Animals By Beth Hinchliffe

Fish Fish are not mammals; they are just fish like sharks and clownfish etc. There are 40 known species of flying fish.

Heron Great Blue Heron The great blue heron is the largest heron and is found mostly in north America. Great blue herons look giant in flight with a 6 foot wingspan.

Frogs Frogs can see forwards, backwards and sideways all at the same time. Frogs dont close their eyes even when theyre sleeping. Some brightly coloured frogs are often poisonous.

Beaver The beaver has huge front teeth. Even though they have giant front teeth, beavers only eat plants. Beavers mostly sleep at day and are awake at night which means they are nocturnal.

Otter Otters can hold their breath underwater for up to 8 minutes. An otters tail is 1/3 of its body length An otters scientific name is Lutra lutra.

Kingfisher A kingfishers scientific name is Alcedo Atthis. Kingfishers eat fish and aquatic insects. Kingfishers live in Europe. Kingfishers are 10 cm (4 inches.)

Moose Moose dont live in rivers; they live at the side of one. Moose are the largest of the deer family.

Mallard Duck The scientific name for the Mallard Duck is Anas Platyrhynchos. Mallard Ducks will grow to about two feet long and weigh around 2 ½ pounds. QUACK QUACK !!! QUACK QUACK !!!

Thank you for watching my river animal slide show. By Beth Hinchliffe