Fact File On Five Living Organisms

Ravin Madurawe

6/2 Science

Table Of Contents

• Echidna• Platypus• Amanita Pantherina Mushroom• Snowshoe Rabbit• Liger

The EchidnaThe Echidna

Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

• Common Name• Scientific Name

Introduction

• Tachyglossidae family• Egg-laying mammals (monotremes)• Live in Australia and New Guinea• Named after monster in Greek Mythology• Powerful diggers• Protects its self with its spines• Marsupials (an animal with a pouch)• Lower Body temperature than other mammals

What do they look like

• Between 1-8 cm long• Covered with coarse hair and spines• Snout which is the mouth & nose• Their snouts are long and slim.• Strong & short thighs• Sharp claws• Tiny mouth with tootless jaws• Long stick tounge

How they feedand Their Food

• They feed by tearing open soft logs and anthills

• Their main food are inscents

• Catch preys by using their tounge

The Eggs and Young

• Soft-Shelled Eggs• Leathery Eggs• 22 days after mating the egg develops directly into the

female pouch• 10 days to hatch• Sucks milk• Approximately 1.45 cm• When the young’s spines grow it goes into the wild

(around several months old)• When they are several months old they start to eat

incests• Young drink milk

Bibliography

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna• http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Echidnas• http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-5357K5?open• http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53573T?open

The PlatypusThe Platypus

• Common Name• Scientific Name

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus Anatinus

Introduction

• Found in Australia

• Egg Laying animal (Monotremes)

• Marsupials (An animal with a pouch)

• Lower Body temperature

• Smooth swimming technique

• Semi-aquatic

What do they look like

• Duck Bill• Webbed Feet• Smooth Body• Broad Tail-White Tip• Muzzle/Bill• 45 cm – 60 cm in length• Weigh up to 2.7 kg• Dark Brown and Golden• Waterproof coat• Long Claws

How they feedand Their Food

• Use their electro-sensitive bill to locate and search for food

• Use electro-perception• Worms• Insects• Crustaceans• Mollusks• Tadpoles• Use Horny Pads instead of teeth

Eggs and Young

• 12 - 14 days after mating 1-3 eggs are laid

• 10 - 12 days to hatch

• Young drink milk

• Born Blind

• After around 6 weeks the young go out into the wild and get their eye sight

• Between June and October is the breeding season for platypus

The Call

Bibliography

• http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53573T?open

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

The Panther MushroomThe Panther Mushroom

• Common Name• Scientific Name

Panther Mushroom

Amanita Pantherina

Introduction

• Found in North America and Europe

• Poisonous

• Ring on stem

• Volva on stem

• Grows in woods

• Grows on the ground

Description

• Bronze or Pale-orange cap

• Cap with 2-6 white circles in diameter

• Stem 6-10 cm long• Stem 1-2½ cm

diameter

Bibliography

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_pantherina

• http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5551.asp

Snowshoe RabbitSnowshoe Rabbit

• Scientific Name

• Common Name

Lepus americanus

Snowshoe Rabbit &

Varying Hare

Introduction

• Genus Lepus • Species americanus• Lives in forest areas• Lives in mid west US also• Weighs 3-4 pounds• Larger than other rabbits• 85% wild of snowshoe hares don’t live

longer than a year

Description

• 15-20 inches long• Fur on the bottom of

feet• White helps it

camouflage in winter

Behaviors

• Run 27 mph• Jump 10 feet high• Swim to escape enemies• Moves round grass lands in Summer• Solitary• Active• Spend great deal of time grooming• Long naps• Like dust baths to remove “ectoparasites” from

fur

Food

• Plants• Bark• Twigs• Buds• Forbs• Bluegrass• Brome• Ever greens• vetches

Food (continued)

• asters• jewelweed• wild strawberry • pussy-toes• dandelions• clovers • daisies• horsetails• birches• Willows

Reproduction and Young

• Breeding season March-August

• Gestation lasts 36 days

• Has 2-8 young at a time

• Young are called “Litter”

Bibliography

• www.blueplanetbiomes.org/snowshoe_rabbit.htm• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepus_americanus.html

Liger

• Common Name• Scientific Name

Liger

(no official scientific name)

Introduction

• Cross between a male lion and a female tiger• They may inherit a mane from the lion parent• some adult lions keep faint markings on their mane• These markings may be black, dark brown or sandy• The background color may be yellowish-brown, sandy or

golden• their under parts are pale• The actual pattern and color depends on which breed

their parents were• Eat all kinds of meat

Description

• tiger-like striping pattern

• lion-like yellowish-brown fur

• black, dark brown and sandy markings

• Under parts are pale

Breeding

Father Mother ResultsLion Tiger Liger

Lion Liger Li-liger

Tiger Liger Ti-liger

The Call

Bibliography

• http://www.sierrasafarizoo.com/animals/liger.htm

• http://www.votk.org/pictures/index.php

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

• http://www.bigcatrescue.org/ligers.htm

• http://www.liger.org/