endangered animals

I chose the Harlequin duck for my research report. The Harlequin duck belongs to the bird family. Its scientific name is histrionicus histrionicus. The Harlequin duck is endangered. In my report there is information about the Harlequin's habitat, threats, food, appearance, and interesting facts. This report is a good way to help endangered animals.
The Harlequin duck is a very beautiful bird. The Harlequin duck looks like its face has been painted. The male upper breast is blue. The Harlequin duck is a small sea bird. The male weighs 700 grams or less. The female weighs 600 grams or less. The female is plain. Its neck is chestnut.
It's head is dark blue. There are white patches down the side of its neck.
The Harlequin duck has a large habitat. If the duck lives in the west it is in the Pacific ocean. If is lives in the east it is in the Atlantic ocean. Harlequin ducks also live in eastern Hudson Bay. The Harlequin breeds in the fast flowing waters of Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, northern Quebec and Labrador. In the spring the Harlequin occupies freshwater habitats.
The harlequins migrate to head lands in the winter.
The Harlequin duck has many different foods to eat. The Harlequin duck likes crabs, and fleas, blue mussels, fish eggs, aquatic insects and shell fish. They feed exclusively in turbulent coastal waters. Harlequins ducks have different feeding habitats depending on the season.
The Harlequin duck has almost been made extinct by its many threats. Tameness has caused many deaths to the Harlequin duck. Oil spills and insect pesticides poison the duck. It can't find suitable breeding spots because of the habitat destruction caused by hydro elements, mines, and access roads. Illegal hunting has caused lots of danger to the harlequin. Too many house cats are also killing the duck.
The Harlequin duck is a very interesting bird. It reaches sexual maturity at 2 or 3 years. The Harlequin gets it English name from Italian painted face costume. Also it is considered the most attractive sea bird know as sea mice and sea-squeakers. The Harlequin find and pry prey from their shell.

By Lovell

Animal	Name Student
Burrowing Owl	Andrew
Pipping Plover	Jeffrey
Peary Caribou	Leslie
Fowler's Toad	Harrison
Leatherback Turtle	Diandra
Grey Fox	Jim
Marbled Murrelet	Rachel
Harlequin Duck	Lovell
Wood Bison	Alex
Eastern Cougar	Sam
Beluga Whale	Ena
Bowhead Whale	Rebecca
Blue Whale	Natalie
Ferruginous Hawk	Ryan
Trumpeter Swan	Wendy
Polar Bear	Emma
Swift Fox	Manny
Peregrine Falcon	Keri
Grizzly Bear	Daniel
Sea Otter	Tiffany
Harbour Porpoise	Scott
Loggerhead Shrike	Alison
Wolverine	Evert
Humpback Whale	Lindsay
Vancouver Island Marmot	Sarah
Whopping Crane	Kieran
Spiny Soft Shelled Turtle	Caitlin
Spotted Owl	Kathleen

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