"Amazing Animals"
Amazing animals
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presentation for a lesson on the surrounding world for any teaching materials)
Compiled by: teacher of the highest qualification category
GBPOU "Sparrow Hills" secondary school No. 1260, Moscow
Kikhteva Olga Ivanovna
The most unhappy frog
This black rain frog (Breviceps fuscus) is a relatively small amphibian. It is an amphibian shrew and is found in southern Africa.
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Bald uakari
This species is considered one of the rarest monkey species on the planet, and its habitat is limited to the forests most remote from humans in Brazil.
Kakapo
This large bird is the only parrot that, in the process of evolution, forgot how to fly.
Blue-footed booby
The legs of this bird are not simple at all. Not only are they a rich, bright blue color - and this, you see, is unusual in itself - but they are also very warm! Moreover, they are so warm that they allow the bird to warm the eggs, maintaining their temperature at as much as 39 degrees.
Tibetan mastiff
They have a fantastic appearance, an amazing voice and the most expressive eyes in the entire canine world.
Caterpillar - Phyllodes imperialis
The caterpillar is considered very rare and is the larva of a ribbon moth (a moth with beautiful pink wings). They can be found in only five places in the Southern Hemisphere.
Mudskipper
These are amphibious fish that actively operate on the surface of the earth: jumping out of the water like a torpedo, the slippery fish attacks its fellow fish, defending the territory. On the ground they jump like grasshoppers - a wonderful sight!
giraffe weevil
With its bizarrely long neck, this strange-looking insect resembles the creature from the movie Alien.
Yellow Christmas worm
These worms look like Christmas trees. But they actually live in tropical coral reefs around the world.
Khokhlach
The main feature of the crested cat is the disproportionately large leathery growth on the face of males. And when it swells, you can’t even see your head behind it.
Sea bat
These are small fish. Their body length does not exceed 35 centimeters. Because of their flattened body shape, they resemble stingrays.
Caterpillar with saddle
These interesting creatures live in the eastern United States and transform into the common brown moth.
Pugaporcinus
They live in the ocean at a depth of more than 900 meters and are the size of a pearl.
Angora rabbit
These cute rabbits look like real fluffy clouds with ears and are one of the oldest breeds, named after the capital of Turkey - the city of Ankara.
Comb sawfly
Sawfish rays are common in tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. Moving its head from side to side, the sawfish kills its victims.
Giant squid
These squid incisors are actually its lips. Like many members of the cephalopod class, this species of squid has a beak, but its unique curled lips disguise it.
Babirussa
The babirussa, or "pig-deer", is a member of the pig family and is found only on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togiyan, Sula and Buru. Babirussa constantly grinds down her “horns” because they grow without stopping. If they didn't do this, the horns could grow into the skull and pierce it.
Frilled armadillo
The frilled armadillo is approximately 10 centimeters in length. In seconds, the battleship turns into an impregnable fortress. This is a nocturnal animal, lives in burrows and feeds mainly on ants. It uses its large front claws to dig and is also a good swimmer.
Yeti Crab
Also known as Kiwaidaye. But generally, they are called "Yeti crabs" because they are completely white and appear very fluffy.
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Children about nature. Amazing animals of our planet
Our planet is inhabited by many amazing animals. Populations of some are widespread, while others are on the verge of extinction. Most people have never heard of their existence, and have probably never seen these animals. All these animals really exist. But not all of them are widely known...
SNAP TOOTH
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A mammal from the order of insectivores, divided into two main species: the Cuban slittooth and the Haitian. The animal is relatively large compared to other types of insectivores: its length is 32 centimeters, its tail is on average 25 cm, the weight of the animal is about 1 kilogram, and its body is dense.
SIFAKA.
Monkey of the Indriidae family. A relatively new genus of primates, discovered only in 2004. Silky sifakas live in the eastern part of the island of Madagascar. The area is approximately 2.2 thousand square meters. km.
The distribution area is limited in the north of the island to the Marojejy Massif region, and in the south it reaches Anjanahari. Adult individuals have a body length with a head from 45 to 55 cm, a tail 45-51 cm long. Weight is 5-6.5 kg.
MANED WOLF.
Lives in South America. The long legs of the wolf are the result of evolution in matters of adaptation to the habitat; they help the animal to overcome obstacles in the form of tall grass growing on the plains.
AFRICAN CIVET.
The only representative of the genus of the same name. These animals live in Africa in open spaces with high grass from Senegal to Somalia, southern Namibia and in the eastern regions of South Africa.
The size of the animal can visually increase quite significantly when the civet raises its fur when excited. And her fur is thick and long, especially on the back closer to the tail. The paws, muzzle and tail end are completely black, most of the body is spotted and striped.
MUSKRAT.
The animal is quite famous due to its sonorous name. Just a good photo
PROCHIDNA.
This miracle of nature usually weighs up to 10 kg, although larger specimens have also been observed. By the way, the length of the echidna’s body reaches 77 cm, and this is not counting their cute five to seven centimeter tail. Any description of this animal is based on comparison with the echidna: the legs of the echidna are higher, the claws are more powerful.
Another feature of the echidna’s appearance is the spurs on the hind legs of males and the five-fingered hind limbs and three-fingered forelimbs.
SEA CUCUMBER (HOLOTHURIA).
Sea capsules, sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea), a class of invertebrate animals such as echinoderms. Species eaten as food are commonly known as sea cucumbers.
HELL VAMPIRE
Mollusk. Despite its obvious similarity with octopus and squid, scientists have identified this mollusk as a separate order Vampyromorphida (lat.), because it is characterized by retractable sensitive whip-shaped filaments.
AARDVARK
In Africa, these mammals are called aardvark, which translated into Russian means “earthen pig.” In fact, the aardvark is very similar in appearance to a pig, only with an elongated snout.
The structure of the ears of this amazing animal is very similar to that of a hare. There is also a muscular tail, which is very similar to the tail of an animal such as a kangaroo.
JAPANESE GIANT SALAMANDER
Today it is the largest amphibian, which can reach 160 cm in length, weigh up to 180 kg and can live up to 150 years, although the officially recorded maximum age of the giant salamander is 55 years.
SUMATRAN RHINO.
They belong to the odd-toed ungulates of the rhinoceros family. This type of rhinoceros is the smallest of the entire family.
The body length of an adult Sumatran rhinoceros can reach 200–280 cm, and the height at the withers can vary from 100 to 150 cm. Such rhinoceroses can weigh up to 1000 kg.
GALAGO.
Its large fluffy tail is clearly comparable to that of a squirrel. And his charming face and graceful movements, flexibility and insinuation, clearly reflect his cat-like traits. The amazing jumping ability, mobility, strength and incredible dexterity of this animal clearly show its nature as a funny cat and an elusive squirrel.
Of course, there would be a place to use your talents, because a cramped cage is very poorly suited for this. But, if you give this animal a little freedom and sometimes allow him to walk around the apartment, then all his quirks and talents will come true. Many even compare it to a kangaroo.
WOMBAT.
Without a photograph of a wombat, it is generally impossible to talk about strange and rare animals.
MOONFISH or MOLA-MOLA.
This fish can be more than three meters long and weigh about one and a half tons. The largest specimen of the sunfish was caught in New Hampshire, USA.
Its length was five and a half meters, there is no data on weight. The shape of the fish’s body resembles a disk; it was this feature that gave rise to the Latin name. The moon fish has thick skin. It is elastic, and its surface is covered with small bony projections.
The larvae of fish of this species and young individuals swim in the usual way. Adult large fish swim on their sides, quietly moving their fins. They seem to lie on the surface of the water, where they are very easy to notice and catch.
However, many experts believe that only sick fish swim this way. As an argument, they cite the fact that the stomach of fish caught on the surface is usually empty.
GAVIAL.
Of course, one of the representatives of the crocodile order. With age, the gharial's muzzle becomes even narrower and longer. Due to the fact that the gharial feeds on fish, its teeth are long and sharp, located at a slight angle for ease of eating.
OKAPI, aka FOREST GIRAFFE.
Traveling through Central Africa, journalist and African explorer Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) more than once encountered local aborigines.
Having once met an expedition equipped with horses, the natives of the Congo told the famous traveler that in their jungle there were wild animals very similar to his horses. The Englishman, who had seen a lot, was somewhat puzzled by this fact.
After some negotiations in 1900, the British were finally able to purchase parts of the skin of the mysterious animal from the local population and send them to the Royal Zoological Society in London, where the unknown animal was given the name “Johnston's Horse” (Equus johnstoni), that is, it was assigned to the equine family .
But imagine their surprise when a year later they managed to get a whole skin and two skulls of an unknown animal, and discovered that It looked more like a dwarf giraffe from the Ice Age. Only in 1909 was it possible to catch a living specimen of Okapi.
WALABI or TREE KANGAROO.
Their original habitat was New Guinea, but now wallabies are also found in Australia.
Tree kangaroos live in tropical forests of mountainous regions, at altitudes from 450 to 3000m. above sea level. The body size of the animal is 52-81 cm, the tail is from 42 to 93 cm long. Wallabies weigh, depending on the species, from 7.7 to 10 kg for males and from 6.7 to 8.9 kg. females.
Fennec fox or STEPPE FOX.
Similar to the wombat - without it this selection would not fully live up to its title.
PALM THIEF.
Representative of decapod crustaceans. Its habitat is the western Pacific Ocean and the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean.
This animal from the family of land crayfish is quite large for its species. The body of an adult reaches a size of up to 32 cm and a weight of up to 3-4 kg. For a long time it was mistakenly believed that with its claws it could even crack coconuts, which it then eats.
To date, scientists have proven that crayfish can only feed on already split coconuts. They, being its main source of nutrition, gave the name palm thief. Although he is not averse to eating other types of food - the fruits of Pandanus plants, organic substances from the soil, and even his own kind.
The name of this fish in Latin sounds too boring, so it’s easier to call it FISH WITH A TRANSPARENT HEAD .
She has a transparent head through which she can see with her tubular eyes. The head, through which the fish watches for prey, helps protect the eyes. First opened in 1939. It lives at a much greater depth, so it has not been fully studied.
In particular, the principle of fish vision was not entirely clear. She was supposed to have great difficulty due to the fact that she could only look up.
Only in 2009 was the structure of the eye of this fish fully studied. Apparently, when trying to study it earlier, the fish simply could not tolerate the change in pressure.
TARSIER.
A small mammal from the order of primates, the very specific appearance of which created a somewhat ominous aura around this small animal weighing up to one hundred and sixty grams. Thus, the indigenous population of Indonesia and the Philippine Islands associated the absurd appearance of the tarsier with the tricks of evil spirits.
However, many of our contemporaries, who see the tarsier for the first time in its native habitat, remain amazed by its non-standard appearance.
MUDJOPPER.
Found in intertidal areas and in areas such as tropical swamps formed by mangrove trees.
Mudskippers especially love to settle in places where fresh water meets sea water. And although from a scientific point of view they are fish, many perceive them as amphibians. Well, in a way it is.
HERBIVORE DRACULA.
Bats (“Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum” lat.) This species lives in the north of South America (Amazon River basin and mountains). These bats, oddly enough, are herbivores.
BELT-TAIL.
The habitat of belted tails extends to the rocky regions of Africa, which have an arid climate, mainly on the southern side of the Sahara Desert. In addition, belted tails live in certain numbers on the island of Madagascar.
There are more than forty species of belttails in the world. The sizes of belt-tails vary quite widely and range from 12 to 70 centimeters in length. The entire body of the belt-tail is covered with rectangular plates - scales, which cover the bony base of the reptile.
RUKONOZHKA or AY-AY.
The Madagascar monkey or “aye-aye”, a mammal of the suborder of prosimians; the only representative of the family of arms. Body length 40 cm, tail 60 cm. The head is large, the muzzle is short; The ears are large and leathery. The tail is fluffy. The coat color ranges from dark brown to black.
DEVIL LEAF-LIKE GECCO,
which was spotted during exploration of Madagascar in 1998. This species was first described in 1888, and is a common inhabitant of the virgin forests of Madagascar. In 2004, the World Wildlife Fund listed all leaf geckos as "Most Endangered" because they are "caught and traded in huge quantities."
DEEP SEA tunicates
Some of the strangest prehistoric animals. They are found when the ice in Antarctica breaks up. These meter-long worms are considered the first life forms to colonize the bottom of the Antarctic ocean.
Owston's civet
Owston's civet (lat. Chrotogale owstoni) belongs to the civet family and with its elongated muzzle resembles a large shrew. Little is known about its life in the wild.
The homeland of the Owston civet is forests and wooded lowlands in the river basins of northern Vietnam, Laos and southern China. Her favorite food is earthworms and other invertebrates.
At the end of January, the civets begin their mating season, and three months later spotted babies are born, which, as they grow up, grow to 57 cm in length, another 43 cm is added by the tail.
To preserve this rare species, zoos in Vietnam, together with the British Newquay Zoo, are conducting a civet breeding program.
Extracurricular activity for elementary school on the surrounding world with elements of art therapy and presentation
Extracurricular lesson on the surrounding world with elements of art therapy: “These amazing animals”
Author: Irina Aleksandrovna Buravkova Educator, State Budget Educational Institution Central Educational Institution No. 7 This material will be useful to teachers, after-school educators, additional education teachers, as well as parents. The lesson is designed for primary school age, but can also be interesting for older children. Goals: -expanding children's ideas about different types of animals, deepening knowledge in this area; -formation of cognitive activity and cognitive interests; -development of aesthetic perception and imagination; -development of attention, memory, speech, thinking; -harmonization of the emotional background, relieving mental stress; - fostering a friendly and caring attitude towards nature. Introductory part. Organizing time. Setting goals and objectives. — Today our lesson is devoted to various representatives of the earth’s fauna (the word “fauna” is written on the board). You will learn a lot of new, interesting and surprising things about animals, birds, fish and insects, and you will also compete with each other, let's see who is the smartest in the class and who already knows the most about our little brothers. I will ask you questions, for the correct answer you will receive a sticker. Then we’ll count whoever has the most stickers is the winner in our quiz. Main part. Quiz “These Amazing Animals” Question 1. Which animal is the only animal on earth with 4 knees?
Answer: Elephant Elephants and humans are the only mammals that can stand on their heads. Question 2. This animal's heart beats only 9 times per minute and in just 2 seconds it inhales 2400 liters of water.
Answer: Whale Nursing a baby is not at all an easy task for whales. After 10-12 months in the mother's womb, small whales are born, up to a third of the size of an adult whale, and in the case of the Blue Whale it is 10 meters. The mother uses her muscles to splash the milk into the baby's mouth, which holds tightly to the nipple (yes, whales have them). The fat content of whale milk is about 50%, which is 10 times the fat content of human milk. Accordingly, the cubs grow, gaining up to 90 kilograms per day. Question 3. They can fly thousands of kilometers and still end up exactly where they were going. And the French call them “flying rats.”
Answer: Pigeons Many birds use ferromagnets built into them by wise nature to orient themselves according to the magnetic fields of the Earth. And a 2006 study showed that pigeons also remember noticeable features on the ground and navigate by them. Question 4. Research in recent years has shown that they have fairly acute, albeit limited, vision.
Answer: Mole Moles most often do not like what they see, since the penetration of light means that a predator has entered the hole. A mole can dig a tunnel 76 meters long in one night. Question 5: When Europeans first saw it, they called it a “camelback,” thinking it was a hybrid of a camel and a leopard. It has a completely black tongue, the length of which can reach up to 45 cm.
Answer: Giraffe The giraffe's brain is about 5 meters above its body. It is quite obvious that with such an original design of the neck, the problem of delivering blood to the brain must somehow be solved. Therefore, giraffes have the largest heart and the highest blood pressure of all land animals, as well as a unique vein structure that prevents a sudden rush of blood when lowering their heads down. Question 6: It can weigh up to 1.5 kilograms and takes 40 minutes to hard boil.
Answer: Ostrich egg. One ostrich egg can make 12 servings of omelet. Question 7. They can sleep for 3 years in a row without eating anything.
Answer: Snakes. The largest snake in the world is the anaconda. The mass of the largest measured anaconda reached 97.5 kg with a length of 5 and a half meters. Question 8: The animals that can go the longest without drinking are camels.
Answer: Rats. They appeared on earth 48 million years earlier than humans. Question 9: They sleep with one eye open.
Answer: Dolphins. According to scientists, dolphins evolved from land animals similar to wolves. In the process of evolution, they adapted to life in water. Question 10: This is the animal with the largest brain in relation to its body.
Answer: Ant. The leafcutter ant can lift and move loads up to 50 times its own weight. Question 11. Despite the hump, his spine is straight.
Answer: Camel. Camels can drink up to 200 liters of water (20 buckets) at a time. Question 12. She can turn her stomach inside out.
Answer: Starfish. A species of starfish called Lunckia columbiae can reproduce its entire body from a 1-centimeter-long particle. Question 13. They warn of aggression by loud burping.
Answer: Orangutans. The word "orangutan" means "jungle man" in some African languages. Question 14. She has about 25,000 teeth.
Answer: Snail. The speed of movement of the snail is about 1.5 mm/sec. Question 15: They spend 75% of their lives sleeping.
Answer: Sloths. Sloths spend almost all their time hanging on a tree branch with their backs down. Their large and sharp claws save them from falling from the tree. Question 16. They can run at speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour and are able to jump over a barrier up to 3 meters high.
Answer: Kangaroo. The Europeans, having arrived in Australia, asked the aborigines: “What are these strange jumping animals you have here?” The aborigines answered: “Kangaroo!”, which meant in their language: “We don’t understand!” Question 17. The easiest way to distinguish a vegetarian animal from a predator?
Answer: Carnivores have eyes on the front of their muzzle to see the prey, while vegetarians have eyes on both sides of their heads to see the enemy. Question 18. The only mammal that can fly.
Answer: Bat. Bats in China are considered a symbol of good luck, happiness and prosperity. Question 19. The only bird that can swim but cannot fly. In addition, it is the only bird that walks standing.
Answer: Penguin. Penguins can jump more than one and a half meters in height. Question 20. They are the only animals that can recognize themselves in the mirror.
Answer: Chimpanzee. There are now approximately 30,000 chimpanzees left in the wild. Their number has decreased by 2 times over the past 10 years. Question 21. They swallow rocks to dive deeper.
Answer: Crocodiles. The largest crocodile is the saltwater crocodile or Crocodylus porosus. It is found in the Fiji Islands, India and northern Australia. The length of this creature can reach seven meters and weighs a ton. But the eggs laid by the female, as a rule, are no larger than those of a goose. Question 22: They can turn their ears 180 degrees.
Answer: Cats. A cat falling from the 12th floor has a better chance of surviving than a cat falling from the 7th floor. Question 23: Their eyes can rotate independently of each other, so they can look in all directions at once without moving their heads.
Answer: Chameleons. Chameleons can throw out their tongue a distance equal to half the length of their body. Question 24: He not only has striped fur, but also striped skin.
Answer: Tiger. Tiger claws reach a length of 8-10 cm. Due to a mechanism that reflects light back to the retina, tigers' night vision is 6 times better than that of humans. Question 25. She can jump 33 cm in one jump.
Answer: Flea. If people had the same jumping ability, a person could jump 200 meters! Question 26. She is white with black stripes, and not vice versa.
Answer: Zebra Each zebra has unique stripes. The cub recognizes its mother in the herd precisely by its color. Question 27. There are more muscles in her body than in the human body.
Answer: Caterpillar Caterpillars are a big deal for any bodybuilder - their body contains about 4,000 muscles (for comparison, there are only 629 in the human body) and they do not have a skeletal structure. They look like little balloons in which the blood moves through a plexus of muscles. Question 28. In ancient Egypt, the main pests of fields were not considered beetles or even locusts, but who?
Answer: Hippopotamuses. Hippos, after elephants, are the heaviest mammals on Earth. Their weight reaches 4 tons. Question 29. When attacking their prey, they close their eyes so that the struggling prey does not hurt them.
Answer: Sharks. Scientists have found that sharks are immune to cancer. Question 30. There are 321 species of these birds in the world. For example: sword-billed, red, ruby-headed, sappho, angel, long-tailed, topaz, racket-tailed, giant (swallow-sized).
Answer: Hummingbird. The heart of a hummingbird beats at an incredibly high frequency, 500 beats per minute (and this is at rest, and in some species it can reach 1000), and during the life of this baby the heart contracts 4.5 billion times, which is almost twice more beats than a human heart beats in 70 years. Calculation of results, announcement of the winner. Listening to an audio recording with the sounds of living nature. -Now close your eyes, you and I will listen to beautiful music. Children listen to selected music with the sounds of the forest (or the sea, with the singing of birds, with the cries of animals) with their eyes closed. -Tell me what you saw, where you visited, what and who you heard? (birds singing, murmur of a stream, rustling of leaves) -What did you feel? Does our nature sound beautiful? Creative task. -And now I invite you to think and draw the most interesting animal, which you consider the most unusual and amazing, which you liked and remember the most. Children draw on tinted sheets to the musical accompaniment of “Sounds of Living Nature.” At the end of the lesson, all drawings are hung on the board for joint discussion. Exhibition of children's works, summing up the lesson. -The world of wildlife is amazing and very interesting. Do you remember where you yourself can learn new and interesting facts about animals, birds, inhabitants of the seas and deserts? (in encyclopedias) - Correct in encyclopedias, as well as in the “Red Book”, which lists rare and endangered species of animals. Materials: - presentation, - stickers (chips, medals, etc.), - tinted paper, markers and colored pencils, - recording with sounds of wildlife (forest, sea, birds and other animals).
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