Animal Facts for Kids Emperor Penguin Emperor penguins spend their entire lives on Antarctic ice and in its waters. They survive—breeding, raising young, and eating—by relying on a number of clever adaptations. These flightless birds breed in the winter. Finally, after about two months, the females return from the sea, bringing food they regurgitate, or bring up, to feed the now hatched chicks. As the young penguins grow, adults leave them in groups of chicks called crèches while they leave to fish. peoplemovin - A visualization of migration flows CreekWatch Electronic Zoo Animal Species Text and Non-Netscape Browsers, [Start Here] Select a Species from the Pick List, the Image Map above, or the Menu below. Return to: Biology For Kids - KidsBiology.com
2. – Ngāti Tūwharetoa The arrival of Te Arawa Ngāti Tūwharetoa trace their origins to the Te Arawa canoe, although they have not been involved in the tribal affairs of Te Arawa. When the people of the Te Arawa landed at Maketū from Hawaiki, relations were strained between the captain, Tamatekapua, and Ngātoroirangi, a powerful high priest. Ngātoroirangi, whose family had arrived on the Tainui canoe, left to claim new lands in the interior of the country. These lands are the ancestral home of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The high priest and his followers moved down the coast to the mouth of what is now the Tarawera River at Matatā. Tia the explorer At the time when Ngātoroirangi left Maketū, Tia, another chief from the canoe, travelled up the Kaituna River to Rotorua. From there Tia continued west until he came to the Waikato River. Taupō-nui-a-Tia Ngātoroirangi climbs Tauhara and Tongariro Meanwhile the high priest Ngātoroirangi travelled up the Tarawera River to Lake Tarawera. Naming Ketetahi
What's Invasive Invasive species are a threat to native plants and animals, crowding natives, consuming food sources, or acting as fire hazards. We have found that having groups such as schools run short-term "campaigns" is highly effective for locating invasive species. Join the fight against invasive species! Use your Android or iPhone to help us locate invasive species! Step 1. Sign up Step 2. There are currently 249 registered users who have contributed 10824 observations of 216 invasive species in 108 active sites! What is an Animal? Photo credit: David Bygott, Giraffa camelopardalis. CC BY-NC-SA It is estimated that around 9 or 10 million species of animals inhabit the earth; the exact number is not known and all estimates are rough. Animals range in size from no more than a few cells to organisms weighing many tons, such as the giant squid. By far most species of animals are insects, with groups such as mollusks, crustaceans, and nematodes also being especially diverse. By this measure our own group, the vertebrates, is relatively inconsequential from a diversity perspective. All animals are members of the Kingdom Animalia, also called Metazoa. Animal cells lack the rigid cell walls that characterize plant cells. Research continues on the evolutionary relationships of the major groups of animals. References Hickman, C.P. and L. This article was adapted from Animal Diversity Web. License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA
The Biology Corner Legends of Ngatoro-i-rangi, Mervyn Taiaroa Karen Taiaroa-Smithies (Illustrated ) - Shop Online for Books in New Zealand Legends of Ngatoro-i-rangi By Ngatoro-i-rangi was the navigator of the Te Arawa canoe. Animal Keeper Job | Video Video Transcript My name is Juan Rodriguez. I'm an animal keeper here at this Smithsonian's National Zoo. When I was a kid I think the very first instance where I realize I loved animals was when my older brother would bring home injured pigeons and cats and dogs, stray animals and I just fell in love with taking care of animals since I was like seven years old. Becoming a volunteer was sort of the first stepping stone in getting in to this system as a full time employee. They gave me the basics of understanding what my responsibility were and what I needed to do to become a keeper and after I was a volunteer for several months I was able to get a job here, but in terms of formal training I didn't have my degree when I first started back in '97 but as time went on I eventually obtained my Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. On a day to day basis the basic thing that we do is that we want to make sure when we come in the morning they're well, they're not sick, everything's normal.