Penguins
These are absolutely amazing birds - they are not like others. They fly in water, not through the air. They dive and flap their short wings so hard, they fly so fast under water that they catch up with the fish. And penguins also walk in a special way, in their own way: in columns. From a distance it seems that this man is walking in a black jacket and white vest.
One day a ship sailed into unknown cold lands. The sailors wanted to land on the shore - and suddenly they saw: a whole army lined up on the ice! We swam closer. And the army suddenly, as if on command, plunged headfirst into the water! It was only then that the sailors realized that these were not people, but birds.
The whale is the largest animal in the world. He lives in the sea, swims in the water like a fish.
A whale will swim into the cold seas, where there is only ice and snow, and it will also swim to the south, where it is hot all year round, chasing schools of fish. Where the fish go, there he goes.
A whale will capture a whole school of fish along with water in its mouth, release the water, but the fish will remain in its mouth - it will get stuck in the whalebone. Just don't think that this is really a mustache. There are these plates in the whale's mouth, like a lattice, and these lattice is called whalebone.
Animals living in hot countries
The fauna of the hot regions of the world is diverse, and the animals there are beautiful, although the shapes and sizes of some do not seem the most attractive.
Different types of monkeys
Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas and other representatives of monkeys are a large group in which there are small individuals and huge, dangerous predatory animals with fangs several centimeters long. In their habits, behavior and some other aspects, these animals are very similar to people, and therefore often become objects of adoration.
Most monkeys have a long tail, which helps them climb trees. They also have long arms and legs with 5 fingers, with which they can cling to vines and branches and pick fruits.
Primates are an extremely smart species, distinguished by the ability to hide, wait, live in a pack, deftly get rid of predators and get food. The body of most monkeys is covered with hair, but without underfur, and there is no hair on part of the face.
The classic color is brown, brown, gray or black, as well as red, but more exotic species are also found. Mandrills, for example, have red and blue colored faces.
Lion is the king of the animals
A large wild cat that can break the back of a bull, antelope or other herbivore with one blow. Lions have the loudest roar; if you are close to them, you can easily go deaf for several minutes. Due to this, the cat received the proud title of King of Beasts.
Lions live in packs called prides. In one group there is usually one male and several females, but there are prides in which 2-3 males dominate. Males have huge, beautiful manes, while females do not have them. The male has a tassel at the tip of his tail. The leaders of the pack, as a rule, do not go out hunting, leaving this right to the lionesses.
Elephants
The seemingly calm, intelligent and obedient animals are among the largest of those that live on land. The elephant is one of the few herbivores that can resist lions and tigers. The huge trunk serves as a hand for the elephant; it uses it to communicate, drink water, and collect fruits and twigs from trees. Elephants have very thick skin that protects them from predators and the scorching sun.
Kangaroo
These animals live only in Australia and belong to the infraclass marsupials. Kangaroos grow taller than humans, but are born very tiny, after which they immediately move into their mother’s pouch and live there for several months. As soon as the cub turns one year old, it will leave the pouch.
Kangaroos have a very powerful tail and hind legs, allowing them to develop enormous speed and jump at distances of 7-10 m, or even more. These animals belong to the group of herbivores and feed mainly at night.
In Australia, the kangaroo population is protected, as at one time they were actively exterminated for meat.
Camels
Tall herbivores with 1 or 2 humps. They easily tolerate the drought of the hottest places on the planet, the Sahara and other deserts. They are distinguished by colossal endurance. They can easily survive several weeks without food and slightly less time without water.
Almost complete omnivory helps them survive: lichens, dry grass, and cactus spines. A camel eats any food. And when danger appears, this animal is capable of unpleasantly spitting.
Zebras
Graceful representatives of the African continent have a short, protruding mane and a tail, like a donkey’s, with a small tassel. They are distinguished by their original striped colors. Moreover, the stripes are very clear. Adult zebras feed on tree bark, grass, and young twigs. Often groups of zebras graze together with giraffes, antelopes and even ostriches.
Rhinoceros
The branches in the forest crack, the trees sway and shake. This is a huge rhinoceros beast bursting straight through the tropical thicket. He doesn’t care about thorns and thorns, hard branches and stumps. His skin is thick and strong, like armor: a spear will bounce off it, an arrow will break. Only a rifle bullet can pierce such skin.
The rhinoceros has a large horn on its nose, and its eyes are small and blind. He can't see well with them. He doesn’t really understand anything, but immediately rushes to butt heads.
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Reindeer
In the North there is snow and ice, and the summer is short and short. You can’t make hay there, you can’t feed a cow or a horse in winter. Only reindeer can live there. He shovels the snow with his hooves and takes out moss lichen.
Whose milk do people drink in the North? Deer. What does he drive? On a deer.
Whose meat does he eat? Deer.
A person cannot live without deer in those places.
Polar bear
The polar bear is a wandering animal. This tramp's fur coat is warm; the frost does not touch it. Thick fur does not get wet in water. He doesn’t care about frost, blizzard, wind, or icy water.
A polar bear walks and wanders on the ice and snow; catches prey - a fish or a walrus, eats his fill and immediately falls asleep, right there on the ice.
And when he gets enough sleep, he wanders off again. He looks out, sniffs out someone to catch, something to fill his belly with again. He dives deftly, runs quickly, and swims easily. Such a person will not remain hungry for long; he will get food for himself.
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus can barely walk on its stumpy legs. The fat on it is shaking. If this fat glutton drags himself onto the field, he will devour the entire field, and what he has not eaten, he will crush. And then he goes into the river to sleep; dozes and basks on the water, like on the softest feather bed. Get some sleep, rest - and let's have fun. Here, in the water, he is not at all clumsy, but a very agile animal. It swims, dives, gets seaweed from the bottom, otherwise it opens its mouth - and it is huge, like an open suitcase - and screams, as if ten horses neighed at once.
Specifics of the fauna of hot regions
Nature has protected animals living in extreme heat. So, many of them have thick, but relatively short hair that perfectly protects them from the sun's rays. Just look at cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and all the monkeys.
Important! However, unlike their counterparts from the northern regions, they do not have a thick undercoat that retains heat.
Others, such as hippopotamuses and camels, have a large layer of fat, which, if necessary, is converted into water and prevents dehydration.
Animals in warm regions do not hibernate because they do not have to wait for the warm season. They also do not require migration to hot countries.
Crocodile
The walrus is fat and heavy. Like a huge leather bag of fat.
Two huge white fangs protrude from his bristly mustache. Instead of legs, the walrus has flippers. He uses them, like oars, to rake water.
It will dive deep under the water and graze on the bottom of the sea, like a cow in a meadow. He chews algae, looks for shells, and when he has eaten enough, he swims up, leans on the edge of the ice floe or on the shore with his fangs, pulls himself up and crawls out of the water. He lies down on the stones and rests.
Animals of hot and cold countries - Charushin E.I.
Small interesting stories about animals living in different climatic conditions: in the hot tropics, in the savannah, in the northern and southern ice, in the tundra.
Watch out, zebras are striped horses! Beware, fast antelopes! Beware, steep-horned wild buffalos!
The lion is out hunting!
It was as if thunder thundered and rolled through the bushes and thickets. This is a lion's roar, a lion's roar. And all the animals hid.
The lion is the strongest, the most terrible of all. His mane is thick, his claws are sharp, and his teeth are strong.
Who will he catch this night?
