Cheetah Vs. Leopard

Many of us may have a confusion between a cheetah and a leopard.

Cheetahs and leopards both are different type of cats but both are carnivore which eat only meat.

Body:

The body of the cheetah is slender. It has a thin stomach and high chest and its muscles and spine is very flexible. Its body is designed for its speed.

Whereas leopards have robust body and are strong when compared to cheetahs.

Head: The Cheetah has a small head.

Whereas the Leopard has a normal head.

Zebra

Zebra are part of the equidae family along with horse and donkeys.

Zebras have unique pattern of Black and White stripes.

Zebras live in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Baby Zebras are called as foals.

Zebras eat grass and leaves.

Zebras have excellent eyesight and hearing.

The ears of zebra show its mood.

Zebras communicate with their facial expressions and sounds.

Zebras run very fast. They can run 35 miles per hour.

Zebras stand up while sleeping.

When zebras are grouped together, their stripes make it hard for a lion or leopard to pick out one zebra to chase.

Horse

Horse

Horse is a domestic animal.

Daddy horse is called as 'Stallion'.

Mother horse is called as 'Mare'.

Baby horse is called as 'Foal'.

Horse is a hoofed animal.

Horse is a working animal.

Horses are in different colour like white, black, brown, grey.

They eat grass.

They say Neigh, Neigh...

They live in 'Stable'.

Horses drink almost 10 gallons of water per day.

Cow

Cow

Cow is a domestic animal.

Baby cow is called as calf.

Cows live in shed.

Cows eat grass.

Cows gives us milk.

Polar Bear

Polar bears are the world's largest four-legged meat-eating animals-9 feet tall and 1600 pounds! These are classified as 'Vulnerable Species'.

They have special features to help them live in the arctic. Their thick fur and a layer of fat keep them warm. Their small ears lose less body heat. Pads on the bottom of their feet keep them from slipping on ice.

Polar bears are excellent swimmers. Webbing between their clawed toes helps them swim. Polar bears hunt seals, walruses, small whales and fish. In the summer months, they eat berries and plants.

Female polar bears make dens in ice caves or in snow banks. They give birth to one to three cubs, weighing 1 pound. The cubs stay with their mother for 2 years.

Mush Ox

Mush Oxen are huge animals with large heads and short legs. They grow to 5 feet tall at the shoulders and weigh up to 900 pounds. Musk oxen have longs dark brown hair that almost touches the ground. Thick woolly fur under the hair keeps them warm and dry. They use their hooves to scratch through the snow to find grass, willows and other plants to eat.

Musk oxen live together on the tundra in herds of 20 to 100. When danger is near, the adult mushk oxen gather in a circle, facing outward. The calves stay in the center of the circle for protection. When the adult oxen lower their heads, showing their enourmous horns, even a pack of wolves will not come near.

Lemming

Lemmings are chubby little animals belonging to the rodent family. They look very much like hamsters and guinea pigs. Lemmings dig in the soil to build their nests, which they line with grass. They eat plants and live in areas where food is often scarce.

An old legend about lemmings says that every few years lemmings march to the ocean, jump in and drown. Scientists have learned that some lemmings will move to a new area when the number of lemmings in an area is too high. Lemmings always migrate in a straight direction, crossing anything in their path. If they come to a river, they jump in and swim across it. When they come to the ocean and jump in, they cannot swim across it, so they drown.

Ermine

Ermine (ER mehn) are members of the weasel family. They are tiny animals, weighing less than a pound. Ermine have huge dark eyes and long whiskers. They have smooth, silky fur. During the spring and summer, their fur is brown. When autumn approaches, ermine grow a new coat of thick, snow-white fur. This white fur helps ermine blend in with their snowy environment.

Ermine live in northern regions of North America along riverbanks and at the edges of forests. They are good hunters and feed on small animals, such as rabbits and rats. In April, ermine have litters of 3 to 13 fuzzy white babies. By late summer, these babies are fully grown.

Caribou

Caribou (CAIR ah boo) are sometimes called "reindeer".

They are large animals weighing 300 to 600 pounds. Both male and female caribou have very large antlers.

In fact, the female caribou is the only female member of the deer family able to grow antlers. Caribou have long hair and woolly fur. They are great long-distance runners and can easily outrun a pack of wolves. Their wide hooves help them walk easily throught snow. Caribou can also swim.

In Summer, Caribou feed on grass, leaves and other low-growing plants of the tundra, the flat, treeless land of the arctic. In Winter, Caribou migrate to wooded areas and feed on small, dry plants that grow on rocks and tress called lichens (LEYE kuhnz).