Did you know...? Oceanian Animals

Did you know... there are 4 species of kangaroo.

Did you know... Red kangaroos weigh up to 90kg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... people in Australia eat kangaroo meat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... Saltwater crocodiles are the largest type of crocodile.

Did you know... wombat poop come out of there butt as cubes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... if a Sydney funnel-web spider bites you, in an hour you die.

Did you know... cassowaries are the most dangerous bird in Australia.

Did you know... Monotremes (platypuses and echidnas) are the only mammals that lay eggs.

Did you know... a kiwi's wing 3cm long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... Christmas Island turns red as Christmas Island crabs migrate to sea.

Did you know... emus only live in Australia.

Did you know... koalas sleep 18-20 hours a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... kangaroos are skilled kick-boxers.

Did you know... there are 30 species of wallabies.

Did you know... Tasmanian devils eat mostly carrion.

Did you know... dingoes are super agile and flexible and they can rotate their necks 180°!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... quolls look like a mix between a cat and Tasmanian devil.

Did you know...? European Animals

Did you know ... puffins scratch their backs with twigs.

Did you know ... houseflies buzz a F key !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know ... Pigeons can count !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know ... Male horses have more teeth than females.

Did you know ... there are 990 species of animals in Europe.

Did you know ... Golden eagles were on the Romans banners.

Did you know ... there are 14,000 Brown bears in Europe.

Did you know ... gray wolves' numbers have decreased due to the Extermination of the Wolf in England in 1486.

Did you know ... European bee-eaters are endangered because of river regulations.

Did you know ... European bisons were exterminated at the beginning of the 20th century.

Did you know ... Eurasian lynxes are an umbrella species for many other animals.

Did you know ... moose also live in Europe.

Did you know ... badgers are extremely clean animals.

Did you know ... European water voles can swim up to 15m underwater !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know ... European eels migrate from Europe to the Sargasso Sea (near Bermuda) and back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Did you know ... European rabbits get the water they need from their food.

Did you know ... European hares can run up to 70km / h !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Did you know...? South American Animals

Did you know... half of all animal species live in rainforests.

Did you know... Titan beetles are the biggest beetle.

Did you know... anacondas are the heaviest snakes.

Did you know... a capybara's snout is kind of like a beavers.

Did you know... some types of piranhas are vegetarian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... sloths like to swim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know... Peruvian hairless dogs can have many skin problems because of the lack of hair.

Did you know... the blue in a Toco toucan's eye is actually skin.

Did you know... Golden lion tamarins are endangered.

Did you know... Black caimans are extremely dangerous.

Did you know... Orinoco crocodiles are endangered.

Did you know... Scarlet ibises are the most beautiful type of ibis.

Did you know... Spectacled bears eat more than 349 things.

Did you know... an Andean condor weighs the same as a 4 year old boy.

Did you know... the largest parrot is the Hyacinth macaw.

Did you know... the most amphibians in one country is Brazil.

Did you know... pink dolphins are rare and endangered.

Did you know...? Central American Animals

Did you know ... colorful macaws are found all over Guatemala.

Did you know ... Costa Rica has 5% of the world's biodiversity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know ... Costa Rica's national animal is a white tailed-deer.

Did you know ...  jaguars, like tigers, love to swim.

Did you know ... jaguars kill prey by crushing their skull.

Did you know ... the most transparent amphibian is the glass frog.

Did you know ... Baird's tapir communicate by whistling.

Did you know ... the only species of bird that can fly backwards is the hummingbird.

Did you know ... there are 350 types or f hummingbirds.

Did you know ... fer-de-lances are one of the most poisonous snakes in the world.

Did you know ... half of all animal species live in rainforests.

Did you know ... Baird's tapir is the largest land mammal in Central America.

Did you know ... Strawberry Poison Dart frogs can change their skin color.

Did you know ... white-headed capuchin monkeys can live for 54 years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know ... anteaters can catch up to 30,000 insects per day.

Did you know ... margays are 30cm tall and weigh 5kg.

Did you know ... manatees are sometimes known as sea cows.

Did you know...? North American Animals

 Did you know... 98% of the prairie dogs territory is gone thanks to habitat destruction, shooting and poisoning.

Did you know... prairie dogs are like living fertilizer machines.

Did you know... prairie dogs live in 2% of the range from Canada to Mexico.

Did you know... 2 prairie dog species are listed as endangered and threatened and the other 3 are listed as least concern.

Did you know... prairie dogs have the most sophisticated animal (apart from humans).

Did you know... Black-footed ferrets are nearly extinct.

Did you know... prairie dogs are an umbrella species species for many animals.

Did you know... Gila monsters are the most poisonous lizards.

Did you know... Elf owls are the smallest kind of owl. They normally make their nests in saguaro cacti.

Did you know... Grant's caribou migrate 4800km to find fresh grass to eat.

Did you know... a pronghorn can run at 56km/h for 6.6km.

Did you know... American bisons were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1800s.

Did you know... the largest type of deer is a moose.

Did you know... the axolotl is a baby salamander that never grows up.

Did you know... that alligator snapping turtles exceed 100km.

Did you know ... a longhorn steer had a hornspread of 3.2m.

Did you know... the Brazilian free-tailed bat is the fastest mammal in flight.

DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK

INTRO 

Doñana National Park (DNP) is located in the south west of Spain, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville. It was declared a protected area in 1969 thanks to the efforts of Jose Antonio Valverde, an ornithologist from Valladolid, who was then the first director of the park. DNP is the largest wildlife park in Europe. 

It stretches over 543 km ² and is home to more than 360 species of birds, 37 non-aquatic mammals, 13 kinds of reptiles, 20 species of freshwater fish and 10 species of amphibians. It has three main ecosystems: marshes, dunes and woods.

It is also an important and essential pit stop for many migratory birds coming from Africa to the North of Europe. It is also very well known to be home to the Iberian lynx.

                                 BIRDS 

Out of the 160 species of birds that are registered in DNP, here are some of the most common:

WHITE FLAMINGOS

The name of the flamingo comes from the Latin flamen, which means flames

20-30 years is the average lifespan of a flamingo

There are 6 species of flamingo: 4 species of flamingo native to America, while 2 species are native to Asia, Europe and Africa

Bahamas's national bird is the flamingo

The oldest flamingo ever was 83 years old, that's one old bird.

SPATULA BIRD

The spatula birds beak has the form of a spatula, that's why it's called the spatula bird

The spatula birds beak has sensors to detect prey

The spatula bird is in the same family of pelicans, cranes, herons, woodpeckers, etc. ( Threskiornithidae).

Spatula birds live in marshes and lagoons.

They are really easy to identify thanks to their unusual beak

                                           GLOSSY IBIS

Black ibises have iridescent plumage

Black ibises share their home with other birds including herons and egrets

The only breeding site in South-West Europe is Doñana National Park

Usually feeding on  fish they also feed on insects, beetles, crabs, and snails

Normally they live in lagoons, salt marshes and wetlands

B LACK KITE 

The easiest way to recognize a black kite is by its forked tail

Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia are were black kites arefound

They swoop down, eagle style, and jump on their prey

Distinctive shrill whistle followed by a rapid whinnying call is how they communicate

They are partially migrant birds