This document is an alphabet book describing various animals from A to Z. It provides 1-2 sentences of information about each animal's key characteristics, such as physical description, habitat, diet and behavior. Some of the animals featured include the aardvark, blue whale, cardinal, dolphin, elephant, flamingo, groundhog, hummingbird, ibisbill, jellyfish, koala, lion, moose, northern bottlenose whale, orca, penguin, quokka, rhinoceros, shoebill, tiger, urchin, vampire bat, walrus, xenops, yak, and zebra.

1. ANIMALS An alphabet book By Jonathan Murray

2. A is for Aardvark An aardvark is a large mammal that eats ants Aardvarks are located in Africa Aardvarks have a nocturnal behavior

3. B is for Blue whale the biggest animal that ever lived part of the rorquals family reach speeds of 50 kilometers per hour

4. C is for Cardinal has a short, wide, bill Found in north and south America It likes to eat seeds

5. D is for Dolphin A dolphin is a carnivore They are intelligent Has a playful additude

6. E is for Elephant Elephants are from 8-10 feet tall at the shoulder One type has two large tusks Is the largest land mammal

7. F is for Flamingo Eats with it’s head upside down Are pink because they eat shrimp Are wading birds

8. G is for Groundhog Are rodents Are lowland creatures Are also called woodchucks

9. H is for Humming bird Weighs less than a penny Has extremely flexible wings Feeds on nectar

10. I is for Ibisbill Adult legs are red Has a giant beak Lives in Asia

11. J is for Jellyfish Are invertebrates Has stingers at it’s bottom Top is of jellyfish is called the bell

12. K is for Koala Located in Australia Are marsupials Eats eucalyptus leaves

13. L is for Lion Lions live in groups called prides Males have a large mane Lions are the 2 nd largest “big cat”

14. M is for Moose Moose are the largest members of the deer family Male moose grow the largest antlers in the animal kingdom Moose are territorial

15. N is for Northern bottlenose whale Reach lengths of 7-9 meters Is a beaked whale Has 2-4 teeth on it’s lower jaw

16. O is for Orca Orcas are known as killer whales Shamoo is an orca Orcas feed on seals

17. P is for Penguins Penguins are flightless birds Penguins are great swimmers Penguins live in Antarctica

18. Q is for Quokka Are marsupials They live in Australia Can go long periods of time without water

19. R is for Rhinoceros There are 5 different species They live in Africa and Asia Has one, two or no horns

20. S is for Shoebill Is a massive bird Has a broad beak Lives in Africa

21. T is for Tiger Live in Asia Are the largest “big cat” Their stripes are for camouflage

22. U is for Urchin, or sea urchin Their shell is round and spiny Live in oceans over the world Humans eat them

23. V is for Vampire bat Drinks blood (don’t worry, usually animals) Body size of an adult’s thumb Uses echolocation

24. W is for Walrus Has giant, ivory tusks Live in artic regions Migrate in spring

25. X is for Xenops Are small birds Eats insects Bill or beak has an upturned tip

26. Y is for Yak Lives in Asia Are herd animals Domestic yaks are smaller than wild yaks

27. Z is for Zebra Are members of horse family Their stripes are unique Live in Africa

28. Bibliography Enchantedlearning.com Wikipedia.com Google.com Answers.com Austrailian-animals.com