Halloween safety tips

Attention, animal lovers, it's almost the spookiest night of the year! Halloween... The ASPCA recommends taking some common sense precautions this Halloween to keep you and your pet safe.

1. No tricks, no treats: 

That bowl of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for pets. Chocolate in all forms—especially dark or baking chocolate—can be very dangerous for dogs and cats. Candies containing the artificial sweetener, which can poison your pets.

2.   

Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, but they can produce stomach upset in pets who nibble on them.

3. 

Wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations should be kept out of reach of your pets. If chewed, your pet might suffer cuts or burns, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock.

4. 

A carved pumpkin certainly is festive, but do exercise caution if you choose to add a candle. Pets can easily knock a lit pumpkin over and cause a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting burned or singed by candle flames.

5. 

Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don't put your dog or cat in a costume UNLESS you know he or she loves it (yes, a few pets are real hams!). For pets who prefer their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a costume may cause undue stress.

I hope you find these 5 tips, useful and use them, if needed.

Thank you for reading :) 

Halloween

                                                                                                       

ALBATROSS

ALBATROSSES - (Latin) Diomedeidae

This gigantic bird has the longest wing span of ANY bird, and are a spectacular site!

These amazing birds have lived for a long life span of 50 years, When these birds are in a large group they are called a flock.


Size of bird compared to human....

Some albatross species were heavily hunted for feathers that were used as down and in the manufacture of women's hats!   Also Albatrosses drink salt water, as do some other sea birds, this bird is a carnivore too.

An albatrosses wingspan are so big because they can be used to glide across the oceans and strong winds without a break and even keep going for hours!!

Albatrosses are rarely seen on land apart from mating seasons to raise their young. 

Amazon Horned Frog

Amazon Horned Frog, - Ceratophrys cornuta

Up next is.....


This amazing Amazon creature obviously lives in the Amazon and is also the size of a small plate or a tea cup.

Did you know?

Some Amazon villagers wear high leather boots called botas escuerzas to repel attacks by the highly territorial Amazon horned frog.

These amphibians are called an army or colony's when they are in big groups together, there diet is carnivore,When anything smaller than their own bodies happens by, they spring from the mud and swallow their prey whole, locking it in their jaws with their sharp teeth.
Females are usually larger than males and also they have a nickname......
Pac-Man frogs, because of there humongous mouths.

Thanks again for reading.

American Alligator

American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis

Today is......

Photograph by Anne Keiser

This giant scaly crocodile, luckily saved from extinction lives in the swamps and wetlands of  America.

The American Alligator is one of the rare and endangered animals of america....

          Fast Facts

• Type of animals are Reptiles.
• Diet of animal is Carnivore
• This creatures group name is a congregation.

Size compared to human

Did you know.... one of the largest alligators reported is the length of 19.8 ft (6 m) long.

These animals are also very well adapted swimmers and strong ones too.

Thank you for reading!!

 AMBER.S.

Puzzle

 What Animals can you see?
                                How many Animals are there?

AFRICAN ELEPHANT

Next animal on A is.........

     The African Elephant  (Loxodonta africana) 

Elephants are the largest land animal on earth, they are slightly larger than the Asian elephant, but Asian elephants have rounder ears. Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep the animal cool, in the humid climate.
Elephants are mammals and are herbivores, elephants also role in water and spray it on their bodies to keep cool.
Male and Female elephants used to use their task to dig for water and food or for stripping bark off trees, but now male elephants use tusks for fighting!
When elephants are in a group it is called a herd.
An adult elephant can consume 300 pounds of food everyday!! WOW Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with their young, but adult males (bulls) tend to roam lonely on their own.

Size of elephant compared to 6 ft man......

A

       

The first animal is the Aardvark.....


Latin:  

Orycteropus afer.

Found throughout the land of southern Africa live the species of the Aardvark who with there very keen sense of smell sniff out their favourite food - Termites. 

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

Aardvarks are nocturnal creatures that can live up to 23 years they are also a mammal and an omnivore which eats both plants and  other insects or animals.

DID YOU KNOW?...

An aardvark's tongue can be up to 12 in (30.5 cm) long and is sticky to help extract termites from the earthen mounds.

A female Aardvark only gives birth to one newborn every year!!