EXOTIC PETS

SANDRA XIMENA BENAVIDES NASTAR

Sugar Glider

Sugar Gliders are super active and very social creatures

Hedgehog

Hedgehogs are super cute and pretty low maintenance. They sleep a lot and don't need a lot of attention

Fennec Fox

Fennec foxes only ever weight about 3 pounds. They easily trained and can learn to use a litter box.

Wallaroo

Wallaroos got their name because their size is in between a wallaby and a kangaroo. They can jump up to 6 feet and can be trained

Capybara

Capybara's are the world's largest rodents.

Sloth

Sloths are super adorable and spend most of their time sleeping. They move pretty slowly, so you won't be chasing it down. They're very affectionate and lovable

Spotted Genets

Genets are agile animals with cat-like features.

Serval

Servals are cats that weigh up to 50 pounds. They aren't indoor cats and they are nocturnal, so expect to be woken up by them.

Pygmy Goat

Pygmy goats require a lot of room and socialization. It's best to get more than one. They can live up to 15 years

Kinkajou

Kinkajous can live up to 40 years and are very playful and quiet. They can become aggressive.

Vocabulary

Timothy hay: is a perennial grass, having cylindrical flower spikes, grown for hay and pasture

Hay: grass cut and dried for use as food for animals Gliding: To fly or to move in a smooth, effortless manner Spikes: A thorn or spine. Grazing: a pasture, to feed on growing grasses and herbage. Tossing: To throw or propel to the ground

Questions

1. Which of these animals is member of the canine family?

2. Which other exotic pet do you know?

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