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ALL ABOUT CHINESE
ANIMALS
By: Maya Arden & Sophia Villani
Today, you will learn about 6 Chinese animals.
You will learn about the Chinese Alligator,
Chinese Crocodile Lizard, Giant Panda,
Golden Monkey, River Dolphin, Chinese
Sleeper. They all live in China. There are 3,800
species of fish and hundreds of amphibians
and reptiles species live in the rivers and lakes
of China. Also, China has more than hundreds
of animal species.
ENDANGERED
The top 10
endangered species in
China are, the Giant
Panda, White Fang
Dolphin, Golden Stub
Nosed Monkey, South
China tiger, Crested Ibis,
Brown Eared Pheasant,
Chinese Alligator, Black
Necked Crane, and Pere
David’s Deer. The Chinese
government has created more
than 1,200 reserved to protect
Chinese animal species.
Expanded deserts in China
shrink the animal habitat.
Some endangered animals
Mammals
There are many
mammals in China. Some
mammals in China are only
found in china. An example
of that is a Giant Panda and a
River Dolphin. Also
mammals in China are the
same as some you would find
in other countries. They all
are warm blooded and give
birth to their babies. Though
some animals you will learn
about today live in the water
like the River Dolphin.
These are some Chinese Mammals
River Dolphin
The River Dolphin
lives in China. When the
River Dolphin grows up to be
an adult it is bubble gum
pink. Also River Dolphins are
rare. The River Dolphin is a
mammal not a fish. They
come up to the surface for
oxygen. They also give birth
to their young. The young
drink their mothers milk. The
adult River Dolphin weighs
up to 70-110 kilograms.
This is a River Dolphin washed up
on shore with sand all over her
Giant Panda
The Giant Panda lives in
China. They have black
pounders around their eyes.
Also the giant panda’s a shape
of a typical bear. The panda’s
diet is 99% bamboo. In
addition the Giant Panda is
the most endangered animal
species in China.
This is a giant panda eating bamboo
Reptiles
Reptiles in China
are the same reptiles you
would see any where else
on earth. They are all cold
blooded and give birth to
their babies by eggs.
Though some live in the
water like one you will
learn about today the
Chinese Alligator. Also
some of the reptiles are
endangered species.
This is a Chinese Alligator. If you look
close you will be able to see their
strong teeth
Chinese Crocodile lizard
The Chinese Crocodile
Lizard lives in cool forests in
China. It’s pray is insects,
snails, tadpoles and worms.
They are 40-46cm and (16-18in)
long. This is the only species in
the monotypic genus family.
Also the male is more colorful
than the female especially
during breeding season. A
study in 2008 estimates there
are only 950 Crocodile Lizards
left in China.
This is a Chinese
Crocodile Lizard
resting/sleeping.
Chinese Alligator
The Chinese Alligator is
only native to china. It lives in the
lakes & river of Tai, Yangtze,
Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.
Though the species is endangered.
Usually the Chinese Alligator is
only length of 5 five feet and a
mass of 80 pounds (36 kg). Large
males have reached 7 feet (2.1m)
in a length and 100 pounds (45kg)
weigh. Scientist think that the
Chinese Alligators reaches 10 feet
(3.0m) in centuries past.
This is a Chinese
Alligator looking for
food
Chinese Sleeper
Now you are going to learn about a
type of fish called the Chinese Sleeper or Amur
Sleeper, it lives in Northern China. It eats
animals including other young fish and gnats
worms. It’s afresh water fish in the monotype
family or Perccot Odontobutidae genus. It
prefers to live in rivers. The fish is sometime
misspelled as glehni or glenhi . The size is 10-20
cm max 25 cm. They are overall brownish with
large dark patches sometimes a checker or strip
pattern.
This is a Chinese
Sleeper traveling back
to it’s home
Hope you learned a lot today. There so many animals in
china big or small, cute or scary. The animals in china are very
interesting and there a lot of facts you can learn a lot about them.
But some are endangered and that’s not good.