The document contains summaries of different animal species written by students. It includes summaries of ducks, flamingos, lynxes, kangaroos, elephants, panda bears, orcas, kiwis, marine leopards, cheetahs and giraffes. Each summary is 1-2 paragraphs describing key features of the animal such as where it lives, what it eats, physical characteristics and behaviors.

2. The ducks live in ponds, usually in
groups. They are small animals. They
have got a peak, feathers and paws.
They eat seeds, grain and insects.
They like swimming in the ponds.
They are omnivores. They can fly.
By: José Manuel Alcalde Llergo

3. The flamingo is an oviparous and
omnivore animal. He lives in the lakes of
Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.
They live in groups. They live between 45
and 55 years. Their height is between 0.80
and 1.50 metres. They weigh between 2.5
and 3 kilos. They eat seaweed and
mollusk. They are short and thin. They
have got a small head and a long and
bend beak. Their colour is between pink
or red. They have got long paws. When
born their feathers´ colour is white but
when they grow their colour is pink or red.
By Javier Herrero Porras.

4. The lynx comes from Iberia. It usually lives
about nine years. Lynxes have got a short
tail, strong legs, long and triangular ears,
big hands and spotted skin. The female
lynx weighs between 9 and 10 kilos and
the male lynx weighs between 12 and 13
kilos. They hunt rabbits, mice, ducks,
partridges... but lynxes usually eat rabbits.
Lynx is a mammal and carnivorous feline.
They are animals with great hearing and
they don't live in groups. Also they are in
danger of extinction.
By Irene Salamanca Díaz

5. They live in Australia, Tasmania and New
Guinea. They are shy but dangerous. They
are very tall and strong, the biggest ones can
measure three metros high with the tail.
Also they have got big back legs and small
front legs. They run very fast and they have a
thin head with big ears.
The female kangaroo has a bag where she
takes her little babies. They eat plants and
they live in groups too.
They sleep during the day and they look for
food during the night .
By Irene Salamanca Díaz

6. The African elephant is the largest land
animal in the world. We can identify
elephants by their huge ears shaped the
African continent. Their trunks are very
useful, and used to smell, breathe, drink,
take things (food) and to make sounds.
Only the trunk, has about 100,000
different muscles. Both males and females
have tusks that they use to dig and search
for food or water. Males also use them to
fight each other.
The Asian elephant is slightly smaller than the African. It
distinguished by its small, rounded ears. For everything
else is equal to the African elephant, except that these are
easier to tame. By Juan José García

7. They live in the mountains of China.
Usually they eat bamboo, although they are carnivores
because they eat insects.
The Panda Bear weighs about 70 and 125 kilos.
They spend most of their time sleeping.
They sleep on branches.
The Panda Bear are reproduced in spring.
This is the national animal of China.
There are only 1788 Panda Bear in the world. There are 1600 wild Panda Bears and
188 live in zoos
By Helena García Herruzo

8. The orca is a mammal. It’s carnivore.
The orca male weighs 5.5 tons, and the orca
female weighs about 4.4 tons.
Males measure 9 meters and females 7.7.
They live in all oceans of the planet. They prefer
the cool or lukewarm water.
There are more than 50,000 orcas
The females live about 80-90 years and males live 50-60. They are very social animals.
They live in groups.They eat 160 kg a day. They eat fish and marine mammals. Their
favorites are: seals, all sorts of fish: sharks, mantas, stripes, salmon and herring
This is one of most intelligent animals in the world.
People called them "killer" although there have been very few cases of attacks on
humans.
All these animals are in danger of extinction.
By Helena García Herruzo

9. The kiwi animal isn’t eatable,
but the kiwi fruit, of course is
eatable. It is a very small animal,
like a hen. Its peak is very long
and thick.
Its feathers are long and thick
too, like the hair.
It doesn’t fly because its wings
are very small and weak.
It is originary from New
Zealand.
By Guillermo Olmo Caballero

10. The marine leopard is a marine mammal. A marine
leopard puppy measures 1.5metres and weighs
35kg, and an adult measures 3.6m
and weighs about 600kg.
They are very good hunters because they have got
many long and sharp teeth.
They eat about 20kg of penguins every day thanks to
their sense of smell and sight, which have highly
developed
By Guillermo Olmo Caballero

11. The cheetah comes from
Savannah(Africa). It weighs up to 40 - 65
kilos.
The cheetah eats gazelles. It's has got
brown spots, small eyes, long tail
and long legs to run very fast. It's
yellow. They rarely live in group. They
are good hunters and have got very good
eyesight. They are mammals and
carnivores. The cheetah sometimes lives
in zoos. The cheetah usually lives
about 16 years old.
By María Isabel Moreno Valero

12. The giraffe comes from Savannah(Africa). It
weighs up to 790 - 1300 kilos.
The giraffe eats leaves and plants. It's has got
long neck, long legs, long tongue, long tail
and brown spots. It's yellow. The giraffes run
fast. They usually live in group. They are
very tall. They are mammals and herbivores.
The giraffe
sometimes lives in zoos. The giraffes usually
live about 25 years old and
measure 4 or 5 meters.
By María Isabel Moreno Valero