Animal Report: Naked Mole-Rats -- By Mickey

The ugliest animal I've ever seen!

Did you know that naked mole rats can't feel pain in their skin? That's not even the weirdest thing about them!

Charecteristics

Diagram of a naked mole-rat.

Cross section of a mole-rat burrow.

The  naked mole rat is a very ugly animal and also funny to look at. Their noses look like pigs and they have no hair on their bodies. The funniest thing is the mole rat looks like my grandfather, because its skin is wrinkly all over.


Habitat

The naked mole rat lives in underground tunnels. They are found in East Africa, predominanty in southern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Solmalia.
     
Diet
Naked mole rat don't eat much variety. They mostly eat tubers. Sometimes they eat their own poop. Gross!

Behavior
Naked mole rats live together in colonies. They separate jobs, like workers, protectors and a queen. They are the only mammals who do this.

Conclusion
I think the naked mole rats are the weirdest mammals I've ever heard of.

Animal Report: King Cobras -- By Mickey

                                                         

One bite from a king cobra has enough venom to kill 20 people. That might sound bad, but their venom is also used as a medication to help people.

Characteristics

A king cobra standing at attention.

King cobras are a species of reptile. Their colors are green and dark green and they grow up to 2 meters long. Their long fangs have enough venom to kill an elephant -- or 20 grown men.

Habitat

King cobras live in the forests of southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia.

The range of king cobra habitation stretches from the Philippines in the east to India's west coast.

Diet

This cobra is eating a mouse.

King cobras eat other snakes, lizards, eggs, and small mammals, like rats and mice.


 Behavior

King cobras open their hoods to look fearsome just when they fight. King cobras can see above 300feets! Also, it can hear some sound we make.

This cobra is fighting a mongoose, its only natural enemy.

Conclusion

Someday I wish to catch a king cobra.