Third Grade Desert Animals

A Project in Microsoft Word

Coyote

By Christopher G.

My animal is a mammal. My animal likes eat to eat rabbits.

They are mammals.

You should try to stay away from coyotes.

They love swimming.

Coyotes   have 3 to 9 babies at a time.

The Cooper Hawk

By AJ  B. 

My animal is a bird.

The cooper hawk eats birds.  

It was once called the chicken hawk

because of  its diet.

It is closely related to the sharp-shinned hawk.

Gray Fox

By Marcus B.

My animal is a mammal.

My animal eats eggs, insects, birds, fruit, acorns and berries.

They are from the dog family. They can be 32 to 45 inches long. 

The den may be as much as 75 feet long and can have 10 or more exits.

Rock Squirrel

By Kimberly K. 

My animal is a mammal. Rock Squirrels

eat seeds, insects, mesquite beans,

fruits, carrion, small birds, and eggs.

Rock Squirrels are the largest

members of the Scuridae family.

They nearly grow a length of one

foot, not including their long bushy tail.

Gray fox

By Kieran H.

 My animal is a mammal. My animal likes to eat smaller mammals. My animal is the only dog member that can climb a tree. My animal’s house has five exits. The other type of foxes are the red fox, kit fox, and the swift fox.

Gray Fox

By Nader S.

My animal is a mammal. It

Likes to eat birds, insects and eggs. The gray fox is the member of the dog family.

Black Bear

By Thomas c. 

A black bear is a mammal. A

Black bear likes to eat fish. I pick a black bear because it is ferocious.  A black bear sleeps in a cave. A black bear is a forest animal.

The Coyote

By, Megan F. 

The Coyote is a Mammal.  It likes to eat meat.  The Coyote is starting to take advantage of people’s food. The Coyote is also starting to be more dangerous in different ways.  The Coyote is a predator for the Ferret and other animals. The Coyote weighs about 40 pounds.  The Coyote is very interesting

  to me but be careful they are very dangerous!

Bobcat

By Kyle S.

A bobcat is a mammal.

Bobcats like to eat rabbits.

Bobcats have extreme appetite.

River Otter

By Noelle M. 

A river otter is a mammal.  It eats fish, crabs, water insects, and, small mammals. It can dive to 35 feet or more swimming up to 7 miles per hour. It can remain under water for several minutes able to twist, turn, roll, and dive.

King snake

By Cade Smith

King snakes eat turtles, eggs, frogs, and other snakes. A king snake is a reptile. It could grow up to 3 to 6 feet long. They could help you in your backyard if you have frogs, birds, and other snakes because they could eat the animals. 

RATTLE SNAKE

BY KELLIE M.

MY DESERT ANIMAL IS RATTLE SNAKE. A RATTLE SNAKE IS A REPTILE.RATTLE SNAKES EAT BUGS AND BABYS.RATTLE SNAKES CAN BITE YOU AND PUT VENMON IN YOU. BOACONSTRICKTERS CAN BITE BUT THEY DO NOT PUT VENMON IN YOU.BUT THEY CAN SQUEEZES YOU TO DEATH.ABOUT 8,OOO PEOPLE IN A YEAR  RECEIVE VENMON SNAKE BITS IN THE UNITED STATES.WELL NOW YOU KNOW ABOUT RATTLE SNAKES.

BATS

BY Shannon M.

Bats are mammals. They eat insects. Two interesting facts about my animal are little brown bats have a life span of 32 years. There are 1,000 types of bats in the whole world. 

                        Red Tailed Hawk

                        By Justin M.

                        The Red Tailed Hawk is a bird.

                        My animal eats small rodents and snakes.

                        My Red Tailed Hawk lives in grasslands.

                        The Red Tailed Hawk is the biggest Raptor.

                        It is a carnivore. Desert tortoise can live to    

                        80-100 years. They eat  grass. Desert                        

                        Kingsnake lives in the sonoran desert.

Bobcat

By Trevor B. 

My animal is a Bobcat.

It eats rabbits and mice.

     The name Bobcats may have originated

From its short tail.Its 6 or 7 inches long.

Kangaroo rat

By Julia M. 

The name of my animal is the kangaroo rat. My animal is a mammal. It likes to eat seeds.  Most kangaroo rats have large and luminous eyes. Kangaroo rats have small ears that are hairless.

Gray fox

By Vargas M. 

It is a very interesting  animal. It can run 28 mph. It loves to eat stuff , like fruits or acorns and eggs and birds or insects. It can reach 32 to 45 inches long.

The Black Footed Ferret

Annie S.                                              

My Animal is a mammal.   He likes to eat prairie dogs.  They are cute. The Hualapai Indians believed the creatures of the night to be sacred. They all some how survive the desert and keep cool.

                     Chuckwallas

               By .  Keegan  D.                                 

This animal eats fruit leaves and flowers. Chuckwallas lay in the sun before they go hunting for food. They like their body temperature to be 100 to102 degrees. They live near large rocks and boulders.