Wee Johnny and his Summer Travels.

Wee Johnny went travelling over the summer holidays and gathered lots of information on all of the animals that he saw. He travelled through different habitats and it was there that he got to see all the different animals…

Each of the animals which Wee Johnny spotted on his travels has a profile. Click. Click on an animal to open its profile. The profiles will have fascinating facts on the animal.

Task Make up your own profile of an another animal that Wee Johnny might have seen. If you went travelling in the holidays… Where would you go? What would you see?

Elephant Elephants are the largest land mammals in the world. There are two kinds of elephants: the African Elephant & the Asian Elephant. Several families of elephants live together in ‘herds’.

Monkey The monkey shown is called a Squirrel Monkey. The monkey’s long, slender tail helps it keeps its balance when jumping from branch to branch. Squirrel Monkey’s are usually found in groups of around 20 or 30.

Tiger No two tigers have identical stripes. Tigers are an endangered species. A group of tigers is called a ‘streak’. The roar of a tiger can be heard more than a mile away.

Toucan The average life span of a toucan in the wild is 20 years. The toucans bill can grow up to 19cm long. Toucans usually have two to four eggs a year. There are usually up to six toucans in a flock.

Dolphin Dolphins can swim up to 260m below the surface of the ocean. The largest dolphin is a ‘Killer Whale’. Dolphins eat fish and squid. Dolphins can stay under water for up to 15 minutes

Turtle Most turtles can pull their head, tail and legs into their shell for protection. Turtles have been around for over 200 million years. The Leatherback is the largest living turtle and can weigh up to 700 kilograms.

Blowfish When threatened, the blowfish can blow up to twice its normal size by gulping water. Many parts of the blowfish are extremely poisonous. The skin of the blowfish is very elastic.

Crab There are over 6,700 species of crab in the world. Crabs have 5 pairs of legs (the first pair are known as ‘claws’). Crabs are invertebrates (they have no backbone).

Polar Bear The average polar bear can live years. Polar bears do not need to drink water, they get their water from the prey they eat. Polar bears are excellent swimmers and have even been spotted 320km form land.

Penguin Penguins cannot fly. Penguins spend almost 75% of their time underwater. Their average swimming speed is 15 miles per hour

Walrus Walrus’ are very sociable mammals who communicate by bellowing and snorting. Their tusks can grow up to a metre long. They can weigh up to 1.5 tons.

Puffin Puffins can ‘fly’ through the water, using their wings as paddles and their feet to steer. Puffins can dive up to 200 feet deep. Puffins can flap their wings up to 400 times a minute.

Camel Camels can carry over 200 pounds for 20 miles in the hot desert. Their thick coats reflect sunlight to prevent them overheating. Camels can grow to be 7 feet tall and live to be 80 years old.

Scorpion Scorpions are fluorescent under ultraviolet light. Their size is similar to a teacup. There are over 2,000 species of scorpion but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a human.

Thorny Devil The thorny devil’s diet mainly consists of ants. The thorny devil can change it’s colour depending on the soil it is standing on for camouflage. They can puff themselves up when in danger to appear larger then they actually are.

Vulture Vultures are some of the worlds highest flying birds, one has even been spotted at 37,00 feet. Vultures have incredible eyesight and can spot a 3 foot animal from up to 4 miles away.