Animal Squad

Hi Everyone, In continuations with the dog theme, in this weeks blog I'll be mentioning a few heroic dogs and what they have accomplished. Trakr - Helped dig through 30 feet of unstable debris at the World Trade Centre after the September 11 attack to locate the last human survivor of the attack.  Stubby - This American Pit Bull Terrier helped locate downed and wounded soldiers, incoming artillery fire and poison gas attacks during World War I  Moti -  A German Shepherd heroically took a bullet for his owner as an intruder fired shots Toby - Toby the Golden Retriever saved his owner from choking death by jumping onto her chest to dislodge the food which had become stuck in her throat   - Darren

Who is the largest land animal on the planet? The Elephant Did you know the largest elephant was a male African Elephant? It weighed 10.9 Tonnes and was 13 feet tall Today’s blog is all about Elephants. There are three different species of elephants: 1. African Bush Elephant 2. African Forest Elephant 3. Asian Elephant Facts: Elephants have poor eyesight but a great sense of smell Their skin is an inch thick Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump Elephants live to around 70 years old Elephants are highly intelligent animals. Their brains are the largest of all land mammals and are 4 times larger than a human brain Female Elephants have a long pregnancy generally lasting 22 months. The elephant’s trunk is very useful. It has more than 40,000 muscles in it. The trunk enables them to sense the size, shape and temperature of an object. An elephant uses it trunk to eat ...