Animals

Get to know Jellyfish today

Published

2 years ago

May 15, 2022

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JELLYFISH is sea animal with a thick layer of jellylike material. Jellyfishes are classified in the coelenterates, that is the third lowest phylum of the animal kingdom.

Jellyfish are not true fishes ,because a fish is an animal with a backbone. A jellyfish has only two layers of cells the outer layer called the ectoderm and the inner one endoderm.

Jellyfishes have a thick layer of jelly which give s them the support and makes them float more easily.

There are two types of jellyfishes,the Medusa’s and the Ctenophores. A Medusa looks like an umbrella with a fringe of tentacles around the edge , and a mouth part hanging down.

The Ctenophores are are commonly called comb jellies and sea walnuts . They live in all parts of oceans , but they are mostly abundant in warm water. The Ctenophores are more transparent than medusas.

Can Jellyfish Eat Humans?

Don’t worry. A jellyfish will never eat you. However, a jellyfish sting can cause humans pain if human skin comes in contact with the jellyfish’s tentacles.

Animals

The Kiwi Bird

Published

2 years ago

May 18, 2022

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A picture of a kiwi bird

Kiwi is a name given to a New Zealand bird because of its strange cry. It is about a size of hen and had a long , slender beak which sticks out like a knife. The beak has nostrils near the tip. The wigs are concealed and cannot be used to fly.

The bird has the remains of what was once a tail, and its body is covered with grayish brown feathers which looks like hair.

The kiwi hunts food at night and hides in the daytime. It lives in the woods or hilly country. A kiwi rolls up like a ball when it sleeps . The birds are timid and run away when anyone comes near.

They eat worms ,insects and berries. They scratch nests in a burrow and lay one or two white eggs. The eggs are oval shaped and weigh about one fourth as much as the female.

New Zealand laws now protect birds . Otherwise it will soon be extinct , because of that the New Zealanders are fond of its meat, and kiwi multiplies slowly.