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Fourth graders researched unusual animals they had never heard before and created an acrostic poem with the facts they learned about their animal.

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Page 1: Animal Acrostics
Page 2: Animal Acrostics

ailislong

nimalwithlargeeyes

areintheU.S.A

mallmammal

ndonesiarainforestslivers

arsarebig

otatetheirheadsinacircle

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heyliveinMadagascar

atssmallinsects

ameof30otherspeciesliketheheadgehog

areanimal

atsfruits

anhibernate

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ALLABIESAREMARSUPIALS.

NDLONGTAILS.

IveinAustraliaNewGuinea.

Iveinsociolgroups.

Lsoarecalledmacropods.

Irthtooneoffspring.

Ongwallabieslivefivetotenyears.

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DEEPSEAANGLER

IVESDEEP

LDERLYITLIVES

ATSBIGGERFISHTHENTHEM

OLEITLOOKSLIKE

TRANGEACHDEEPSEAANGLERISSMALLTTHEBOTTOMOFTHESEA

NGLERFISHITISOTBIG

ULPINGBIGGERFISHDOWNURESPREYNTERSUNDERWATERCAVES

UNNINGTHEYDON’TDO

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uildsdams

atswood

fastswimmer

erybigaboutthesamesizeofasmalldog

xrasharpteeth

egoodswimersa

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Reclusehave6eyesEncloseseggsinathin,whiteeggsackCountryRecluseliveinistheUnitedStatesofAmericaLay30‐90eggsataZmeUsesitspoisontoparalyzetheinsectsitpreysonSkinisbrownEyesarearrangedin2groupsof4

ByClaytonN.

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CORMORANTOCCURTHROUGHOUTWORLDRAREBIRDMORETHEN30INCHESTALLONLYEATSFISHREALLYPOWERFULBILLSATLANTICNEWBRUNSWICKISWEREYOUCANFINDTHEMTHEBIRDDIVESBELOWTHESURFACE

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C

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Y

P

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oatsaremadeoftheirfur

utstandingswimmer

outhinktheirpests

ondsiswheretheylive

nitedStatesiswheretheylive

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DeerliveinnorthAmerica

EvenitcarriesgermsEatsabillbird

RelatedtoahorseflyFliesLiketobitepeople

YoungandLi^le

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Oxhoundissturdyandheavyboned.

neoftheoldestbreedsofhounds

‐Outpe_ngora^enZonfrompeople

Eightisabout23inches

ldEnglishhound

usuallyweighsfroms60to75pounds.

OuwanZngtobegmuch.

AZngbacktothe1700’s.

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rowupto23to27inches

ealcutewhencubs.

lwaysclimbtrees.

oungonesarecalledcubs.

emalesaretheonlykindofgrayfoxesthatcanhavecubs.

nlyhasfourtoes.

outAmericabecausetheyliveinCanada.

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ACKAL

BOUT14inches[36cenZmeters]highattheshoulderand2to½feet[61to76cenZmeterslong.

reaturethatlooksmorelikeafoxthanadog.

illsreallynothing.

Nanimalthatfeedsoncreaturesitfindsdead.

IvesinAfrica,Asia,andEasternEurope.

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Knowswhatmaterialstouseforitsnest.InsectsNestGivesbirthBeemarZnisanothernameforKingbird.ItlivesintheUnitedStatesandinCanada.RealnameisEasternKingbird.Doeseatveryfewbees.

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ight

t’sscienZficnameiscardueliscannabina

OrthenAfricaiswheretheylive

Estsmadewithfeathersorfur

atseeds

ravelseveryyear

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asaverypointyback

nlyeatsinsects

egularlyfoundlivinginthedesertotherwiselivingasapet.

otlivingaroundhere.

atsanythingaroundsuchasinsects.

osenteatmeat.

ivesinhotdrydeserts.

sanamefor14differentspeciesforNorthAmericanlizards

oosarehomestomanytyepsoflizards.

Desertanimal

arelyfoundaroundwerewelive

osenteatanytypeofmeat

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Motmotisthenameofafamily

Ofenlivesincentralandsoulthamerica

Tunnelsitlivesin

Motmotshavefeathersofblue,blackgreenandcinnimon

Outofsoulthamerica

Threeorfourlegs

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rayfur

are

whiteundercoat

horter

tubbier

idesinsmallplaces

fenfondindryplaces

lanteater

owerover

atsinsects

atherfoundinasmallplace

anykindsoftracks

utsideanimales

susallythreeorforyoungataZme

amesizeashousemice

atsgrasshoppers

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ROBOSCIS

ESULTALLMONKEYSHAVEABODYPRIMARILYSUITEDFORLIVINGANDMOVINGTHROUGHTREES

NEBABYATATIME

ORNEOISWEREITLIVES

ONEMONKEYWITHABIGNOSE

OMTIMESTHEYHAVETWINS

OLORFULANDITSCOLORSAREGRAY,ORANGE,ANDWHITE

S21TO30INCHESTALL

CIENTIFICNAMEISNASALISLARVATUS

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uckssap.

antsareaninsecttheyeat.

ecksholesintreestogetsapout.

apsuckershavethesamehabitatsaswoodpeckers.

sesitsbeaktosucksap.

rownshapesareonthemalesapsucker.

illsantsbyeaZngthem.

njoyseaZngants.

elatedtothewoodpeckerfamilypicidae.

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