In this essay, I am going to be looking for how animals differ depending on where they live in the world. Animals can be grouped in many different categories. Some categories could be things like where they live. For instance animals could be categorized, such as safari, jungle, and arctic. In the arctic, some animals that could be found there include narwhals, polar bear, arctic fox, snowy owl, and artic hare. Most animals from the artic have a warm coat of fur, which helps them survive in these harsh conditions. Narwhals are wale like creatures that have horns on their head, which are actually two teeth that form a tusk. Narwhals have a hide that keeps them warm when in the artic water. Polar bears dig out large caves out of snow to have their cubs in. Polar bears usually have only two cubs, and only come out in the spring. Polar bears usually eat seals, waiting under the ice breathing from holes in the ice. Baby polar bears usually starve before their third birthday; other polar bears often die from oil spills and melting ice. In the safari, some animals that could be found are, zebras, crocodiles, African elephants, and rhinos. These animals live in some warmer climates and have adapted for survival. Zebras have any natural predators such as loins, spotted hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs. Zebras prefer to eat short grass, but will eat tall grass if needed. Zebras are more likely to have a chance to escape predators if in a herd, rather than if alone. Crocodiles are usually more aggressive than their relatives, alligators. Small crocodiles usually feed on fish and aquatic animals, while larger ones eat mammals and birds. African elephants are the largest land animal on earth, weighing from 5,000 to 14,000 pounds. Both male and female African elephants have large tusks, but many humans are hunting elephants to get the ivory that the tusks contain. In the jungle, some animals that can be found are koalas, lemurs, and gorillas. Many people call koalas bears, even though they are not bears, they are marsupials. Koalas will only eat leaves and bark from eucalyptus trees. Koalas are mainly nocturnal, sleeping in branches of trees. Although koalas move very slowly, as if drowsy, they can break into a run if they feel threatened. Koalas have a large nose; the reason for this is so they can smell which leaves are safe to eat. Baby koalas are also called joeys, which are usually born between December and March. Most people probably didn’t know about lemurs until they have seen one of the “Madagascar” movies. Lemurs don’t weigh very much, about 30 grams. Lemur, in Latin, means spirits of the night or ghost. This is most likely because many species of lemur are nocturnal. Lemurs are growing endangered, which is bad for many reasons. Lemurs eat fruit and berries, then throw the seed on the ground when they are done.
In conclusion, there are many animals that live in different types of climate and all over the world. There may be some types of animals that we may not have even discovered yet. All animals are important to their regions, in their own way.
