Capybara!

Hey guys this week I am doing Cabybaras for my animal this week. Capybaras are basically giant guinea pigs. The are the largest rodent on earth and stand about two feet tall. I hope you guys liked my blog about Komodo dragons last week I'm not shure what to do next week so some one could make a request! there is a really cute animal that is called a Patagonian Cavy. I looks like a little deer but is really a rodent. They are related to Capybaras and guinea pigs.

These semi aquatic rodents are found in dense forests near a large body of water.These habitats are mostly found in South America. They eat mostly grass, aquatic plants, seeds and fruit. They live in herds like guinea pigs. The head of these herds is a dominant male. These herds mainly consist of ten to thirty capybaras. Capybaras seldom fight so the male keep order by chasing the other lower ranking males. The capybara also has predators. Some of these are tigers, parana, wild dogs, and pumas.When scared or threatened a capybara will run into the water.

The word capybara means Master of the Grass. This name was given to the capybara by the native people of South America. The capybara is also known as "Water Hog". When capybaras have baby's they are called pups. They are about four to five pups in a litter. A heard of capybaras can have many litters at a time. So, this means that a heard will have about fifteen new pups at a time. When a capybara communicates with others they talk with squeals, whistles, and barks.

Alright, bye folks see you next week. Don't forget to make a request for a animal.

Komoto dragon

Today on mr. Peckens request I am doing the Komoto Dragon for my animal this week. This is a pic of him and their really cute, kinda. They are really big and we have two of them at the zoo in ABQ. So, last week I talked about my new dog Ferguson. Well he is no longer my dog. It all started on Saturday when we took him the the dog park. We were bringing him into the enclosure were the dogs play when this little dog came up and was sniffing him. someting about that Ferguson didn't like so they started fighting. My Mom and I broke them and after the guy left we let him go. About fifteen minits later a lady come in with her pit bull and he tryed to play with Ferguson. My mom and I are not shure who started it but in a flash they were locked together fighting. The owner of the pit bull ran over and started kicking ferguson and broke them apart. My mom and I got home and I hung with my freind for a wile. I walked her home and when I got back my mom said to me: "Ferguson went after Perrywinkle"(perrywinkle is my other dog). That night my dad took Ferguson back to were we got him. So this week I had the worst weekend ever. I would really help to chear me up to comment on my blogg.

Any way enough of my life and back to the Komodo Dragon's live. They are the biggest lizered in the world. They eat meat and hunt down big prey some times. They flick their tungs in the air to catch their preys sent. Komodo dragons are diurnal wich means thay like tho hunt in the day time. Usaly Komodos will settal for any meat but they love rotton meat. The bacteirria from the meat lives in their mouths so any one bitten by a dragon gets a sirriouse infection. If net treated right away this will kill the persin bitten.

Dragons can weigh up to 150 pounds and con be up to 3 meters long. They are the heavest lizards on earth. They have a lorge flat head, a rounded snout. and a large muscular tail. they eat dead animals remains but they ocationaly will hunt down dear, pigs and smaller dragons. Well thats it on my blogg. pleas comment becouse I amd only and sad ond comments make my happy. Net week Im doing cappybarras.

POSSUMS!!!!!!!!!

Hey peeps today on Amy T. request I am doing a blogg about POSSUMS!!!!!!! they are adorable and fuzzy. This week I got a really cute dog and he looks like an Irish Wolf Hound mixed with somthing that were not shure of. Well he is really cute and maby next week I will put a pic of him on my blog.

Well back to possums. Did you know that thry are the only living marsupial in North Amarica? Well they are. They are also resistant to desise because of their low body core temp. They some times get rabies but it is rare. possums don't really hang by their tails. An adults possums tail could not support its body weight. Juvinials may hang by their tails wile learning how to climb.

Mother opposums will carry thier babys on thier back wile foraging for food. When baby possums are born they instiktivly move towered their mom's pouch by holding on with thier frint legs and kick with their back legs. They make very little noise but will hiss quietly in hope of scaring off preditors. Well thats it people. (sniff) I really sad that Amt T. has left this class. Well bye peeps. please comment to chear my up.(sniff)