Wednesday, January 24, 2007

my corrections on the National Geographic report by Mona

Dear Tony

I read about a special type of animal called the Kinkajou, that I have never heard of before and thought they looked pretty cute.

Kinkajous roam around only at night time and never come out during the day. They live about a hundred feet above the ground high in the rain forest canopy. They never had any problems sharing thier trees with humans. Kinkajous barely come down to the ground and always sleep in tree holes. They are about the size of a small house cat. They have sharp claws and rounded ears. Its tail grasps very strongly to the tree branches. It has been said that Kinkajous come from the raccoon family, and are located on the north of South America.

Kinkajous rarely sit together in groups. They are known as solitary animals because they always roam or sit alone on trees. Kinkajous are carnivours. They are carnivours because of their skull structure and their teeth. They eat fruits all the time and certainly do enjoy eating it. Kinkajous have only one pup per year, and nurse it for about four months.

I found this article pretty interesting and I hope everyone else will enjoy it too!

Yours sincerely,
Mona

5 comments:

Tony Beale said...

What do we call animals that eat meat, us included?

Maryam said...

Dear Tony,
The word is 'carnivores':-)
Maryam

Mona said...

carnivours..(spelt with a 'u') :-)

Mona said...

oh, and no 'e' :)

Tony Beale said...

Right first time Miss Maryam

C A R N I V O R E S

No "u'

No "'s"

Trust your instinct!

Tony