Step 1 Go to the libry and pick out a mammal book.
Step 2 Read the book.
Step 3 Get information from the book and write it down in list form.
Step 4 Put the information in paragraph form.
Step 5 Scan map from the book to computer.
This was a fun biology project for me.
The Best Adapted Animal in the World?
By Connor Albers
11-16-11
The scientific name of the Arctic Fox is Vulpes Lagopus. They are in order Carnivora.
Arctic Foxes live the farthest north of any land mammal, and they have the warmest fur of a mammal.
Arctic Fox’s ears and nose are short to keep their body heat in. It uses its tail as a blanket. When it gets too cold, they dig a hole in the snow to burrow in. In the summer, they store body fat to act as insulation. In the winter their coats are white; in the summer they are brown. Different fox families use the same den for a long time.
Their babies are called cubs, and are born in May or June. Seven to 15 cubs are born in one litter.
Arctic Foxes are omnivores, and eat lemmings, birds, eggs, berries and other things. They store their food in the ground in “caches”.
I think that the Arctic Fox is pretty well adapted to its habitat in the arctic. In fact, is the most adapted mammal that I know of.
What an interesting report. Thank you for sharing it with us. I hardly knew anything about arctic foxes up until now! They are actually kind of cute, I think! Love, GramE (heart)
ReplyDeleteConnor, I like the way you put your report together. Good job! And I learned lots of things about Arctic Foxes by reading it. I expect you did, too. Have you seen any of those since you moved to Cantwell or do they live in a different part of the state?
ReplyDeleteLove, Grandma
Good job Connor!
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