and mainly live in herds in captivity. Most people who have llamas almost always keep the male and female in separate enclosures. This keeps the llamas from fighting and controls breeding. Young male llamas join the male herd at about a year old. In a group of male llamas, they fight each other to determine which one will be the leader of the herd. Most of the time the strongest and largest male llama will lead. The group is called a herd. The average life span of a llama is 15-20 years.
Llamas eat mainly grass, shrubs, and lichens. Lichens are moss-like plants that grow on rocks and wood. Llamas are herbivores, which means they are plant eaters. They chew their food just a little and swallow it, then bring up a wad of cud. They then finish chewing it and swallow it again and finally, digest it. Cud is partly digested food. Llamas eat mainly hay, grass, and grain when in captivity. For treats, llamas like cut-up apples, carrots, broccoli, and orange peels. Because the llamas have 3 stomach compartments, the food must pass through all the stomachs during digestion.
Enemies of the llamas are mountain lions, snow leopards, cougars, and also humans. Humans used to hunt them for their wool and meat. Most llamas now are kept in captivity, so they are protected from most predators. If they are attacked, the male llamas sound off a warning so that the rest of the herd can run away. Since llamas are herbivores, they don't prey on other animals.
There are many llamas in the world today. They are not an endangered species. They used to be hunted for their wool but there are now laws to protect them. Llamas are not found in the wild anymore. They are in family herds and they live in captivity.
VicuñaGenus: VicugnaSpecies: vicugna

The vicuña is a member of the camel family. It is the smallest of the six species of camel, and is thought to be the wild ancestor of the alpaca. It lives on the high, grassland plateaus of the Andes mountains which range from southern Peru to northern Chile and into parts of Bolivia and Argentina. Only tough bunch grasses and festuca grows here. The sun's ultraviolet rays burn through the thin atmosphere during the day. At night the heat of the day escapes into the atmosphere and the temperatures go down to freezing.
Although they look fragile, the vicuña is specially adapted to its high-altitude habitat. It has an incredibly thick, soft coat that traps layers of warm air close to its body and protects it from freezing temperatures.
The lower teeth of the vicuña grow constantly, like a rodent's, so they can eat the tough grasses. The vicuña also walks on the soles of its feet so it can flex its toes and grab on to the rocks and gravel-covered slopes. Vicuña milk is very rich so the babies grow quickly.
Vicuñas weigh between 75-140 pounds. They are about 4-6 feet long and stand 2-3 1/2 feet at the shoulders. They have very long necks, round heads, and large, forward facing eyes. Their ears are long and pointed and stand up on their heads. Their fur is a rust color, with white around the muzzle,the chest, belly, and the insides of the legs. The white hair on their chests is longer than their other hair.
Vicuñas graze mostly on grasses. Their teeth are large and grow constantly like those of a rodent. They chew their cud when resting getting more nutrients out of the nutrient poor grass.
Vicuñas are very shy animals and run away fery quickly. They have two territories that they defend from other herds; a feeding territory or about 45 acres, and a smaller sleeping area on higher ground where they are more protected. The vicuña live in herds of 5-10 members, which includes one dominant male and several females and their young. They mate in March and April and their young are born 11 months later. The young stay with their mother and the herd for another 10 months, when they are driven off by the herd. Young males will form bachelor groups and the young females try to find another group to join. This ensures that the herd stays the same size, which is important with their limited food supply.
The vicuña was almost hunted to extinction for its beautiful soft wool. The Incas used to round up the wild vicuñas and pen them in stone corrals, where they were sheared for their wool. In modern times they were almost wiped out for their meat and wool. By 1960 there were only 6,000 vicuñas left in the wild. Chile and Peru established protected national parks and put a halt to trade in vicuña wool. Now there are about 125,000 vicuñas, but they are still listed as threatened. The vicuña is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN, and as endangered by the USDI.
Mountain Goat -Genus: OreamnosSpecies: americanus

Mountain Goats can be found in the mountains of northwestern regions of North America, where they seem to cling and move around on the impossibly steep slopes. Mountain Goats have two beige colored horns that curl back and reach a length of about twelve inches. Mountain Goats weigh about 100 to 200 pounds. They are 4.5 feet long and their shoulder height is about 36 to 48 inches. The females are smaller than the males by almost 30%. They have very round bodies which protect them from the cold.
Their legs are about 20 inches long. Their hooves are adapted to the rugged slopes by being flexible, like rubber, so they can jump from rock to rock. Their coloring is white and their fur is very fluffy and every strand of hair is about 2 inches long. The Mountain Goat has eight teeth in front so it can easily grab big patches of grass.
The Mountain Goat breeds yearly between November and January. Gestation periods last at least 150 to 180 days and the babies are usually born in the spring. This is a beneficial time for the goat's babies, or kids, to be born because it is easier to survive in the warmer weather. Also, there is more food in the summer which the mother can make milk from. When she is ready to give birth, the mother hides in the cliffs in her home territory so that she is safe from predators. The kids are very independent a couple weeks of after birth. The babies stop getting milk from their mother after 3 to 4 months and they stay with her until she reproduces again. Both sexes reach sexual maturity after 30 months.
The Mountain Goat changes its social groupings seasonally. They live in big groups in the winter, and smaller groups, or alone in the summer. The male goats are dominant during breeding season. However during the non-breeding season, the adult females are dominant. Mountain Goat hierarchies are determined early by the kids' playing behavior. The stronger more dominant kids become the leaders of their group. The Mountain Goats' habitat also changes from season to season. They migrate between lowland winter areas, and high elevation summer ranges.
Some adaptations that help a Mountain Goat to survive are its horns, jumping ability, its hooves, and its teeth. Their horns help to defend them from predators. Mountain Goats have a lot of strength in their hind legs that allow them to jump great distances. Their hooves have a slit in the middle to make them more flexible. They have eight teeth on the top and bottom for an easier way to grab big patches of grass. Mountain Goats' diet is basically grass, woody plants, and moss. They get most of their water from their food.
Mountain Goats are prey to coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats, so they have to be careful where they go. Mountain Goats help the environment by their droppings which add nutrients to the quality of the soil.
Mountain Goats are very close to being on the endangered species list. Biologists are trying to stop hunters from
Snow LeopardGenus: PantheraSpecies: uncia

The snow leopard is part of the cat family. It lives in the Himalayan alpine regions of central Asia. The snow leopard looks like a tiger. It has a gray coat with dark gray ringed spots. The snow leopard's coat is the thickest of any cat. It makes it look larger than it really is. The true length of an average snow leopard is 3-4 feet. Its shoulders are 24 inches off the ground. The thick tail of the snow leopard is 2.5 to 3 feet. When it is resting, it wraps its tail around itself like a blanket. Because of the size of the tail, it helps the snow leopard
balance when they are walking in the rugged terrain of the Himalayan mountains. The snow leopard is a strong animal, and can take down its prey with one swift pounce. The back legs are so powerful they allow it to pounce up to 20 feet.
The male snow leopard marks its territory of 4 to 40 square miles with several females inside .The snow leopard is a solitary animal. It mates from January to April. They have 2-3 young in a litter. During birth, the male brings food to the female. After birth, the male leaves the female. The babies are born blind and deaf and they cannot walk. At about three months, they follow their mother on a hunting trip. About two years later they leave their mother. They stay together for a short time and then they go their separate ways. They have babies every two years. The average snow leopard lives up to 20 years.
The snow leopard's coat allows it to blend in with the rocks. The thick fur on the soles of its feet insulate the paws against the snow in the winter. The enlarged nasal cavities help it to breathe in high altitudes.
The snow leopard eats wild sheep, wild boars, gazelles, hares, markhor, bobak, tahr, marmots, mice and deer. The snow leopard is a carnivore, which means that it eats meat. The snow leopard can eat an animal three times the size of itself. The male eats the prey it kills; if he sees his family, he will back off and leave as they eat. The snow leopard will drag the carcass of a large animal to its marked territory and eat it over several days.
The snow leopard is a predator. The snow leopard limits the population of animals so they are not over populated.
The snow leopard is endangered. There are only 4,000 to 7,000 left in the world. Hunting and the decline of its prey threaten the snow leopard's existence. There are 47 parks all over the world, which serve to protect them.
Wild YakGenus: BosSpecies: grunniens

Most domestic yaks of Tibet, and central Asia have black-brown, dense, woolly, and extremely shaggy coats. The wild yak of the Tibetan Plateau has a black-brown coat with patches of white. They have horns that grow up to 20 inches long in females, and 40 inches in males. The curved horns grow out from the sides of their heads and curve upwards. They use their horns to dig under the snow for food. Their bodies can grow up to 11 feet in length, their tails can grow up to 24 inches and are very bushy. The males' weight is usually 670-1,210 pounds. The females weigh about a third as much.
Yaks are wild undomesticated ox who live in Tibet and central Asia. The wild yak has adapted to living in harsh and barren areas of the Himalayan alpine region. They are one of the few animals that live at these high altitudes. Their coats have long outer hair and dense underfur to keep in their body heat. Even their digestive tract helps keep them warm. Food in the rumen ferments at 104°F, acting like an internal furnace. Their hooves are formed from two enlargedtoes and spread the yak's weight in deep snow and gives them a good grip on bare and rocky slopes.
They inhabit areas where there are lots of lichens, grasses, and tubers. The yak's stomach can't digest grains, so herdsman have to keep moving their domestic herds to fresh pastures.
Most of the year yak travel in single sex herds. A herd can consist of 20 to 200 animals. In the fall a bull will join a herd of females and stay with them through their breeding season. The cow will be pregnant for about eight months and give birth to one calf every other year. Their babies are born around June. Female calves stay with the herd, but the bulls move away after three years to join a bachelor herd. Their average life span is about 23 years.
They spend their summers on the high plateaus above the snow line to get away from the heat. Wild yak can easily live in temperatures of -40° F because of their dense coats, but will move to the lower plains before the freezing winter weather arives.
Yaks help to prevent grasslands from growing too tall by eating the grasses. They move around so they don't overgraze any area. Their dried dung is used as fuel, which is very important in the treeless regions where they live.
There are over 12 million yak in the world; most of them are domestic. The wild yak was domesticated about 2,000 years ago. Unfortunately, the number of wild yak is decreasing very quickly, due to uncontrolled hunting, and by their pastures being taken over by domestic yak. There are probably only a few hundred wild yak, and they have been categorized by the IUCN as endangered. Wild yak are now officially protected in China.

Species/Organisms living in the forest

Ant
Bald Eagle
Beaver
Cardinal
Deer
Earthworm
Fox
Muskrat-rodents that build dome-shaped houses
Nightingle
Porcupine
Rabbit
Racoon
Scorpion
Skunk
Squirrel
Turkey
Weasel-a carnivores mammal that has a long,slender body and short legs.

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DESERT???

Deserts have a reputation for supporting very little life, but in reality deserts often have high biodiversity, including animals that remain hidden during daylight hours to control body temperature or to limit moisture needs. Some fauna includes the kangaroo rat, coyote, jack rabbit, and many lizards. These animals adapted to live in deserts are called xerocoles. Many desert animals (and plants) show especially clear evolutionary adaptations for water conservation or heat tolerance, and so are often studied in comparative physiology, ecophysiology, and evolutionary physiology. One well-studied example is the specializations of mammalian kidneys shown by desert-inhabiting species.[7] Many examples of convergent evolution have been identified in desert organisms, including between cacti and Euphorbia, kangaroo rats and jerboas, Phrynosoma and Moloch lizards.
Some flora includes shrubs, Prickly Pears, Desert Holly, and the Brittlebush. Most desert plants are drought- or salt-tolerant, such as xerophytes. Some store water in their leaves, roots, and stems. Other desert plants have long taproots that penetrate to the water table if present, or have adapted to the weather by having wide-spreading roots to absorb water from a greater area of the ground. Another adaptation is the development of small, spiny leaves which shed less moisture than deciduous leaves with greater surface areas. The stems and leaves of some plants lower the surface velocity of sand-carrying winds and protect the ground from erosion. Even small fungi and microscopic plant organisms found on the soil surface (so-called cryptobiotic soil) can be a vital link in preventing erosion and providing support for other living organisms.
Deserts typically have a plant cover that is sparse but enormously diverse. The giant saguaro cacti of the Sonoran Desert provide nests for desert birds and serve as "trees" of the desert. Saguaro grow slowly but may live up to 200 years. When 9 years old, they are about 15 centimeters (6 in) high. After about 75 years, the cacti develop their first branches. When fully grown, saguaro cacti are 15 meters tall and weigh as much as 10 tons. They dot the Sonoran and reinforce the general impression of deserts as cactus-rich land.
Although cacti are often thought of as characteristic desert plants, other types of plants have adapted well to the arid environment. They include the pea and sunflower families. Cold deserts have grasses and shrubs as dominant vegetation.

What animals live on the mountains

Hi!!

Here are the mountain animals I have researched on and their characteristics. Sit back, relax, and enjoy......

The list is here:

1: Bighorn Sheep

Size 4 to 5 feet long
2 1/2 to 31/2 feet tall

Body Covering short fur
gray and white

Diet Grass, leaves, plants

Adult bighorn sheep warn the rest of the herd with loud calls when danger is approaching.

2: Alpaca .

Size 4 to 7 feet long
3 to 3 1/2 feet tall

Body Covering thick fur
brown,gray or white

Diet grass and plants

Alpacas have long, soft, fine wool which is valuable to people.

3: Bald Eagle

Size 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall
wingspan of 6 to 8 feet

Body Covering feathers
brown body, white head

Diet fish

The bald eagle's name comes from the white feathers on its head which makes it look bald from a distance.

4:Chinchilla

Size 12 to 14 inches long
tale is 3 to 6 inches long

Body Covering very long and thick fur
blue gray color

Diet grass, fruit, seeds, moss, roots,

Chinchillas' teeth never stop growing so they must eat all the time to wear down their teeth.

5:Moose

Size 5 to 8 feet tall at the shoulder
8 to 10 feet long

Body Covering black-brown fur

Diet plants

Cow moose do not have antlers, but bull moose do. Moose antlers are large with many points that look a little like fingers on a hand.

6: Mountain Goat

Size 4 feet tall
5 1/2 feet long

Body Covering thick, white, shaggy
fur that is short in the summer and
long in the winter

Diet grasses and tree leaves

Mountain goats are very sure-footed. They can move on mountain cliffs without falling or getting stuck.

7: Grizzly Bear

Size 61/2 to 9 feet tall,
330 to 1700 pounds

Body Covering brown,black
or cream fur

Diet berries,fruits,insects,
fish,young deer

Bears eat a lot in the summer and store up fat in their bodies for the winter when food is hard to find. They sleep a lot during the winter, but they do not hibernate.

8:Gray Wolf

Size 3 1/2 to 5 feet long
tale is 1 to 1 1/2 feet long

Body Covering gray fur

Diet moose, deer, beavers and hares

Gray wolves travel in groups called packs. Each pack has a leader, who guides them in hunting.

9:Mountain Lion

Size 3 1/2 to 6 feet long
tale is 2 to 21/2 feet long

Body Covering short, tan fur

Diet mainly deer, but other
wild animals
Mountain lions have long, straight, stiff whiskers that help them find their way around. The whiskers are helpful for hunting.

10:Mule Deer

Size 3 1/2 feet at the shoulder
6 feet long

Body Covering rusty red fur

Diet plants

Males are called bucks. Bucks have antlers which may be two to three feet across and have 8 to 10 points.

11: Owl

Size 2 1/2 feet long
wingspan of up to 5 feet

Body Covering gray feathers

Diet birds, moles, squirrels

The feet of the great gray owl contain razor-sharp talons, or claws, for hunting. The call of the great gray owl is a familiar "whoo-whoo- whoo".

12: Red Squirrel

Size 7 to 9 inches long
tale is 4 to 6 inches long

Body Covering red brown fur

Diet pine seeds, nuts, buds,fruits,
grain, bark, fungi, bird's eggs

American red squirrels have sharp claws for gripping things. They have whiskers that help them find their way around.

13:Pronghorn

Size 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 feet tall

Body covering fur
light tan to reddish brown

Diet leaves, shrubs

The pronghorn is the fastest mammal in the Western Hemisphere. It runs at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.

14: Greater Kudu

Size 6 to 8 feet long

Body Covering fur
gray brown to red brown

Diet leaves, fruits, and grass

Greater kudus protect themselves using their very goodthey make a loud call to the rest of the herd and bolt for cover in the bush

That's all.. but if you want, I will provide you with their pictures.. They are numbered, so you won't be worried you will not know which animal belongs to which description!

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Well, that's all! Hope you liked it!!! (I spent 1/2 hr!!)

Animals that live in the mountains

Mountain Goat

Their legs are about 20 inches long. Their hooves are adapted to the rugged slopes by being flexible, like rubber, so they can jump from rock to rock. Their coloring is white and their fur is very fluffy and every strand of hair is about 2 inches long. The Mountain Goat has eight teeth in front so it can easily grab big patches of grass.

The Mountain Goat breeds yearly between November and January. Gestation periods last at least 150 to 180 days and the babies are usually born in the spring. This is a beneficial time for the goat's babies, or kids, to be born because it is easier to survive in the warmer weather. Also, there is more food in the summer which the mother can make milk from. When she is ready to give birth, the mother hides in the cliffs in her home territory so that she is safe from predators. The kids are very independent a couple weeks of after birth. The babies stop getting milk from their mother after 3 to 4 months and they stay with her until she reproduces again. Both sexes reach sexual maturity after 30 months.

The Mountain Goat changes its social groupings seasonally. They live in big groups in the winter, and smaller groups, or alone in the summer. The male goats are dominant during breeding season. However during the non-breeding season, the adult females are dominant. Mountain Goat hierarchies are determined early by the kids' playing behavior. The stronger more dominant kids become the leaders of their group. The Mountain Goats' habitat also changes from season to season. They migrate between lowland winter areas, and high elevation summer ranges.

Some adaptations that help a Mountain Goat to survive are its horns, jumping ability, its hooves, and its teeth. Their horns help to defend them from predators. Mountain Goats have a lot of strength in their hind legs that allow them to jump great distances. Their hooves have a slit in the middle to make them more flexible. They have eight teeth on the top and bottom for an easier way to grab big patches of grass. Mountain Goats' diet is basically grass, woody plants, and moss. They get most of their water from their food.

Mountain Goats are prey to coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats, so they have to be careful where they go. Mountain Goats help the environment by their droppings which add nutrients to the quality of the soil.

Mountain Goats are very close to being on the endangered species list. Biologists are trying to stop hunters from

Snow Leopard

Genus: Panthera
Species: uncia

The snow leopard is part of the cat family. It lives in the Himalayan alpine regions of central Asia. The snow leopard looks like a tiger. It has a gray coat with dark gray ringed spots. The snow leopard's coat is the thickest of any cat. It makes it look larger than it really is. The true length of an average snow leopard is 3-4 feet. Its shoulders are 24 inches off the ground. The thick tail of the snow leopard is 2.5 to 3 feet. When it is resting, it wraps its tail around itself like a blanket. Because of the size of the tail, it helps the snow leopard

balance when they are walking in the rugged terrain of the Himalayan mountains. The snow leopard is a strong animal, and can take down its prey with one swift pounce. The back legs are so powerful they allow it to pounce up to 20 feet.

The male snow leopard marks its territory of 4 to 40 square miles with several females inside .The snow leopard is a solitary animal. It mates from January to April. They have 2-3 young in a litter. During birth, the male brings food to the female. After birth, the male leaves the female. The babies are born blind and deaf and they cannot walk. At about three months, they follow their mother on a hunting trip. About two years later they leave their mother. They stay together for a short time and then they go their separate ways. They have babies every two years. The average snow leopard lives up to 20 years.

The snow leopard's coat allows it to blend in with the rocks. The thick fur on the soles of its feet insulate the paws against the snow in the winter. The enlarged nasal cavities help it to breathe in high altitudes.

The snow leopard eats wild sheep, wild boars, gazelles, hares, markhor, bobak, tahr, marmots, mice and deer. The snow leopard is a carnivore, which means that it eats meat. The snow leopard can eat an animal three times the size of itself. The male eats the prey it kills; if he sees his family, he will back off and leave as they eat. The snow leopard will drag the carcass of a large animal to its marked territory and eat it over several days.

The snow leopard is a predator. The snow leopard limits the population of animals so they are not over populated.

The snow leopard is endangered. There are only 4,000 to 7,000 left in the world. Hunting and the decline of its prey threaten the snow leopard's existence. There are 47 parks all over the world, which serve to protect them.

Wild Yak

Genus: Bos
Species: grunniens

Most of the year yak travel in single sex herds. A herd can consist of 20 to 200 animals. In the fall a bull will join a herd of females and stay with them through their breeding season. The cow will be pregnant for about eight months and give birth to one calf every other year. Their babies are born around June. Female calves stay with the herd, but the bulls move away after three years to join a bachelor herd. Their average life span is about 23 years.

They spend their summers on the high plateaus above the snow line to get away from the heat. Wild yak can easily live in temperatures of -40° F because of their dense coats, but will move to the lower plains before the freezing winter weather arives.

Yaks help to prevent grasslands from growing too tall by eating the grasses. They move around so they don't overgraze any area. Their dried dung is used as fuel, which is very important in the treeless regions where they live.

There are over 12 million yak in the world; most of them are domestic. The wild yak was domesticated about 2,000 years ago. Unfortunately, the number of wild yak is decreasing very quickly, due to uncontrolled hunting, and by their pastures being taken over by domestic yak. There are probably only a few hundred wild yak, and they have been categorized by the IUCN as endangered. Wild yak are now officially protected in China.

Plants and animals that live in the forest

Animals that live in the forest include the black bear, white-tailed deer, raccoon,coyote, grey squirrel, chipmunk, and other small rodents. Many different types of birds are also found in the forest including the Cardinal, Turkey, Eagle, and Goshawk among others. Different types of snakes can be found in forests such as the Garter Snake or the Rat Snake. If there is nearby water, various types of toads, lizards, and frogs might be seen around as well. Insects of all types love the forest including bumblebees, spiders, and mosquitoes.
Plants that live in the forest include the Orchids,Liana,Strangler Fig Tree,Buttress roots and Epiphytes.

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Living creatures that lives near the seashore

The living creatures that are in their natural habitats on the seashores crabs , hermit crabs , limpets , snails , periwinkles , mussels , sea stars , chitons , sea urchins and sea slugs.

Crabs - crabs are crustaceans that have 5 (five) pairs of legs , the first of which is
modified into claws. They are known as decapods and belong to the infra
order Brachyura , which literally means short tail. Hermit crabs are called
hermit crabs because they protect their abdomens by sheltering itself into
empty seashells. The abdomen of a hermit crab is soft.

Limpets - limpets have flat shells which are shapes of cones. The main
characteristics of snails is their proverbial sloth and their shells , which
which form a coil behind their backs.

Perwinkle - Perwinkle is a type of snail .

Mussels - The external shells of mussels are divided into halves ; hence they are
called bivalve molluscs .

Sea stars - sea stars are different from starfish. Starfish has 5 (five) distinct arms.
A sea star does not have a movable skeleton , but it has a hydraulic
water vascular system instead.

Chitons - chitons are molluscs with calcareous plates on their shells and
muscular feet which enable them to cling on rocks.

Sea Urchins - sea urchins are creatures that have spines.

Sea slugs - sea slugs are snails that have soft bodies. The adult sea slugs does not
have shells on their bodies.