animal acrostics
DESCRIPTION
Fourth graders researched unusual animals they had never heard before and created an acrostic poem with the facts they learned about their animal.TRANSCRIPT
ailislong
nimalwithlargeeyes
areintheU.S.A
mallmammal
ndonesiarainforestslivers
arsarebig
otatetheirheadsinacircle
heyliveinMadagascar
atssmallinsects
ameof30otherspeciesliketheheadgehog
areanimal
atsfruits
anhibernate
ALLABIESAREMARSUPIALS.
NDLONGTAILS.
IveinAustraliaNewGuinea.
Iveinsociolgroups.
Lsoarecalledmacropods.
Irthtooneoffspring.
Ongwallabieslivefivetotenyears.
DEEPSEAANGLER
IVESDEEP
LDERLYITLIVES
ATSBIGGERFISHTHENTHEM
OLEITLOOKSLIKE
TRANGEACHDEEPSEAANGLERISSMALLTTHEBOTTOMOFTHESEA
NGLERFISHITISOTBIG
ULPINGBIGGERFISHDOWNURESPREYNTERSUNDERWATERCAVES
UNNINGTHEYDON’TDO
uildsdams
atswood
fastswimmer
erybigaboutthesamesizeofasmalldog
xrasharpteeth
egoodswimersa
Reclusehave6eyesEncloseseggsinathin,whiteeggsackCountryRecluseliveinistheUnitedStatesofAmericaLay30‐90eggsataZmeUsesitspoisontoparalyzetheinsectsitpreysonSkinisbrownEyesarearrangedin2groupsof4
ByClaytonN.
CORMORANTOCCURTHROUGHOUTWORLDRAREBIRDMORETHEN30INCHESTALLONLYEATSFISHREALLYPOWERFULBILLSATLANTICNEWBRUNSWICKISWEREYOUCANFINDTHEMTHEBIRDDIVESBELOWTHESURFACE
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oatsaremadeoftheirfur
utstandingswimmer
outhinktheirpests
ondsiswheretheylive
nitedStatesiswheretheylive
DeerliveinnorthAmerica
EvenitcarriesgermsEatsabillbird
RelatedtoahorseflyFliesLiketobitepeople
YoungandLi^le
Oxhoundissturdyandheavyboned.
neoftheoldestbreedsofhounds
‐Outpe_ngora^enZonfrompeople
Eightisabout23inches
ldEnglishhound
usuallyweighsfroms60to75pounds.
OuwanZngtobegmuch.
AZngbacktothe1700’s.
rowupto23to27inches
ealcutewhencubs.
lwaysclimbtrees.
oungonesarecalledcubs.
emalesaretheonlykindofgrayfoxesthatcanhavecubs.
nlyhasfourtoes.
outAmericabecausetheyliveinCanada.
ACKAL
BOUT14inches[36cenZmeters]highattheshoulderand2to½feet[61to76cenZmeterslong.
reaturethatlooksmorelikeafoxthanadog.
illsreallynothing.
Nanimalthatfeedsoncreaturesitfindsdead.
IvesinAfrica,Asia,andEasternEurope.
Knowswhatmaterialstouseforitsnest.InsectsNestGivesbirthBeemarZnisanothernameforKingbird.ItlivesintheUnitedStatesandinCanada.RealnameisEasternKingbird.Doeseatveryfewbees.
ight
t’sscienZficnameiscardueliscannabina
OrthenAfricaiswheretheylive
Estsmadewithfeathersorfur
atseeds
ravelseveryyear
asaverypointyback
nlyeatsinsects
egularlyfoundlivinginthedesertotherwiselivingasapet.
otlivingaroundhere.
atsanythingaroundsuchasinsects.
osenteatmeat.
ivesinhotdrydeserts.
sanamefor14differentspeciesforNorthAmericanlizards
oosarehomestomanytyepsoflizards.
Desertanimal
arelyfoundaroundwerewelive
osenteatanytypeofmeat
Motmotisthenameofafamily
Ofenlivesincentralandsoulthamerica
Tunnelsitlivesin
Motmotshavefeathersofblue,blackgreenandcinnimon
Outofsoulthamerica
Threeorfourlegs
rayfur
are
whiteundercoat
horter
tubbier
idesinsmallplaces
fenfondindryplaces
lanteater
owerover
atsinsects
atherfoundinasmallplace
anykindsoftracks
utsideanimales
susallythreeorforyoungataZme
amesizeashousemice
atsgrasshoppers
ROBOSCIS
ESULTALLMONKEYSHAVEABODYPRIMARILYSUITEDFORLIVINGANDMOVINGTHROUGHTREES
NEBABYATATIME
ORNEOISWEREITLIVES
ONEMONKEYWITHABIGNOSE
OMTIMESTHEYHAVETWINS
OLORFULANDITSCOLORSAREGRAY,ORANGE,ANDWHITE
S21TO30INCHESTALL
CIENTIFICNAMEISNASALISLARVATUS
uckssap.
antsareaninsecttheyeat.
ecksholesintreestogetsapout.
apsuckershavethesamehabitatsaswoodpeckers.
sesitsbeaktosucksap.
rownshapesareonthemalesapsucker.
illsantsbyeaZngthem.
njoyseaZngants.
elatedtothewoodpeckerfamilypicidae.