Faye's Inquiry

Snazzy Swans An Information Report By Faye Introduction On cold winter mornings you will find the majestical but endangered species of the Snazzy Swans. They are located around Lake Tekapo and Lake Matheson on South Island, New Zealand. Description They have rainbow coloured feathers which they use to skim over the top of the lake. Their feathers are soft and very vibrant, making them visable from a distance. The beak of the Snazzy Swan is medium in length and very straight. their yellow feet are webbed, The most things that frighten them are sharks and crocodiles,other things that sadly kill theses majestical animals are plastic and pollution and they are also very intelligent very curiouse and they are very adventures,they can weigh up to 35 kgs and they can grow as tall as an adult human. Habitat They live in the cold lakes of Lake Tekapo and Lake Matheson, which are located on South Island, New Zealand. This is where they find algae to eat and rest between flights. Diet They only eat green algae at the side of the lake they are the only animal that eats this in the lake of where they live there are loads of green algae so they ussualy have no comppetion for there food it is also very easy to find. Predetors and Threats Preadetors of the snazzy swans are raccons and also plastic and poloution can kill them. What threatens there nest and there habbitat, the lake is bad for the eggs because if the egg falls down of its nest it can easily go in the lake and the eggs tempreture will get really cold and it can die. When it rains the ake can get a little higher and it can wet there nests. Raccons sometimes steal there eggs and eat them. Conclusion Now from these facts we have learnt a lot about these spectaular cretures like what they eat and where they live and what there predetors are.