Elephants are large mammals that are found in Africa and Asia. As their habitats suggest, they are known by the areas they live in.
Their large ear flaps help dissipate heat through the capillaries that carry the heated blood away from the animal’s body and out into the air.
African Elephant
Asian Elephant
Donkeys (asses) are domesticated members of the horse family.
Male donkeys are called “jacks” and are sometimes bred with horses to create mules. Females are “jennys” and the young are “foals”.
Donkeys are often kept in fields with sheep to protect the sheep from predators such as wolves or coyotes.
Despite having a reputation of being stubborn, they can be willing and companionable partners.
Chipmunks are members of the Sciuridae family. These small, striped rodents are primarily found in North America .
They primarily eat nuts, seeds and fruit and other plant matter. Like their larger squirrel cousins, they have pouches on the insides of their cheeks so they can carry multiple items back to their larder in one trip.
Chipmunks can be coaxed to take food from humans and can be kept in captivity. In the wild, their life span is about three years but in captivity, they can live up to nine years.
Badgers are short-legged, nocturnal omnivores that belong to the same family as otters, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
Some of the Eurasian badgers (like the one pictured below) can tip the scales at 40 pounds!
Badgers live in burrows called setts and many have been culled in Europe and the United Kingdom to prevent the spread of rabies and bovine TB.
They are fierce and will go to great extents to protect themselves and their young but can be tamed as kept as pets.
Aardvarks are native to Africa. They’re a medium-sized, nocturnal mammal with a long pig-like snout, which they use to sniff out food. Their diet consists of ants and termites, dug out of their hills using their sharp claws and powerful legs. Their digging ability is also used to create burrows to live in and raise their offspring.
Once again, I’m taking part in the #AtoZChallenge. Last year my subject matter was random, whatever struck my fancy for each letter of the alphabet.
This year, I’ve decided to do a theme for the month – Animals!
Here is the schedule for 2015…
Follow me throughout April and see what I’ve chosen for my Animal of the Day.
March is shaping up to be another busy month here at Celtic Connexions. Be sure to mark your calendars so you don’t miss a single thing. There are Book Tours, author interviews, a St Patrick’s Day party and more!
March 1st – The monthly calendar for the month of March
March 7th – A Spell in Provence by Marie Laval
March 11th – Brady’s Lost Blanket, a children’s book, by fellow 4RV Publishing author, Stephanie Burkhart
March 14th – Interview with Rosemary Gemmell, Scottish author of The Highland Lass (and more)
March 17th – Online St Patrick’s Day party with “virtual” Irish food, drink and traditions along with an interview with Irish author, Sharon Black
March 21st – Interview with Linda Gillard, Scottish author of Cauldstane (and more)
March 25th – A Matter of Temperance by Ichabod Temperance
March 31st – Introduction to April’s #AtoZChallenge month. You’ll find out what the challenge is all about and what I’ll be blogging about throughout the month of April.
I’m always happy to host fellow authors for interviews, cover reveals, or book launch parties.
If you’d like to be a guest here at Celtic Connexions, you can contact me at Celtic Connexions.
Ah… good night folks. This month has been a blast but this gal is tired and is off to catch some Zzzzzs.
I love my sleep and I don’t think I snore, although I have been told otherwise. Have also been told that when I fall asleep watching telly and the dog snores along with me, someone has to turn the volume up to hear over us. I don’t believe a word of it. I mean, I’ve never heard myself.
Hope you’ve enjoyed following my blog as I endeavoured to come up with interesting posts for each letter of the alphabet from A to Z.
I remember having a number of yo-yos throughout my childhood – wooden, plastic, large and small.
The one pictured below is similar to the ones I had that usually came once a year in a Christmas stocking.
There are even yo-yo competitions. So if you think you’re up to the challenge, get practising and maybe someday you’ll be off to the World Championships!
You can check out the various types of yo-yos at Duncan Toys.
X marks the spot in treasure maps showing the location of the buried bounty. These treasure maps were a staple in pirate stories.
Where else have you seen X marks the spot?