The document summarizes information about various Irish animals. It describes physical characteristics and behaviors of common lizards, mosquitoes called chironomidae, the tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), several birds including Atlantic puffins, great northern divers, mute swans, little egrets and moorhens. It also provides brief descriptions of rabbits, hedgehogs, and red foxes that are found in Ireland. The document includes images and details about the size, habitat, diet and behaviors of these different Irish animals.

1. Irish animals
Common Lizard
The common lizard is usually about ten to sixteen iches
long, with short legs and short and a long tail and sharp. Its
skin consists of gray,brow or green roungh scales all the
way down their backs. His skin is composed of gray, brow
or green rough scales all the way back

2. The mosquitoes:chironomidae
Are a family of Nematocera diptera worldwide distribution. Many
species look like mosquitoes culicidae family but the wings
do not have scales and their mouthparts are elongated like
those of mosquitoes.it is a very large family with more than
5,000 described species.males are easily distinguished by its
feathery antennae. In the adult flies are sometimes called the
lakes and sand flies.

3. Galeorhinus galeus
The male weighs up to
13.5 kg and is often
found in large groups,but
females are much larger
and are solitary or in
small groups. The
female grows to 36 kg.
Specimen weight:18 kg

4. Irish birds
ATLANTIC PUFFINS
Atlantic Puffins are waterfowl. They are ready to
dive into the sea for fish. During winter,puffins
disperse as far south as the Azores.
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5. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER
Great northern divers, or common loons as they are
known in north America. Divers they are specialised
and powerful underwater swimmers. An adult can be
host to 40 different body parasites.
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6. MUTE SWAN
Mute Swan's got puffed-out back feathers and
gracefully curved neck are well-known
features of this bird.The bill is orange and has
a black knob at the base.

7. LITTLE EGRET
Little egrets inhabit the margins of coastal and
inland water habitats, preferring open areas
with shallow fresh water. They are usually
solitary except when roosting in trees or flying
to roost.

8. MOORHEN
The Moorhen, known also as the 'Waterhen', is a
common and widespread resident, inhabiting
wetland locations throughout Ireland.It is a
medium-sized, sooty bird with long green legs and
bright red, yellow-tipped bill.

9. Irish mammals
Rabbits came originally from south west Europe
and north west Africa. Deliberate introduction to
many countries has been so successful that
rabbits are often considered as pests,abbi

10. Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the
order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found
through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand

11. Red Fox
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes, as well
as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora,
being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the
Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America and the steppes of
Asia.