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Impressive Iguanas

There are only three reptiles in the whole book, and I chose Iguanas to be in here because if you’re going to have lizards in a book you can’t not mention the Iguana. Iguanas are the quintessential lizards. Scaly and peaceful, these lizards are found in many habitats. There are both land and marine iguanas!Continue reading “Impressive Iguanas”

Hip Honey-badgers

When I first decided I’d use the honey badger for this book, I chose it because of it’s unique relationship with the honey-guide bird. However, when I researched it to learn more, I got a pleasant surprise! The honey-badger is quite the fascinating animal! It is not a honey specialist as it’s name suggests, insteadContinue reading “Hip Honey-badgers”

Great Geckos

I chose geckos for the letter G because are really unique, cute, and amazing reptiles. Geckos are most well known for, of course, the adhesive pads on their feet that allow them to cling to any surface at any angle using what is basically static electricity. However this is far from the only unique thing!Continue reading “Great Geckos”

Fantastic Fireflies

Fireflies, sometimes called lightning bugs, can often be seen glowing by thehundreds in grassy fields on summer evenings. Most species feed on pollen,and glow various shades of yellow. Though rare, there are also blue andgreen fireflies. I learned about the green ones (called Photuris Fireflies) firsthand after an interesting experience I had as a kid.Continue reading “Fantastic Fireflies”

Excellent Earthworms

People don’t often think about earthworms, they’re such humble creatures we often overlook them, or dismiss them as gross. Which is a shame, because these little critters are amazing. I’ve always liked them, they’re so different than every other creature we see on a regular basis, and so important too. That’s why I decided toContinue reading “Excellent Earthworms”

Dazzling Discus

The discus is a beautiful fish, and quite unique. I first chose to put this animal for the letter D because of it’s intense beauty, and was glad of my choice for it’s uniqueness. This was one of the animals I didn’t know a lot about before writing this book. A new thing to learnContinue reading “Dazzling Discus”

Cool Cassowaries

Cassowaries are another animal that has captured my imagination ever since I first heard of them. So I knew they had to be included in the book as well. There is something about this dinosaur-like wild creature that is fascinating. Cassowaries are a keystone species in rain-forests in New Guinea and other nearby islands. TheyContinue reading “Cool Cassowaries”

Bombastic Bombardier Beetles

Ever since I was first introduced to these creatures by one of my teachers I’ve been fascinated by them. I knew that they had to be the animal for B right away, they may not be anywhere near the only animal that uses chemicals to defend themselves, but they are certainly the only animal thatContinue reading “Bombastic Bombardier Beetles”

Welcome to my blog!

Hello! Welcome to my blog. The current plan is for me to publish stories and more information on each of the animals in the book once a week. After that we’ll see where this goes. Each of the animals chosen for this book were chosen because I found them interesting or fascinating in some way,Continue reading “Welcome to my blog!”

The Awesome Albatross

I chose each animal in this book for a special reason, and what better animal to start off the journey through the book than the majestic bird known for long journeys: The albatross! The albatross is built for flying incredibly long distances. To save energy on the journey, they have mastered gliding on the wind.Continue reading “The Awesome Albatross”