Animals in distress!

2021-2022

ANIMALS IN DISTRESS!

CALLING FOR EARTH HEROES!

EBI Praia da Vitória - Margarida Paim

"Perserve our habitat... Stop the destruction"

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LINCE-IBÉRICO/ IBERIAN LYNX

The Iberian lynx (scientific name: Lynx pardinus) is a species of mammal of the Felidae family and genus Lynx, which only exists in some areas of Portugal and Spain. It has many of the typical features of lynxes, such as furry ears, long legs, short tail and a fur collar that resembles a beard. Unlike its closest relatives, the Iberian lynx has a brownish-yellow color with spots. Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, in southern Europe, the Iberian lynx specializes in hunting rabbits. The sharp drop in populations from its main food source, as a result of two diseases, contributed to the feline's decline. The lynx has also been affected by the loss of thicket, its main habitat, by human development, including changes in land use (such as tree monoculture) and by the construction of dams and roads. Being hit by vehicles is the main cause of unnatural death for the Iberian lynx. The Iberian lynx was a critically endangered species until 2015, to now be considered an endangered species. I Captive breeding and reintroduction programs have increased in number. In 2013, Andalusia had a population of 309 individuals in the wild and in December 2014 the first specimens were reintroduced in Portugal. In 2017, the total population of the lynx was 475 specimens. In an attempt to save this species from extinction, the European Natural Life project has started, which includes habitat preservation, lynx population monitoring, and rabbit population management. The Iberian lynx population reached 1111 individuals in 2020 across the Iberian Peninsula, the highest number since there are monitoring programs. The demographic curve of the lynx population allows us to be optimistic and draw scenarios that distance the large Iberian cat from the critical risk of disappearing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6wYGimGEpchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7_ezWzKoA&t=480s

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT SO I HAVE WATER AND FOOD!

Αγρινό - Agrino - Cyprus MoufflonEvanthia Panayi, Dimosio Nipiagogeio Arediou, Cyprus

The Cyprus moufflon- agrino is a kind of wild sheep and is found only in Cyprus. Due to its uniquess , its rarity and grace it is considered a symbol of the island. In Cypriot legislation it is defined as a strictly protected subspecies. The moufflon is the biggest animal of the Cyprus fauna and lives on the island for more than 8000 years. Today it can be found in restricted areas of Paphos and Troodos mountain. There are 3000 moufflons living on the island today. They are very shy and agile. they move very fast on the steep slops of the mountains. Due to the climate change the summers in Cyprus have become longer and hotter . And in addition less rain falls every year on the island. This has a hard impact on the vegitation of the moufflons and there is water shoratge for the animals. The drought makes it difficult for their survival.For more information about the moufflon:http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/9DF5E75224303760C22581290026F57E/$file/The%20Cyprus%20mouflon%20-%20Four%20fold%20flyer.

Giant anteater

Barbara Trivelliinfo from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater

The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), also known as the ant bear, is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, it is the biggest of this family and it is mostly terrestrial.It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage. The giant anteater is found in multiple habitats, including grassland and rainforest. It forages in open areas and rests in more forested habitats. It feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its fore claws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them. Though giant anteaters live in overlapping home ranges, they are mostly solitary except during mother-offspring relationships, aggressive interactions between males, and when mating. Mother anteaters carry their offspring on their backs until weaning them.The giant anteater is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It has been extirpated from many parts of its former range. Threats to its survival include habitat destruction, fire, and poaching for fur and bushmeat, although some anteaters inhabit protected areas.

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"Save Tigers so your children can see me!"

Sources : https://www.wwf.gr/ & https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tiger

Tigers

7th Kindergarten of Ierapetra (Dimitra Aggelakoudi & Maria Stamataki)

There are two recognized subspecies of tiger: the continental and the Sunda . The largest of all the Asian big cats, tigers rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell for hunting. They typically hunt alone and stalk prey. A tiger can consume more than 80 pounds of meat at one time. Tigers generally gain independence at around two years of age and attain sexual maturity at age three to five. Males of the larger subspecies,may weigh up to 660 pounds. Within both subspecies, males are heavier than females. Individuals mark their domain with urine, feces, rakes, scrapes, and vocalizing. Tigers have been known to reach up to 20 years of age in the wild. About half of all cubs do not survive more than two years. Across their range, tigers face unrelenting pressures from poaching, retaliatory killings, and habitat loss. They are forced to compete for space with dense and often growing human population. The tiger is now threatened with extinction worldwide. 97% of its population has been lost in the last 100 years. Only 3,200 tigers remain free in the wild, far fewer than those trapped in zoos around the world. Tigers are a critical part of ecosystems and cultures. If forests are emptied of every last tiger, all that will remain are distant legends and zoo sightings!

PENGUINS

With global warming, billions of tons of glaciers are melting at the poles. Climates are changing. Glaciers are melting. Millions of tons of glaciers disappear each year. Recent research has revealed that enough glaciers melt each year in Russia's Arctic to fill 5 million Olympic swimming pools.Between 2010 and 2018, it was understood that the two archipelagos in the region lost 11 billion tons of ice per year.The amount of melting glaciers is enough to submerge the Netherlands by about 2 meters.Temperatures twice as high in Greenland The air temperature in Greenland also reached twice the normal. The temperature reaching about 20 degrees accelerates the melting of glaciers.So much so that by the end of the century, the melting in Greenland could cause sea level to rise between 5 and 33 centimeters. Increasing air and ocean water temperatures play a key role in melting glaciers. The thinning of the ice significantly affects the balance in the polar regions.Emperor penguins in danger of extinction Action is taken on the decrease in the habitats of penguins living in Antarctica. The inclusion of Emperor Penguins living in the South Pole as an endangered species is debated. According to the data, the number of penguins living in Antarctica could decrease by 26 to 47 percent by 2050.https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/her-yil-5-milyon-olimpik-yuzme-havuzunu-dolduracak-kadar-buzul-yok-oluyor-599730.htmlNafiye SICACIK Efeler Zübeyde Hanım Hanım Anaokulu Aydın /TURKEY

For more information about the Polar Bear:https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutup_ay%C4%B1s%C4%B1

Mine SERHAT Atatürk İlkokulu Ortaca-MUĞLA/TURKEY

POLAR BEAR

The polar bear is the largest carnivore living on land, especially in the poles and also known as the manatee. The white polar bears are advantageously hidden thanks to their colors. They travel for miles on ice floes in search of food. Their fur is quite thick and provides protection from the cold. Seafood and seals are the main food sources. Polar bears, which are in danger of extinction, are under the threat of global warming. These creatures living in the North Pole are quite wild. But family relations are quite cordial.The nose and skin of the polar bear are black. Contrary to popular belief, the skin of the polar bear is not white. The skin of the polar bear is translucent. This skin provides both good camouflage and protects against the cold.The destruction of their natural habitats due to global warming threatens the survival of polar bears as a species. The ever-changing environment due to climate change makes it difficult for polar bears to find enough food to survive. Experts warn that polar bears will become extinct this century if steps are not taken to address the problem of climate change.

Başak YILMAZ/ Efeler Zübeyde Hanım Anaokulu Aydın /TURKEY

In order to get nectar, the bees actually visit the flowers that call them to themselves with their vivid colors and beautiful scents. When they collect the nectar, they set out for another flower that they have had their eyes on. However, they also take with them pollen that has contaminated their little bodies. Here, they leave some of them in other flowers they visit. Thus, both the bees are fed and the reproduction of flowering plants is ensured. As a matter of fact, it's not honey that feeds people, it's this. Because bees provide 90% of the pollination of four out of every five plant products that feed the world's population. many species of flowering plants would also be wiped out from the face of the earth. As a result, the herbivorous species that fed on them would perish, and then the carnivorous species that fed on them would become extinct. In other words, if there were no bees, the most critical link of the food chain—that is, flowering plants—would have been broken and the whole chain would have fallen apart in a short time. Hundreds of plant species including apples, melons, watermelons, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, almonds and herbs… Then birds, reptiles, and mammals that feed on them…. Then other mammals and humans that fed on them… We would all starve in that order! Due to the deterioration of the ecological balance and climate change, the number of bees has indeed decreased in recent years. In some places, some bee species have unfortunately gone extinct in the past years! For example, 40% of bees have disappeared in the last 15 years in the USA. There is a significant decrease in the number of bees every year in Turkey compared to the previous year. If we continue to warm the earth, disrupt the ecological balance and spray the fields with chemicals, the question we asked "what if" at the beginning of the article will become a bitter reality! The world will not just be without honey; many species and other species' staple foods will be gone. This informations are retrived from this site: https://kumbaradergisi.com/icerikler/arilar-olmasaydi-ne-olurdu/

BEES

CARRETA CARRETA

6th kindergarten of Egaleo-Stamou Ioanna

Source: https://izmir.ktb.gov.tr/TR-77377/akdeniz-foku.html T.C.Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı İzmir İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü

MEDITERRANEAN SEALS (Monachus Monachus) It is one of the 12 rarest mammals in the world. Until the beginning of the 20th century, Mediterranean monk seals lived on the Mediterranean coast and the East Atlantic coast from Portugal to West African coasts to Senegal with a population of 1000s. However, the world distribution of the species has narrowed and its population has decreased due to wrong and overfishing, loss of habitat and deterioration of the marine ecosystem. The number of Mediterranean monk seals in the world does not exceed 400. Seals love calm and make living areas without sea pollution. In Foça, the coastal town of İzmir, the areas they use as nests are usually the caves on the islands. Since seals are very rare and difficult to breed, there is no entrance to these caves. To protect the seals; With the cooperation of Foça Municipality and Special Environmental Protection Board, in Siren Rocks, where seals are seen intensely; boating, diving, catching seafood and camping on Orak Island are prohibited.+ Therefore, Foça was chosen as a pilot area in 1991 to protect the Mediterranean monk seals. + Henry Ford European Environmental Protection Award was given to Foça Pilot Project in 1998. There are approximately 100 seals living in Turkey. Living Areas: Aegean Region: They live on the Gallipoli Peninsula, between Foça and Datça. Marmara: Marmara and Mola Islands live on the northern coast of the Biga Peninsula. Mediterranean Region: They live on the coasts between Datça-Kemer, between Alanya-Taşucu and between Hatay (Samandağ) and the Syrian border. Black Sea Region: They live between Samsun (Yakakent) and Bartın Strait.

Sukran Yenigelen -Defne-Hatay- Türkiye

Please stop global warming, because our bamboo forests are disappearing, we are also decreasing.

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Elif Doğan- Hacivat Karagöz Anaokulu- Mersin-Turkey

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Thick and mostly white fur, black ears and feet to the cold of the high altitude regions where it lives. There are hairs around the opposite eyes. especially bamboowith the 'dysfunctional thumb' he uses to grasp together they have six toes. Deforestation, the panda's main food source is bamboo deforestationactivities are the most important facing the species. are threats. Panda's habitatsdeterioration by hand; grass collection, tree cutting and some agriculture leading to habitat degradation in regions includes activities such as.• The fragmentation of their habitat makes pandas small causes division into groups.Construction of tourism facilities and The rapid increase in the number of tourists in the forest also includes pandas and seriously disturbs their habitat. Bamboo has a very special reproductive cycle compared to other plants. In a period of only 15-120 years Because it can bloom and reproduce (depending on the species), it can adapt very slowly to changes in climate.Researchers find some bamboo species in panda habitats are disappearing as climate change progresses. Suggests it might. While some bamboo species can settle in new climatically favorable environments, some species may experience significant habitat loss. This projected in bamboo forests and diversity The decline will create a serious barrier to food access for pandas.

Panda

Anabela Aguiar & Fernanda Novo - Portugal

If you want to see me fly, you’ll have to keep shy!

Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle is one of the largest, fastest, nimblest raptors in North America. Lustrous gold feathers gleam on the back of its head and neck; a powerful beak and talons advertise its hunting prowess. You're most likely to see this eagle in western North America, soaring on steady wings or diving in pursuit of the jackrabbits and other small mammals that are its main prey. Sometimes seen attacking large mammals, or fighting off coyotes or bears in defense of its prey and young, the Golden Eagle has long inspired both reverence and fear.Source: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden_Eagle/overview#

Protect my environment and don't give me poisoned food.

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus),is Europe’s smallest and only true long-distance migratory vulture. It is widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa to India. It is an inhabitant of open or semi open areas, nesting on cliffs and less frequently in trees. Egyptian vultures feed mainly on carrion but are opportunistic and will prey on small mammals, birds, and reptiles. They also feed on the eggs of other birds, breaking larger ones by tossing a large pebble onto them. The use of tools is rare in birds and apart from the use of a pebble as a hammer, Egyptian vultures also use twigs to roll up wool for use in their nest. The Egyptian vulture has lived close by mankind from the beginnings of history. It is considered sacred, bringer of spring, a symbol of wisdom, purity and motherhood, etc.In the past it was wide spread but nowadays is a globally endangered species, included in the IUCN Red List as “Endangered”. In Greece there have been left less than 15 breeding pairs. The main reason for their extinction is human activities. Collisions with power lines, hunting, intentional poisoning, lead accumulation from ingesting gunshot in carcasses, and pesticide accumulation take a toll on populations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_vulture https://lifeneophron.eu/#the-egyptian-vulture old stunning creativity, experiences and stories.Theodora Avgeri, 4th Kindergarten of Lykovrisi, Athens, Greece

Aegyptian Vulture

WE NEED TREES TO LIVE AND SHELTER

Carolina Gomez CRA El Pizarral, Segovia, Spain

The population of theALCAUDÓN CHICO has drastically declined, mainly due to the radical transformation of the traditional dry-land agrarian landscapes in which it breeds. Its dramatic decline has led to the listing of the species as "in critical condition": in fact, the trenchcoat is considered the most threatened vertebrate on the Iberian Peninsula. Despite this, the efforts dedicated to preventing its extinction are paying off. In 2020 the species experienced an extraordinary breeding season, with 10 chicks flown from the nest, the highest number in the last six years.

SCARLET FOX

The red fox is a species with the widest geographical distribution compared to other carnivorous species. It can live in a variety of habitats, even in areas close to humans and in areas of intensive agriculture. Among the biggest threats to the red fox are; hunting by poisoning due to its fur, poisoning with agricultural pesticides, and the destruction of its habitats. It is a farmer's friend as it keeps the populations of animals considered harmful to agricultural production, such as foxes and mice, in balance.This informations are retrived from this site: https://www.turkiyenincani.org/turkiyedekidurum/101odaktur/Fatma YAŞA İMKB Fatih Primary School Bingöl/ TURKEY

(Adapted from The Snow Bird: the Rock Ptarmigan in the Aragonese Pyrennes by Juan Antonio Gil)

WINTER

Alicia Pérez Ruiz. CEIP Cesáreo Alierta - Zaragoza (Spain)

Rock ptarmigan (Snow partridge) Lagopus muta Pyrenaica

The rock ptarmigan is a herbivorous bird that lives in the colder parts of the northern hemisphere. It presents physiological and morphological adaptations to cold climates that help to survive in hostile environments and extreme temperatures and allow the birds to camouflage themselves. The rock ptarmigan is the queen of the Pyrenees, but it is very difficult to see. They prefer to live in areas that have almost permanent snow in winter and early spring. There seems to be a population regression for various reason, including ski resorts and GLOBAL WARMING. Natural predation due to asynchrony between the change of feathers and snow permanence increases the species vulnerability to visual detection by predators such as eagles, foxes or corvids.

Kangaroo

Kangaroos possess powerful hind legs, a long, strong tail, and small front legs. Kangaroos belong to the animal family Macropus, literally "big foot." Kangaroos use their strong tails for balance while jumping.​ They are the tallest of all marsupials, standing over 6 feet (2 meters) tall.​ Kangaroos live in Eastern Australia. Informations retrived from this site:https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/kangarooMarta Jarmoszko, Kindergarten 407, Warsaw, Poland

Do not burn the forests, they are my home!

Koala

Vasilaki Irene- Papadaki Dimitra

7th Kindergarten of Ierapetra

The koala is one of the world’s most iconic animal species. It is found incoastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland,New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognizable by its stout,tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose.Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of thesetrees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional andcaloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day!Sadly, being iconic and lovable is not enough to save the koala from the threatof extinction. Although koalas have few natural predators, they are listed as avulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The animal was hunted heavily in the early 20th century for its fur, and large-scale cullings inQueensland resulted in a public outcry that initiated a movement to protect thespecies. Sanctuaries were established, and translocation efforts moved to new regionskoalas whose habitat had become fragmented or reduced. Among the many threats totheir existence are habitat destruction caused by agriculture, urbanization, droughtsand associated bushfires, some related to climate change.

Keep the waters clean!

Anania Oana/Kindergarten with Extended Program Dumbrava Minunata, Satu Mare, Romania

Anania Oana

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STOP CUTTING THE FORESTS!

THE EARTH IS OUR HOME, TOO!

Dorina Topan, Florești Kindergarten, Romania

BROWN BEAR

The brown bear is an animal whose intelligence and adaptability has ensured its survival in the wild today. About 6000 bears live on the Romanian territory. The bear is an animal with a special ability to adapt to the environment, helped by two highly developed senses - hearing and smell. It is able to detect very fine sounds and can hear us even from 300 meters. He loves mountains, vast and dense forests. Recently, Romania has faced a massive deforestation because it has been building a lot and uncontrolled (roads, slopes, houses, holiday homes), without taking into account the loss of biodiversity. Thus, more and more bears were left without habitats (shelter and food), they approached the areas populated by people, and now they are considered a threat.

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ELEPHANTS

Elephants are the largest mammals in the world that live on land.They have a gentle personality and are very sensitive and clever Elephants live in families . All the babies and females follow the oldest and the largest female elephant. Elephants eat leaves, grass and tree barks. They spend as much as twenty hours a day eating. A grown elephant may weigh as much as 80 people.Elephants have very long nose. The long nose of an elephant is called trunk.An elephant uses its trunk to eat and drink.Asian Elephants have smaller ears and tusks than African elephants.The ears of the African elephant are about 1,5 metres long. They flap their ears to cool themselves.They may live seventy years or more. İnfo:www.abcingilizce.net/2013/05/ingilizce-filtanitim-ingilizce-fil-özellikleri.html

Merve Aksoy-Sabriye Toksoy kindergarten-Turkey

PENGUIN

"We don't throw garbage in the sea "

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Penguins are a group of seabirds that cannot fly. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos Penguin, which lives north of Ecuador. Larger penguins retain their body heat more efficiently, so they live in colder climates, while smaller penguins are found in temperate or even tropical climates. Most penguins feed on shrimp, fish, squid and other marine life that fish by diving and swimming underwater. They spend half their lives at sea and half on land. When mothers lose a chick they sometimes try to steal from another, often without success as the other females nearby help the defending mother defend her young. Some species of penguins build their nests in rocky areas. To get there they jump from rock to rock with their feet together. Other species of penguins build their nests underground and even build entire "cities" that resemble anthills. Other species build their nests with stones and in fact the perfect stone is very important for these penguins. For this reason they often quarrel with each other over a stone or steal each other's stone. Penguins are food for various marine mammals and especially for some species of whales, which hide under pieces of ice and wait for the penguins to appear to attack them. To protect themselves they have the white color on their bellies which becomes one with the snow and makes it difficult for someone to see the penguin. Penguins are also food for some birds, such as the Australian Sea Eagle. The black back of the penguins, however, becomes one with the dark waters of the ocean and it is very difficult for someone to see the penguin from above.

Stavroula Alexiou145th Kindergarten of Athens Greece

Eleni Holidou

"Protect the forest.It's our home"

Eleni Eleftheriadou

"Save , save the bear!"

SEA TURTLES

SEA TURTLES Sea turtles are dependent on beaches for nesting. Uncontrolled coastal development, vehicle traffic on beaches, and other human activities have directly destroyed or disturbed sea turtle nesting beaches around the world. For example, lights from roads and buildings disorient hatchlings away from the sea, and vehicle traffic on beaches compacts the sand, making it impossible for female turtles to dig nests. CLIMATE CHANGE All stages of a sea turtle's life are affected by environmental conditions such as temperature—even the sex of offspring. Unusually warm temperatures caused by climate change are disrupting the normal ratios, resulting in fewer male hatchlings. Warmer sea surface temperatures can also lead to the loss of important foraging grounds for sea turtles, while increasingly severe storms and sea level rise can destroy critical nesting beaches and damage nests. POLLUTION Sea turtles can mistake floating plastic materials for jellyfish and can choke on them when they try to eat them. These encounters are often fatal. Lost or discarded fishing gear—called ghost gear—entangles sea turtles and can drown or render a turtle unable to feed or swim. Trash on beaches can trap hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the ocean. Oil spills also poison sea turtles of all ages. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle Marija Tisanić, Lidija Grobenski - Kindergarten Malešnica, Zagreb, Croatia

"Think of turtles. Let's not heat the Earth"

Kindergarten 206 in Poland

The protection of natural habitats is key to the preservation of endangered species. However, due to climate change, these places may change dramatically in just a few decades. Based on, inter alia, climate models, scientists predict that Indian elephant habitats in Nepal and India will decrease by up to 42 percent. The results of this complex study can have a major impact on elephant conservation efforts to identify threatened habitats that require immediate action.https://naukawpolsce.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C33089%2Cslonie-moga-stracic-nawet-42-proc-siedlisk-w-indiach-i-nepalu.html

Don't burn my Home !!!!

2nd Kindergarten of Lagyna

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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) have had a continuous presence in Greece since as early as prehistoric times and is the largest herbivore in Greece and definitely one of the most popular species of the Greek forests. Red deer used to live throughout the Greek mainland. In only a few decades, their populations have been depleted so dramatically that the species is now considered critically endangered according to The Red Data Book of Threatened Animals of Greece (Athens, 2009). By the end of the 20th century, deer had been confined to the peninsula of Sithonia, the mountains of Rodopi and Parnitha. Today, the Sithonia population is extinct. https://contentarchive.wwf.gr/index.php/en/endangered-species/deer

Red Deer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb3iLw0_Rq0

Nimet Kaya ÖZEN Piri Mehmet Pasa Primary Scholl

Their heads are large and hairy. Although their tails are short, their wings are broad and long. The wingspan of some reaches the size of a man. There are also some as small as sparrows. Their beaks are curved, their claws are sharp, they have hook claws and rotating fingers. Its strong claws clamp down on its prey. Owls hunt in complete silence. Its whole body is covered with soft and fine hairs. Feathers are a natural silencer in flight. During the flight, the "flickering" sound of its wings is not heard. Their big eyes are in front of their head, not next to it. Their oversized eyes cannot move in the eye socket. It is fixed in its slots like a car headlight. Owls can control their surroundings by turning their neck 270 degrees, providing a panoramic view. Female owls are larger than males and lay 2-10 eggs. The incubation period is 30-40 days. The eyes and ears of the hatchlings are closed. The length of stay of the offspring in the nest is different.

polar bears

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Anthoula Zisi - 7th Kindergarten of Veria

The largest bear in the world and the Arctic's top predator, polar bears are a powerful symbol of the strength and endurance of the Arctic. The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear.Considered talented swimmers, polar bears can sustain a pace of six miles per hour by paddling with their front paws and holding their hind legs flat like a rudder. They have a thick layer of body fat and a water-repellent coat that insulates them from the cold air and water. Polar bears spend over 50% of their time hunting for food. A polar bear might catch only one or two out of 10 seals it hunts, depending on the time of year and other variables. Their diet mainly consists of ringed and bearded seals because they need large amounts of fat to survive. Polar bears rely heavily on sea ice for traveling, hunting, resting, mating and, in some areas, maternal dens. But because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change–the primary threat to polar bears Arctic-wide–polar bears were listed as a threatened species in the US under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008. As their sea ice habitat recedes earlier in the spring and forms later in the fall, polar bears are increasingly spending longer periods on land, where they are often attracted to areas where humans live.

Isabel Mota, EBI Praia da Vitória - Lajes, Azores - Portugal

SEAHORSE

Hippocampus is a genus of bony fish, belonging to the family Syngnathidae, of temperate and tropical marine waters that encompasses the species known by the common name of seahorse.Seahorses are characterized by having an elongated head, with filaments that resemble the mane of a horse, and for exhibiting mimicry similar to that of the chameleon, being able to change color and move the eyes independently of each other. They swim with their bodies upright, quickly moving their fins.They usually measure between 15 and 18 centimeters, but can measure from 13 to 30 centimeters, depending on the species, weighing between 50 and 100 grams. They live in waters of temperate and tropical climate regions.The species of this genus are carnivorous. The reproduction of seahorses usually occurs in spring. To reproduce, seahorse females give preference to the larger male's body size and who has more ornaments on their body. In the course of males getting a female to reproduce, they also need to lure her in by doing a mating dance. Reproduction begins when the ova of the species are transferred from the incubator pouch of the female to that of the maleSeahorses are very sensitive beings and humans can play an active role in the protection of these endangered animals.https://umsoplaneta.globo.com/biodiversidade/noticia/2021/07/12/carismaticos-cavalos-marinhos-correm-risco-de-extincao.ghtmlhttps://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalo-marinho

"Save the seahorses"

Maria Cristina Camacho, Agrupamento de Escolas de Aljustrel - Portugal

Penguins are in danger

Let's alert people to the problem of ice caps that are melting and penguins are left without home/habitat and without food to live on.

Mina Brotas, Agrupamento de Escolas de Aljustrel - Portugal

"O Lince-Ibérico"

The Iberian lynx is considered the most endangered feline in the world and the only one considered Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.This decline was mainly due to two factors: the regression of its main prey, the rabbit, as a result of viral diseases (myxomatosis, hemorrhagic fever), abandonment of traditional agricultural practices and some inappropriate hunting practices; and the loss and deterioration of their habitat, Mediterranean scrub and woodland, namely due to their replacement by plantations of exotic and/or fast-growing forest species (eg eucalyptus, maritime pine),

Maria Ana Pereira,Kindergarten of Aljustrel - Portugal

Endangered Butterflies

Global warming could be largely responsible for the disappearance of butterflies. "If in the next century nothing is done in terms of global warming, 50 years from now, there are species that will disappear".

Maria Petrou, Kindergarten Arediou, Cyprus

Sources: https://litcaf.com/atlantic-humpback-dolphin/ https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/blogs/are-dolphinsendangered#:~:text=Yes%2C%20dolphins%20are%20endangered%20and,and%20six%20subspecies%20are%20endangered.

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin is one of many dolphin species that have been added to the long list of endangered animals. The unique characteristics of this specie of dolphin is its elevated and rounded dorsal fin. It is grey in colour with lighter speckles markings along the ventral. The Atlantic humpback dolphin is considered “critically endangered,” while it's greatest threat to survival is incidental bycatch by fisheries. These dolphins are mostly found in shallow waters off the coast of West Africa, thus they’re extremely vulnerable to the gillnets set by local fishermen. Atlantic Humpback dolphins are also susceptible to the “marine bushmeat” trade, as well as marine pollution. Today, it’s estimated that only 1,500 individuals are left in the wild. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, five species and six subspecies are endangered.

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

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