Some interesting facts about the Burrowing Owl are that they can make more then seventeen vocalizations, and when alarmed they can make a hissing sound that sound like a rattlesnake. They make the hissing noise to scare predators, so they think there is a poisonous snake nearby. Burrowing Owls put dung at the entrance of their hole to attract bugs to eat. The burrowing owl is an endangered species, and here are some reasons why. Burrowing Owls are losing their habitats, because there is construction, like the building of houses that takes space in the desert.
These incredible animals were first declared game in 1950 because they were thought to be a threat to people and livestock. It's hard to believe but at the beginning of the 20th century, there were over 500 of these animals roaming around. Many factors contribute to why these animals have become endangered. Catfights, automobile collisions, illegal hunting, mercury poisoning, and disease are just part of it. Catfights mainly happen when two cats are fighting for territory.
Squirrel Foraging Behavior Fu-Sheng Hsieh Psych 330 University of Washington Abstract The submission studied the foraging behaviors of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) when in a competitive environment in which humans watch. We carried out the study in order to understand why gray squirrels would rather eat food at a baited area instead of saving it for other seasons. This research will incorporate observation as the major research method while it uses a quantitative approach for the design. The expected results include the ability of the gray squirrels to eat unshelled peanuts at the baited area. Secondly, we expect the gray squirrels to eat calmly in an environment that is far from the humans.
William Blake also ties together Death and Intelligence. Is a human being’s death more significant because of its conscience intelligence and is the ignorance of an animal like the fly truly bliss? The relationship between the narrator and the fly starts out separate in the beginning of the poem, but ends in comparison. As if in the end, our lives are all simply equal in this world. “The Fox” by Kenneth Patchen explores the idea of Death through the story of a pregnant fox that is shot by a hunter.
Spider (Agelenopsis) 5. Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) ------____________________________________________________________________ Interactions and Adaptations: 1 animal & 1 plant adaptation that is used for energy · the fly uses waste from other animals for food/energy. · the plant gets water from the creek and helps the plant grow. 1 plant & 1 animal adaptation for protection or survival · the ducks is able to hold its breath underwater for a longer amount of time so it can collect bugs. · the plant has poison on it so scavengers do not eat it.
The Effects of Temperature on the Swimming Behavior of Daphnia Introduction: Plankton play a large role in the ecosystem. Plankton are aquatic organisms that exist in innumerable different regions of aquatic environments. They can be utilized as a food source for other planktons, large aquatic animals, and other animals. Since they are at the pedestal of the food chain, they are important since they fill the base of the ecosystems they exist in. Many zooplanktons are also ectothermic which means temperature can highly affect metabolism and growth (Jalal et al., 2013).
Some hunters say that they can smell you from a mile away. Many hunters wear all kinds of cover scents while hunting, such as raccoon urine, fox urine, also buck and doe urine. Most hunters put the scent on their boots or on leaves around them. White-tailed deer are still a very shy and cautious animal. Running and sharp senses are their main defense (Zwaschka 11).
At night the Jem and Scout hear scraping and believe that it may be Boo Radley out seeking his revenge. They would imagine him scratching on the screen and picking it apart with his fingers. "Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained -- if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time." (Lee’s pg.13) As the story progresses the children discover little trinkets in a tree by the Radley
The grey wolf is a social animal, traveling in packs consisting of a mated pair and the pair’s adult offspring (Mech., 2003). The grey wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range. It feeds primarily on large ungulates, but it also eats smaller animals, carrion, and livestock. Arguably, the reasons for the decline in wolf population are that they are highly territorial animals, and established territories than they require to survive to ensure steady supply of prey. Wolves defend their territory from other packs through a combination of scent marking, direct attacks and howling (Asa., 1990).
For example, cattle's selectively breed to make a herd more docile. Hunters watched over the herds and killed the frail for food. In hunting and gathering societies, the women and children collected consistent foods such as plants, eggs, shellfish, and herbs, while the men went out hunting. The men were the hunters and women were gatherers. This tells that "society was probably characterized by a division of labor by sex."