Email Club

Hands will be taking an email form from now on.
We will send information to your accounts if given.
We may sometimes ask you to forward them on to all your recipents.
This way you will definitly be involved and be helping to make a difference.

AOTW

The Animal of the Week is...
Three-Toed Amphiuma

Distribution: They range from western Alabama to eastern Texas and north through the Mississippi Valley to the southeastern portion of Missouri

Habitat: lakes, marshes, sluggish streams etc.

Food: earthworms, fish, crayfish, molluscs, insects, snakes, tadpoles, frogs and other amphiumas

Size, Body length: Over a metre long!

Breeding: Breeding occurs underwater in winter/spring. The female amphiuma usually lays up to 200 eggs.

Status: Around common-vulnerable.

Question:
What type of animal is a Three-Toed Amphiuma?

Notes:
-I haven't posted another quiz like I said I would; I do that as soon as I can!!!

Mirpy:P

AOTW

The Animal of the Week is...
Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Distribution: Europe-South Africa. Mainly seen in south England

Habitat: South coast (when on migration)

Food: Insects and Spiders

Size, Body length:
The size of a blackbird, around 41 cm?

Breeding: The Hoopoe breeds only occansionally. Pairs breed once annauly

Status: A common migrant.

Question:
Can you describe a hoopoe's call?

Notes:
-The bird quiz has finished. As some know, the prize is quite large. There will be more quizes, maybe one per week.
-No meetings this week (Tuesday the 17th and Friday the 20th)
-From now on there will be a question with every AOTW. The first to answer it correctly and specifically will get a lolly (non--members may answer the question and get a prize too!).
-The AOTW will have more info.
-I have to put the AOTW up every week and run out of ideas. You are free to share ideas about AOTW.
-YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
byebye
mirp:P

Bird Quiz Answers! YAY!!!

Thanks to everyone who gave the Bird quiz a go. These are the answers...
(Note: Some questions have multiple answers).

1# Are Blackbirds black?
Most Blackbirds are black. Chicks may have fluffy grey or brown down, while females always stay brown. Blackbirds also are animals which can be albino (white)

2#How many species of penguin are there?
There are 17 official breeds.

3# What extinct bird was nicknamed, "The Demon Duck"?
Bullockornis or Genyornis. Most of their relatives have been nicknamed, "Demon Ducks"

4# What extinct animals were birds (mainly chickens) related to?
Dinosaurs, mainly big ones like the T-rex

5# What is the Spanish name for penguins?
Pinguino or Penguino. There is no definate answer.

6# What is the Latin name for penguins?
Pinguis or the scientific name, Aptenodytes Forsteri

7# What type of bird is a Hobby?
A small Falcon/ Bird of Prey

8# What is the name of Britain's smallest owl?
The Little Owl (quite obvious, don't you think?)

9# Are Feral Pigeons Endangered rare etc.?
They very common

10# What is a Wren's full scientific name?
Troglodytes troglodytes

Congratulations to these two people who won the Bird Quiz:
Individualist
Piglet

I was going to give out three prizes but no-one other than those two actually answered enough to earn a prize.
Mirp:P

Animal of the Week

The Animal of the Week is...
Grey Seal:

Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean

Habitat: Exposed rocky shores

Food: Fish, Cephalopods and Crustaceans

Size, Body length:
Male: 210cm, Female: 180cm,
Size, Weight: Males: 230kg, Females: 155kg.

Breeding: The gestation period is 11.5 months. The pup weighs about 15 kg at birth and is born with a white coat. Pups gain about 2 kg of weight a day due to the high fat content of their mother's milk . After three weeks of suckling the pup, the female mates again and then leaves the breeding area (rookery).

Status: Lower Risk - Endangered

Bird Quiz Reminder:
Winners will be selected next week. If you still want to win, it isn't too late to do a little research.
I haven't chosen the prize yet, so if you'd like to recommend a prize you can.
mirp:P

Bird Quiz

As a Bird-Fanatic, I just really can't get enough of birds.
So I posted a quiz to keep you engaged to wanting to learn about them.
I will know all the answers, YAY!!!

1# Are Blackbirds black?

2#How many species of penguin are there?

3# What extinct bird was nicknamed, "The Demon Duck"?

4# What extinct animals were birds (mainly chickens) related to?

5# What is the Spanish name for penguins?

6# What is the Latin name for penguins?

7# What type of bird is a Hobby?

8# What is the name of Britain's smallest owl?

9# Are Feral Pigeons Endangered rare etc.?

10# What is a Wren's full scientific name?

You don't have to complete it, but if you do, I will give you a prize (depending on when you finish). If one person finished first and someone else finished after, but had more specific answers, the person who has more specific answers will get the prize!
mirP:P

Animal of the Week-Mara

The Animal of the Week is...

Mara - Rodent

Distribution: Central and South Argentina

Habitat: Open Scub and Grassland

Food: Short grasses and Herbs

Size: 50-75cm long with a 4.5cm tail and weighing 8-9kg

Breeding: Females give birth to 1-3 young after a gestation of 90 days. Within a day the pups start grazing and wandering from the burrow, but they stay near it for up to 4 months, with the mother returning to nurse them once or twice a day.

Status: Lower Risk - Near Threatened

If you are allowed a long internet time, try and find out a few things about this fascinating creature!mirPP.S.The MOTF (member of the fortnight) has been selected!