The Subterranean Animal

to the strange.

Star-nosed Mole Facts
*The nose consists of 22 tentacles
*It is a good swimmer and will create tunnels in/ under water sources
*it is mostly a solitary creature

To research more animals and facts, here is a helpful site: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/facts/
It is part of the National Geographic site and categorizes organisms by amphibian, bugs, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, prehistoric, and reptiles. The site includes examples from each category with mammals having the most options to choose from. The prehistoric category isn't very relevant for looking up work Planet Earth focuses on or the animals of today, but dinosaurs are still very fascinating.

Fact Source:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1949568/the_starnosed_mole_facts_and_information.html
Picture Source:http://pal2pal.com/BLOGEE/images/uploads/star-nosed_mole.jpg

The Artic Animal

to the heartwarming . . .

Polar Bear Facts
*strong swimmers and front paws are slightly webbed
*they have white fur to insulate and black skin that absorbs the sun's rays
*females take care of the young solely and are aggressively protective

Fact Source:http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear/
Picture Source:http://media.gomemphis.com/media/img/photos/2009/04/22/EARTH_010.JPG

The Sea Creature

to the silly . . .

Puffer Fish Facts
*inflating protects them from predators
*can expand to several times their normal size
*normally awkward and uncontrolled swimmers

Fact Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/pufferfish.html
Picture Source: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01456/puffer-fish_1456251i.jpg

The Tropical Flyer

to the ostentatious . . .

Bird of Paradise Facts
*native to New Guinea and surrounding islands
*the male possess the colorful plumage associated with their name
*common name for 43 bird species

Fact Source:http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/bird_of_paradise.aspx
Picture Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41318000/jpg/_41318338_gal_birds_puff.jpg

The Big Cat

The animal life varies from the majestic . . .

Tiger Facts
*mostly found in southwestern Russia
*rarely man-eaters
*eat about 20 lbs of meat daily


Fact Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-siberian-tiger.html
Picture Source: http://www.listicles.com/wp-content/upload/siberian_tiger.jpg

Planet Earth

The ecosystems vary from woodlands to grasslands to mountain ranges to coastlines (to name a few).

Planet Earth covered the various biomes make up the surface of the planet. Within each of these specific biomes, they introduce the different of animals that inhabitant the terrain and they techniques for survival and adaptions to the environment. Here are some of the strange, interesting, and marveling animal interactions:



Planet Earth premiered on Discovery Channel February 27, 2006. It is occasionally replayed on the discovery channel, but the series is available as a DVD collection.

The First Chapter

Planet Earth is a phenomenal and educationally entertaining miniseries that takes you through different ecosystems and lifestyles of animals.