Firefly
There are fireflies in the western US they just don’t glow. The firefly is actual a beetle not a fly. Almost 100% of the energy from the reaction is emitted as light. Found at: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/fireflies-12-things-you-didnt-know-about-lightning-bugs
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They use sensory nodes on there heads to hunt at night because they have poor eyesight.
Some species have been known to grow up to 5.9ft. They have large flaps of skin on there body helping to absorb more oxygen to breath. Found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_salamander?scrlybrkr=a494efac Peafowl
Peacocks are males, peahens are females, and peafowl are a collective group. A peacocks feathers in the back are used for a display in matting. Peafowl can fly to some degree, they can fly into trees but cannot fly long distances. Hummingbirds are native to the Americas and are not naturally found anywhere else.
The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world at 2.25 inches long. 25-30% of a hummingbird's weight is it pectoral muscles used for flight. Found at: https://www.thespruce.com/fun-facts-about-hummingbirds-387106 Giant Salamander
They use sensory nodes on there heads to hunt at night because they have poor eyesight. Some species have been known to grow up to 5.9ft. They have large flaps of skin on there body helping to absorb more oxygen to breath. Found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_salamander?scrlybrkr=a494efac Savannah Monitor
The largest savannah monitor can grow up to 5 feet long weighing 13 pounds. They live in sub saharan Africa and into the congo, eating toads, small mammals, snakes, birds, lizards, and eggs. Also they are kept as pets. Found at: http://www.animalspot.net/savannah-monitor.html Wolverine
Wolverines live all throughout the more northern areas in northern hemisphere throughout Canada and Russia. These places commonly have snow and wolverines will use this snow as a place to preserve their food. Wolverines feet when taking a step become twice the size as compared to not taking a step and this acts like a built snowshoe. Found at: https://www.livescience.com/27461-wolverines.html Red tail hawks live all year round in most of the US and Central America, but during the summer some red tailed hawks will far as far north as Alaska. Red tail hawks are surprisingly large a large female can be the size of a 30 pound dog but only weigh 3 pounds. In movies with a eagle or hawk screeching chances are it is a red tailed hawk. Found at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/lifehistory |
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