Pond facts for kids

A small pond

A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake. Ponds support wide range of wildlife: ducks, turtles, swans, small fish, and frogs can live in a pond. Usually, in most ponds sunlight can reach to bottom. In some cases ponds do not last all year round. This type of pond is called a vernal pond, or ephemeral, seasonal, or temporary wetlands. These types of ponds do not have any fish. Some ponds are now getting polluted because of humans.

Images for kids

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  An artificial pond in Florida

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  A small artificial garden pond at the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur, India

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  Pond at the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil

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  During the last thirty years of his life, the main focus of Claude Monet's artistic production was a series of about 250 oil paintings depicting the lily pond in his flower garden.

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  Formal rock garden pond with waterfall

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  A pond in Swarzynice, Poland

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  Pond in winter

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  A zig-zag bridge across a small pond in Quito