Animals

​Jungle Animals

= Paige Blair- Ring-tailed Lemur =


 * Found only in the southern part of Madagascar in the dry forest and bush.
 * They are roughly the same size, measuring about 42.5 cm (1.4 ft.) from head to rump and weighing roughly 2.25 kg (5 lb.). Highly social creatures, ring-tailed lemurs live in groups averaging 17 members.
 * Females reproduce starting at 3 years of age, generally giving birth to one baby a year. When born, a ring-tailed lemur baby weighs less than 100 g (3 oz.). The newborn is carried on its mother's chest for 1-2 weeks and then is carried on her back. At 2 weeks, the baby starts eating solid food and begins venturing out on its own.
 * Although they are capable climbers, ring-tailed lemurs spend a third of their time on the ground foraging for food. They range far to find leaves, flowers, bark, sap, and small invertebrates to eat.
 * When the lemurs travel over ground, they keep their tails in the air to ensure everyone in the group is in sight and stays together. Aside from using visual cues, ring-tailed lemurs also communicate via scent and vocalizations.
 * They mark their territory by scent. A male lemur will also engage in stink fights during mating seasons, wiping his tail with the scent glands on his wrists and waving it at another male while staring menacingly.
 * They have several predators, including fossas (mammals related to the mongoose), Madagascar Harrier-hawks, Madagascar buzzards, Madagascar ground boas, civets, and domestic cats and dogs. Ring-tailed lemurs are a near-threatened species.
 * The ring-tailed lemur is popular in zoos, and they do comparatively well in captivity and reproduce regularly. In captivity, ring-tailed lemurs can live for nearly 30 years, compared to up to 20 in the wild.

Aubrianna Rounsville - Toucan

· Toucan’s are 64cm long · There diet is Omnivore · Up to 20 years in the wild is there average life span · There weight is 20oz · “Flock” is the Toucan’s group name · A toucan’s orange beak is about 8in long. · The Toucan also use their beak’s to pluck and peel fruit their main source of food.



Joshua Foster - Anaconda




 * · Located- Amazon River

· Diet- Fish, turtle, birds, caiman frogs & toads, as well as fish

· Habitat-water and swim in streams and rivers of the South America

· Size-37 feet in length

· Reproduction and Life Span-15-30years

· Baby-Anacondas give birth to live young, around 24-35 at a time.

· Family-are part of the Boa Constrictor family **

Kyle Wilcox - Python

· Scientific Name: Python molurus bivittatus · Lives in the Jungle · Eats deer, mice, fish, rabbit, and decomposing alligators · If scared it will attack · Grows up to 33 feet · Can weight up to 300 pounds · Lays 15-100 eggs at a time · 2nd largest snake in the world · Females grow faster than males and are bigger · Can climb trees, but are also good swimmers · Can live up to 25 years · Hibernates during the cold months · Threatened species



Tyler Turek - Western Gorilla

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· Gorillas have brownish hair that covers their body. · The female gorilla weight is about 200. · The male gorilla weighs about 400. · The female gorilla is about 4.6. · The male gorilla’s height is about 5.6 · The gorillas are called silverbacks because the have a little bit of silver on the top of their heads. · Gorillas are very smart. · Gorillas can smell very far distances. · Gorillas are very shy. · If they get scared Gorillas are sometimes loud.

Isaac Hilyer - Clouded leopard · The clouded leopard is about 36 inches and 28 pounds

· The clouded leopard has 2 to3 puppies at a time

· This species of clouded leopard lives in the countries the Himalayas, southern China, and Taiwan to peninsula Malaysia.

· The clouded leopard’s diet includes birds, monkeys, pigs, cattle, goats, deer, and porcupines. · Relative to body size, clouded leopards' long canines are the largest of all living cats'. · Large paws with long, sharp claws help clouded leopards climb trees. Their grip is so firm that the leopards can even hang upside down from tree branches. · They are threatened by a high demand for their attractive pelts, which have ceremonial meaning in Taiwan

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"Burmese Python." //Honolulu Zoo//. Honolulu Zoo, 2008. Web. 31 Mar 2010. <http://www.honolulu.org/burmese_python.html>.

"Western Gorilla." //Arkive//. Arkive, 2003-2009. Web. 31 Mar 2010. <http://www.arkive.org/western-gorilla/gorilla-gorilla/>.

Smith, P.A. "Ring-tailed Lemur." //Animal Fact Guide//. Brown Bear Creative, n.d. Web. 31 Mar 2010. <http://www.animalfactguide.com/animalfacts/ring-tailed-lemur/>.