Animal+Kingdom+SancXi


 * Animal Kingdom**
 * Animal || Kingdom || Phylum || Class || Order || Family || Genus || Species ||  ||   ||
 * South African Giraffe || Animalia || Chordata || Mammalia || Artiodactyla || Giraffidae || Giraffa || G. giraffa ||  ||   ||
 * Bottlenose Dolphin || Animalia || Chordata || Mammalia || Artiodactyla || Delphinidae || Tursiops || T. truncatus ||  ||   ||
 * Ladybug || Animalia || Arthropoda || Insecta || Coleoptera || Coccinellidae || Coccinella || C. septempunctata ||  ||   ||
 * Dwarf Honey Bee || Animalia || Arthropoda || Insecta || Hymenoptera || Apidae || Apis || A. florea ||  ||   ||
 * Red-eyed Tree Frog || Animalia || Chordata || Amphibia || Anura || Hylidae || Agalychnis || A. callidryas ||  ||   ||
 * Eastern Tiger Salamander || Animalia || Chordata || Amphibia || Lissamphibia || Ambystomatide || Ambystoma || A. tigrinum ||  ||   ||
 * Great White Shark || Animalia || Chordata || Chondrichthyes || Lamniformes || Lamnidae || Carcharodon || C. carcharias ||  ||   ||
 * Manta Ray || Animalia || Chordata || Chondrichthyes || Myliobatiformes || Mobulidae || Manta || M. birosrtis ||  ||   ||
 * Blue-lined Octupus || Animalia || Mollusca || Cephalopoda || Octopoda || Octopodidae || Hapalochlaena || H. fasciata ||  ||   ||

South African Giraffe
 * MyON (books in bold)**
 * Giraffes Are Awesome**
 * Giraffes are the tallest animals on earth.
 * Giraffes are covered in spots.
 * Giraffes live on land.
 * Giraffes are herbivores.
 * A baby giraffe is called a calf.

Bottlenose Dolphin
 * Bottlenose Dolphins**
 * Bottlenose dolphins live in warm ocean water.
 * A dolphins slippery skin is good for cutting through water.
 * Dolphins use echolocation to find prey.
 * Baby dolphins are called calves.
 * A dolphin is a marine mammal.

of both species are called calves. || Dolphins live in water while giraffes live on land.
 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * The babies

Dolphins eat meat unlike giraffes. ||

Ladybug
 * Life Story of a Ladybug**
 * Ladybugs are usually less than half an inch long.
 * Ladybugs eat aphids, which can ruin farmers' crops.
 * Ladybugs release a sticky substance when predator attacks.
 * The color of the ladybug warns animals not to eat it.
 * Ladybugs stay in a pupa for about two weeks before becoming adults.

Honey Bees
 * What If There Were No Bees?**
 * Honey bees help pollinate crops.
 * Honey bees create honey from nectar in flowers.
 * Bees live on every continent except Antarctica.
 * Bees are keystone species.
 * Pollen sticks to the bees furry legs.

with their crops.
 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * Both help farmers

Both can be poisonous when eaten. || Ladybugs can defend themselves from predators by releasing a sticky substance.

Bees drink nectar from flowers while ladybugs eat tiny insects. ||

Red-eyed Tree Frog
 * Life Story of a Frog**
 * Tree frogs are insectivores.
 * Tree frogs live in rainforests and humid lowlands.
 * Tree frog tadpoles can survive up to 20 hours without water.
 * Red-eyed tree frogs are usually bright green.
 * Red-eyed tree frogs have thick skin on their backs.

Eastern Tiger Salamander
 * Salamanders**
 * Most salamanders are 2 to 8 inches long.
 * Eastern tiger salamanders live in North America.
 * Eastern tigers eat mostly insects.
 * Salamanders can live up to 30 years.
 * Eastern tiger salamanders are good swimmers.

eat insects.
 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * Both frogs and salamanders

Both live on land and water. || Salamanders can live up to 30 years unlike red eyed tree frogs that live up to 5 years. ||

Great White Shark
 * Seeking Giant Sharks**
 * Sharks are made of cartilage.
 * Great whit sharks have a lifespan of 70 or more years.
 * Females are bigger than males.
 * Great whites live in coastal areas where water temperature is 54-75(degrees)F.
 * Great whites can maintain a body temperature than the surrounding water.

Manta Ray
 * Seeking Giant Sharks**
 * Manta rays have a life span of up to 40 years.
 * Manta rays are made of cartilage.
 * They range from tropical to temperate oceans.'
 * Manta rays have an average width of 17-22 feet.
 * Manta rays weigh about 3 tons.

of cartilage and have no bones.
 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * Both rays and sharks are made

Both live in warm water areas.

Females in both species tend to be larger. || Great whites can live more than 70 years while rays live up to 40. ||

Blue-lined Octopus
 * Blue-lined octopuses are venomous.
 * Blue-lined octopuses have a yellow hide and dark blue or black streaks.
 * They are found in coastal waters to a depth of 49 feet.
 * A blue-lined octopus is one of the most dangerous animals in the sea.
 * Blue-lined octopuses can be found in Australia.