Author: __Benji Coll
Title - draws the reader in
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Harrier Hawk
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Questions
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Information found
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My Question/s?
How are they so fast?Can they see better than humans? Are they nocturnal?
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They fly up in circles and glide down.
Yes they can see much better than humans.
No they are not nocturnal, they hunt in the day.
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Introduction - where in the world is it found, what classification does it belong to and how do you know?
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New Zealand, Australia, and the pacific islands.
It's a classified as a bird.
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Description – what does it look like? Labelled diagram???
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Sharp hooked beak, they are 60 centimetres, they have little fierce eyes, they have big sharp talons on their feet.
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Habitat – where does it live and why does it live there?
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they live in the semi open desert, they go to places
With lots of water. If you go to a big farm yard you Will see lots.
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Diet – what does it eat (Prey) and how / where does it get its food?
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Rabbits, rats, mice, worms, centipedes,
Open spaces and it spys from look outs.
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Predators - what eats it, how does it protect itself/escape from its enemies?
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Red foxes, lagger hawks, large eagles.
Hawks are at the top of the food chain.
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Special features - what is special to that animal?
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They see better than humans because they have to catch prey.
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* Life Cycle- what stages does it go through in its life cycle? Labelled diagram???
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It starts as a egg, then a chick, then it learns to fly, and then it can catch prey by itself.
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Benji, I your information is really interesting and clear. The liked the picture showing how a hawk catches its prey. What does the harrier hawk use for its lookouts and why is there so many on farms?
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