Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Biologist - The Anaconda

Anacondas

The Anaconda is a cold-blooded animal witch means that they are the same temperature as the air around them.

Anacondas are meat-eaters they eat fish, caimans, deers, birds, ducks and turtles.

To catch their pray they squeeze their prey until it cannot breathe and Anacondas also bite their prey with their sharp teeth and hold on with their powerful jaws and pull them under the water. They usually wait until their prey comes to them but they will also hunt. They swallow their prey whole head first and they don't chew their food.

Anacondas hide from enemies in the water. They can stay under water for 45 minutes. The colors and patterns on their skin help it hide where they live. Their greatest enemy are humans who kill them for their skin.

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