Last Sunday it was very cloudy. My friends and I visited the zoo. As we approached the main, gate, we saw a huge crowd. Some people were buying entrance tickets, some were chatting while others were relaxing under the shady trees. We entered the zoological garden and came across a beautiful lake in which some aquatic birds like ducks and swans were swimming.
Here, You will find a list of amazing animals beginning with ‘C’, together with pictures and interesting facts on each animal. Learn about all kinds of different animals. Given below are the animals starting with the letter ‘C’.
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We’ve included both individual species whose names begin with C and well-known groups of animals that begin with C.
Caribou
Family: Cervidae (Deer and Relatives)
Habitat: Arctic tundra
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan: 15 years
Head and Body Length: 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.2 m)
Tail Length: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm)
Shoulder Height: 34 to 55 inches (87 to 140 cm)
Weight: 130 to 700 pounds (60 to 318 kg)
Group: Herd
Protection Status: Endangered
Caribou are the North American reindeer. Reindeer are large mammals that live in Arctic and subarctic regions all around the world. It is well adapted to its environment. Its short, stocky body conserves heat, its long legs help it move through snow, and its long dense winter coat provides effective insulation, even during periods of low temperature and high wind. The muzzle and tail are short and well haired.
Cassowary
Type: Bird
Diet: Omnivore
Size: 1.5 to 1.8 meters (59–71 in) tall
Weight: 58.5 kilograms (129 lb)
The cassowary is a large flightless bird. There are three kinds of cassowary, two found in New Guinea and one, the southern cassowary, found in northern Queensland. Their habitat is tropical rainforests. The southern cassowary is the world’s third-largest species of bird, after the two ostrich species. The skin on the cassowary’s head and neck are blue. There also is a little red skin on the neck. The legs are thick and greyish, with three toes. The inner toe has a 12-centimeter claw-like spike, which is used in defense.
Cheetah
Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore
Average lifespan: 10 to 12 years
Size: 3.5 to 4.5 ft (1.1 to 1.4 m); Tail, 25.5 to 31.5 in (65 to 80 cm)
Weight: 77 to 143 lbs (35 to 65 kg)
Habitat: Open plains
Protection status: Vulnerable
The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of up to 75 mph (121km/h) in pursuit of its fast-moving antelope prey. Wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern Africa. Once the cheetah closes in, it knocks the prey to the ground with its paw and suffocates the animal with a bite to the neck. Once a cheetah has made a kill, it eats quickly and keeps an eye out for scavengers—lions, leopards, hyenas, vultures and jackals will steal from this timid predator.
Chimpanzee
Type: Mammal
Diet: Omnivore
Average lifespan: 45 years
Size: 4 to 5.5 ft (1.2 to 1.7 m)
Weight: 70 to 130 lbs (32 to 60 kg)
Habitat: Forest
Group: Community
Protection Status: Endangered
Chimpanzees are found in rainforests and savannas in West and Central Africa. Noisy and curious, intelligent and social, the chimpanzee is the mammal most like a human. It has a thickset body with long arms, short legs and no tail. Much of the body is covered with long black hair, but the face, ears, fingers and toes are bare. They hoot, scream, grunt and drum on hollow trees with the flat of their hands.
Cockatoo
Type: bird
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan: 100 years
Size: 60 centimetres (24 in)
Weight: Male birds weigh between 670 and 920 grams (1.5–2 lb), while females weigh slightly less at 615–870 grams (1.25–1.75 lb).
Group: Flock
A Cockatoo will make comical displays with outspread wings, head bobbing, dancing, and loud calls. A happy cockatoo spends most of its waking time performing, or examining and manipulating its toys and other cage objects. They are very intelligent and inquisitive birds, and they love to show off! They have strong, curved beaks for cracking open seeds and nuts. Their habitat extends from the Philippines to Tasmania and Australia.
We aspire that you enjoyed the visit to the zoo. Visiting makes of fun to learn about various fantastic animals beginning with ‘C’. We get to know about the taste and habits of various birds and animals. It gave us a better and close-up view of them.
Stay Tuned for the next amazing zoo animal !!
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