1. Freshwater Habitat

2. Presenters DeNesia Watkins DeNesia Watkins Tyrese Payton Tyrese Payton Shontiara Johnson Shontiara Johnson Cortez Anderson Cortez Anderson

3. Habitat Freshwater

4. Freshwater Lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams are freshwater habitats. So are swamps, bogs, and marshes. Lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams are freshwater habitats. So are swamps, bogs, and marshes. These habitats contain 12% of the animal population. These habitats contain 12% of the animal population. These habitats contain 40% of the fish species. These habitats contain 40% of the fish species. ¾ of the earth is water, but only 1% is freshwater. ¾ of the earth is water, but only 1% is freshwater. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. The Nile River is the longest river in the world.

5. American Alligator, Boat-Billed Heron, Dwarf Siren

6. Animal American Alligator

7. American Alligator It is a reptile. It is a reptile. Primarily freshwater swamps and marshes, but also in rivers, lakes and smaller bodies of water. Primarily freshwater swamps and marshes, but also in rivers, lakes and smaller bodies of water. It lays 28 to 52 eggs. It lays 28 to 52 eggs. 10-15 feet long. 10-15 feet long. It can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. It can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. They can live 30-40 years in the wild. They can live 30-40 years in the wild. They’re prey is primarily fish, but also insects, crabs, frogs, snails, turtles, snakes, birds, raccoons, otters, deer, and smaller alligators. They’re prey is primarily fish, but also insects, crabs, frogs, snails, turtles, snakes, birds, raccoons, otters, deer, and smaller alligators. They are known to eat already dead animals on occasion They are known to eat already dead animals on occasion

8. Boat-Billed Heron Roosting in tree.

9. Boat-Billed Heron Facts A Boat-Billed Heron is a bird. A Boat-Billed Heron is a bird. They live in swamps and wetlands. They live in swamps and wetlands. It has 2-4 babies. It has 2-4 babies. They are 45/50cm (17 ¾ inches-19 ¾ inches) They are 45/50cm (17 ¾ inches-19 ¾ inches) Their prey is fish and shrimp. Their prey is fish and shrimp.

10. Dwarf Siren

11. It is an amphibian. It is an amphibian. They are 7 to 27 inches. They are 7 to 27 inches. Lay as many as fifteen hundred eggs in a nest at the water bottom. Lay as many as fifteen hundred eggs in a nest at the water bottom. This amphibian is nocturnal. This amphibian is nocturnal. They live in ponds, swamps, ditches They live in ponds, swamps, ditches

12. Water Lilies

13. They are usually pollinated by beetles, not bees. They are usually pollinated by beetles, not bees. The leaves are waxy and water-proof. The leaves are waxy and water-proof. The American Indians made flour out of dried roots by pounding them. The flour was then baked into pancakes. The young leaves and flower buds were eaten as vegetables, seeds eaten fried. The American Indians made flour out of dried roots by pounding them. The flour was then baked into pancakes. The young leaves and flower buds were eaten as vegetables, seeds eaten fried. Water Lilies provide shade that allows more oxygen to dissolve in the water. Water Lilies provide shade that allows more oxygen to dissolve in the water.

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