Animal of February: The Giant Panda

The social giant panda can be found in Central China in the bamboo forests munching on bamboo sticks. These omnivorous gentle giants can weigh 300 pounds and stand about four to five feet tall.


The panda is on the endangered species list. There are only about 100 pandas left in the world.

The Fast Facts

1) Omnivore
2) Weight: 300 lbs
Height: 4 to 5 ft tall
3) Endangered
4) Range: Central China
Habitat: bamboo forests and mountains

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Tree Kangaroos

Tree kangaroos are marsupials that are endangered. They live in the high trees of 70 to 100 ft above the ground in the tropical forests. They are very hard to research, because you need a small plane to fly on bumpy grounds, and even then you can't find them because their so high up. Tree kangaroos tend to hide behind the leaves of trees. Dr. Lisa Dabek studied tree kangaroos for more than 20 years. She worked with National Geographic to help her research them. They used a whole entire teams of a range of verternariens to the local land owners, who used to hunt them, but now help Dr. Dabek research them.



Finally, they watched as a tree kangaroo jumped down on to the ground, and they captured it. A veterinarian put a camera around his neck and released him back to the wild. What they found was amazing, "It actually brought tears to my eyes," says Dr. Dabek. They could see what he did; clean him self, eat, and simply just sniff around, looking out at the amazing view from he high trees.

Save the Polar Bears

Save the Polar Bears, go to http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/tellafriend.jsp?tell_a_friend_KEY=6024

We're Celebrating, They're Dieing

While we celebrate the winter's various holidays, the animals that are hibernating are getting unexpected wake up calls due to global warming. While the animals hibernate, they are conserving their energy. Say a Polar Bear is hunting for food. Food is scarce, so he just goes to sleep to conserve his energy of hunger. If he gets waken up unexpectedly, this abnormal activity can make him loose his energy, and he will die. This can do horrible things to the environment.





(information from National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070202-groundhog.html

The Endangered Manatee

Wait, wait, wait, hold the phone. Some Background info, please.
First, before we get into them being endangered, let's get some background information. There are different subspecies of manatees. They all resemble the same blubbery figure with two flippers and a beaver-like tail. They swim in deep rivers and the sea shores. Manatees are herbivores, or plant-eating. It is also in the same family as the cow.






Ok, why are they endangered?

Motor boats scrape the backs of manatees. Us humans are the reason for their dying. Hunters kill them for meat, oil, and blubber. The U.S. Government in trying to save the manatees. The governor of Florida approved November as Manatee Awareness Month. In Florida, (and anywhere else where manatees live) boaters can get their motor taken off of their boat, or just kayak. They can also get signs to promote awareness about manatees.





Save the Manatee Club. 2009. Save the Manatee Club
22, Nov 2009 http://www.savethemanatee.org/