ANIMAL SCRAPBOOK BY AKIF DANISH

ANIMAL
SCRAPBOOK

P R E PA R E D B Y: M U H A M M A D A K I F DA N I S H B I N M AT D I A H
CLASS: 4 ORKID

SCHOOL: SK KG RINCHING

1. SHARK • A shark does not have a
single bone in it body,
instead it has a skeleton
made up of cartilage.

• Sharks are strong, and
healthy creatures.

• Most sharks live for
about 25 years, while
some can live to be a 100
years too.

• Most kinds of sharks can
swim up to 20-40 miles
per hour.

2. PANDA

• The giant panda is native to
China.

• It has a black and white coat that
features large black patches
around its eyes.

• Pandas are an endangered
species.

• A giant panda cub weighs only
around 150 grams (5 oz) at birth.

• Adult males can weigh up to 150
kg (330 lb).

• Giant panda have a lifespan of
around 20 years in the wild.

3. LION

• Lions are the only cats that
live in groups.

• A group, or pride, can be up
to 30 lions, depending on
how much food and water
is available.

• Female lions are the main
hunters.

• A lion's roar can be heard
up to eight kilometres away.

4. TIGER

• Tigers are easily recognizable
with their dark vertical stripes
and reddish/orange fur.

• The Bengal tiger is the most
common tiger.

• Tigers live between 20-26
years in the wild.

• Adult tigers generally live
alone.

• Unlike most other cats, tigers
are great swimmers and
actually like the water.

5. DINOSAURS • Dinosaur fossils have been found on all
seven continents.

• All non-avian dinosaurs went extinct
about 66 million years ago.

• There are roughly 700 known species of
extinct dinosaurs.

• Modern birds are a kind
of dinosaur because they share a
common ancestor with non-
avian dinosaurs.

• Most dinosaurs had long tails that
helped them to keep their balance when
running.

• Dinosaurs were reptiles animals.
• The earliest named dinosaur found so

far is the Eoraptor (“dawn stealer”).

6. MAMMOTH

• It weighed about 6 tons.
• Some species of mammoths may have been

bigger or smaller.
• Woolly mammoths also had tusks, like you

see on some elephants, but the
woolly mammoth's tusks were much longer
than an elephant's tusks - about 15 feet.
• They used their tusks for fighting each other
and digging in the snow.

7. GORILLA

• Gorillas have hands and feet like humans
including opposable thumbs and big toes.

• Some gorillas in captivity have learned to
use sign language to communicate with
humans.

• Gorillas live in small groups called troops
or bands.

• Gorillas live around 35 years.
• They sleep at night in nests.
• Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet,

feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and
fruits.

• The name rhinoceros means 'nose 8. RHINOCEROS
horn' and is often shortened to rhino.

• There are five different species
of rhinoceros, three native to
southern Asia and two native to Africa.

• All five species of rhinoceros can
grow to weigh over 1000 kg (2200 lb).

• White rhino can weigh over 3500 kg
(7700 lb).

9. POLAR BEAR

• Polar bears live in the Arctic.
• Polar bears have black skin and

although their fur appears white, it is
actually transparent.
• It is the largest carnivore (meat eater)
that lives on land.
• Polar bears use sea ice as a platform
to hunt seals.
• Seals make up most of a polar
bears diet.

10. TORTOISE

• Tortoise has a hard shell.
• It can live a very long time.
• It can live almost anywhere.
• A group of Tortoises is called a Creep.
• The scales on a Tortoise shell are

known as Scutes.
• The colour of the shell indicates origin.
• Tortoises can hold their breath for a

good while.