R-E-P TO THE I-L-E-S- :D REPTILES!

                  
          

Hey :D If you noticed, some of my other classmates posted this type of blog a long time ago... BUT, I have an explanation. It would not post! BUT, THIS TIME I WILL NOT FAIL TO COMPLETE AND PUBLISH THIS POST! Oh yeah, I forgot. (: We're gonna be talking about a really interesting topic! It's a group of animals called reptiles! :D Oh yeah, how rude of me! I'm keeping you waiting. Well let me just point out one of my favorite parts about this blog, is that dinosaurs used to be reptiles! RAWR :D 

                                        

      Haha :) Enough about dinosaurs for now.. 

       Let's see what were gonna learn today!...

• What characteristics do all reptiles have in common? :)
• How are reptiles different from amphibians? :)
• Naming the different groups of reptiles! :)
• Describing each group's characteristics. :)
• Naming an example from each group! :) 
• Weird Fact :)

              
                                      


                                                             FACTS :)

Well first let me say some things about reptiles. Well there are over 8,240 species of reptiles in the world! Wow there's a lot... They've been around for more than 300,000,000 years! Oh and are found in every place in the world, except Antarctica! Hmmmm.. They have scales that cover their body, and you usually find them chillin in the sun, why? Because they're cold-blooded, which we all know means they depend on their environment to regulate their body temperature. They usually eat insects, other reptiles, and small animals.

                       


               THINGS THEY HAVE IN COMMON :)

Of course, reptiles are all different in some ways.. But at the same                        time have the same features! Just like humans. We're all different. But have   same features :) Aside from the fact that we aren't animals. But still. To make it easier to read and stuff, I'll bullet-inize it! 

• Scaley skin of course! All reptiles' skin is covered with scaley skin, which are basically small plates that help provide protection!

• They're all cold-blooded! Since they are, usually to get warm, they chill in the sun to be toasty, and when warm, they simply sit in the shade to cool off. 

• They all have lungs! They need lungs to breath! Even if they live in the water.

• All reptiles are tetrapods. Which means they are vertebrates with 4 legs, or leg-like ones. Amphibians, Reptiles, Dinodsaurs, Birds, Mammals, etc. are all tetrapods.

• And last, but not least... They all reproduce the same way. Almost all reptiles lay eggs with hard shells.

             How are reptiles different from amphibians??

                           A lot of reasons! Here's some. Again, I'll bullet-enize it. 

                                             SIMILARITIES.... :)

• Both of them are found on every continent except Antarctica. No one loves being freezed :)
• They're Cold-bloodedness definitely! :)

• They both prefer warmer regions, obviously! :)

• They're also both vertebrates, and breathe air :)

• Both reproduce by laying eggs :)

• They both have scales, but they don't feel the same:)

• Both shed skin :)

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                                 DIFFERENCES.... :)

• Their skin is different! For example, Reptiles have rough, dry scales all over their bodies, when Amphibians have soft, moist skin instead. :) 

• All reptiles breathe through lunges! And we all know that when a little amphibian is born, it's born in the water. To live in the water, you have to have gills, exactly why humans don't. And through out time, amphibians grow lunges and then live on land! :)

• Reptiles are generally bigger than amphibians. :)

• Also, their eggs of course! Reptiles' eggs are thick, and hard, While amphibians are basically the opposite! Not having a hard- covering shell, and are laid in water. :)

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           Now, here are the different groups of reptiles!

                 There are 4 different groups of reptiles! 

• First is Crocodiles And Alligators(:

                     

• Turtles and Tortoises(:

                           

• Lizards(:

                        

• Snakes(:

                   

Enough pictures, what are they? what's up with them? Well I'm about to explain, question no more (: 

I'll start with Crocodilians :D There are 23-26 species of crocodilians ALIVE:) They are a group big group of reptiles that include... crocodiles (:O) alligators, caimans, etc. All of the species of Crocodilians' bodies are very similar though! Long snouts, powerful jaws, muscular tails, protective scales, streamlined bodies.... Well, you get the big picture(: Crocodilians are carnivores. Do you know what those are? Didn't think so, carnivores are simply flesh-eating animals. So ANYWAY, back to the topic. 

                          

                             That was the most un-viscous one i could find :P

So, what do they eat? They feed on such as birds, fish (as you see in that picture) , and mostly small animals. BUT, they also eat zebras! I KNOW! ZEBRAS! I love zebras <3 <3 So, yes, techincally they eat big animals too, but "big" such as CHEETAHS, well rewind... they eat crocodiles. GO CHEETAHS!

                         

And that's right, I probably shouldn't of said that. Why? Because as you and a lot of other people think, crocodiles, snakes, lizards, sharks, you name it.. Well.. you... you think they pretty much suck. Why is that? NO, not because they eat us, (which is true) but mostly because, well, they're ugly. Which I'm not saying they should enter a pageant show either, but just saying.. that we should cut them some slack. (Including me.)

                                     

kk, let's move on. Next is my favorite! And probably a lot of other people's favorites.. Turtles :D 

                                                    oops. wrong one.

                                       Ahhh. there we go(: 

So yeah, were going to talk about turtles and tortoises. 

So yeah, obviously, they're BOTH reptiles, And there are over 40 species of these type of reptiles!And they're actually different animals, if you were thinking "tortoises" was a weird way of saying "turtles". But not, I'm sure you didn't. So turtles and tortoises really look like each other. They have some tiny differences. But one main reason they look alike is because they both have shells! Some turtles live in sea, and some live in fresh water. And the turtle that DOESN'T live in water, is a .. tortoise (: 

                   
            Remember, the turtles live in water, tortoises on land:D

Turtles and tortoises are the only reptiles that have shells. Can they remove their shells like taking a cap off a pen? No. they can't. Why? They're backbone, breastbone, and ribs are attached to it.. So no way of taking it out like that. BUT, what they do do with their shells, (hehe, do do:D) is they hide in them for protection. They pull their legs, arms, head, neck into it whenever they want to. Cool, right? It's like a shield. Most turtles and torsoises eat meat and plants. Mostly they eat plants, but some eat small animals. What I think is adorable, is turtles and tortoises eating strawberries! It's so adorable! Let's move on though. 

                                     

                                         OMG! How is that NOT amazingly adorable?!


Next group is Lizards! Yay! Lizards are... also interesting, I guess:D




                                 


Wow, how colorful! Yeah, yeah, well let's get on to the facts (: But hey, that is a fact! Lizards come in different colors, sizes, and designs! They're found in different places in the world. There are over 5,000 species of lizards in the world, and lizards actually are more common then snakes, crocodiles, and turtles. Basically all lizards are harmless to humans. That's right, I said "basically". The only lizard that is harmful, is the komodo dragon, that happens to be the biggest species. Most lizards are kept as pets, Which isn't bad, but I wouldn't want an animal that is supposed to live in the wild in my house. 


                           


One of the lizards attacking style is kinda... Weird/Cool I guess (: Ya see, when a lizard is being grabbed, it, well it kinda releases it's tail, like it's pants or something. But, don't worry. It won't be gone forever. It grows back, obviously. It doesn't bleed internally, it just simply un-attacthes. WHAT'S the point of this you ask? Well let's just say you we were playing tag. Just before you tagged me, My legs fell off. And I started crawling away. WELL, im pretty sure you would stand in shock then. Ya know, stating the fact that my legs were. ON THE FLOOR, spazzing. So that's there escape method! Cool, right? I wish humans could do that!......... Kind of. They eat insects, like bugs and spiders. Some species of lizards even eat other lizards. 


          And did I mention that lizards can be really BIG...  


                            


                        And extremely tiny.....................


                         


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          WEIRD FUN FACT- REPTILES!

• A Weird fact is, people use reptile skin WAY more than you think!

• You name it! Bags, purses, ties, dresses, clothing, scarves, hats, belts, jewelry, etc. 

• Which if you think about it, is terrible! Reptiles don't deserve to die just because designers think animal fur is "in". Who made this up? 

• Actually, It's pretty gross. Sometimes when you see "furry outfits" in the mall, you never know... it might be reptiles' fur! 

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Well, that's my blog. Sorry it's so late D: BUT I FINISHED IT! YAY! :D It was long, though. (: So I'm gonna end this blog with a weird smiley face, and a BYE! to go along with it:D Bye!