Amazing animalsЯковлева О.В.

Школа 583

2013

An elephant can hold 7 litres of water in its trunk.

It’s the only animal with four knees.

The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It grows to about 12,5 metres in length and weight up to 25 tonnes. But don’t worry! It’s harmless!

The animal with the largest eye in the world is the giant squid. Its eye can be 27 centimetres across.

Spiders spin webs. These are made of silk. Spider’s silk is fifteen finer than human hair, but it is stronger than steel in new Guinea people use spider’s webs to catch fish.

Only humans and some monkeys can see all the colour. Many other animals see the world in black, white and shades of grey.

The longest rabbit’s ears ever recorded measured 77 centimetres from top to bottom

There is fish in Malaysia that can climb trees. It has two fins which is uses like feet. It travels over dry land to find insects.

Spiders have eight eyes and eight legs.

Translate the words– Web– Spin– Knees– Eyes– Trunk– Climb– black, white and shades of grey– Made of silk– 12,5 metres in length– weight up to 25 tonnes– human hair– stronger than steel– to catch fish.

Answer the questions

• How many eyes have got spiders?

• How many knees have got elephants?

• Who spins webs?

• What animals can see all the colour?

• What’s the largest fish in the world?

• What animal has got the largest eyes?