The diamondback rattlesnake’s skin is also another example of how this organism has adapted to living in the Southwestern desert. The diamondback’s skin is made up of a protein called keratin which is largely found in human hair and fingernails (Busch Gardens, 2002). This barrier helps reduce the amount of water that is evaporated through the snake’s skin. This is extremely important to an animal that lives in an environment as desolate as the Southwestern United
Sow bugs also prefer dark, damp, covered places because it keeps them hidden from most of their enemies, according to Pill Bug Biology: A Spider’s Spinach, But a Biologist’s Delight. The overall class observation
The horsefly is the one that keeps most of the disease carrying bugs off the flapenguin. Without the horsefly, the flapenguin would get infected with the diseases because the horsefly is no longer around to keep the bugs off. Then there would be a few flapenguin in the
Not that you’d be likely to see any of these bashful animals whilst on holiday but let’s point them out just in case. Rat snakes (alternatively called Chicken snakes due to their taste for chickens!) are so common across the state of Florida and easily tamed by humans that they’re often kept as pets, despite the likelihood that they’ll grow up to 6ft in length. Back in the wild though, they play a very important role in the local Floridian ecosystems by keeping rodents at bay, hence the name Rat snakes! Unlike the UK, some of Florida’s resident snakes are venomous to humans, here’s the deadly list; Copperhead, Cottonmouth, Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Dusky Pigmy Rattler and the yellow striped Coral Snake.
It slowly approaches its prey and quickly snatches it’s prey. A tarantula’s usual prey that it feeds on is an insect. Although there is one species that feeds on small birds and mammals, this is not common. When they eat their prey, they inject venom from their fangs into the victim, which is harmless to humans, but deadly to an insect. It takes a day or two to completely kill the insect.
Vulpes zerda of the Saharan Desert Leanne Cubar Gessica Davila Biology 211 Professor Mustard November 18, 2013 Within the Sahara and other sandy deserts of the North African continent, a small carnivorous fox survives and thrives in scorching high temperatures as well as the freezing desert nights. Vulpes zerda, commonly known as the fennec fox, usually lives in small communities consisting of about ten other individual foxes where they utilize physiological and behavioral adaptations to combat the constant challenges the Sahara presents. Alongside the fluctuating temperatures, another challenge includes the scarcity of water and food. iOne may wonder how animals such as Vulpes zerda survive in such an extreme environment, and the
Multi-level cages are a good idea as they add interest to the hamster’s environment – but be careful with plastic tubes as big hamsters may get stuck. The hamster must have a place to rest and hide, and another area for play, exercise and feeding. Hamsters must always be kept indoors. The room should be warm. Keep the cage away from direct sunlight, draughts and constant noise.
These snakes have no external ears, but are quite skilled at detecting vibrations from the ground. The Black Mamba also has a brownish-gray body, with a light belly and brownish scales along its back. Lastly, the mamba’s eyes can vary form dark brown to black, with a white to yellow edge on the pupils. Habitat The Black Mamba dwells in sub-Saharan areas of South and East Africa. This snake is not as common in Western Africa, but can inhabit places as far as Eritrea and far west as Namibia.
Dogs are often kept in cages, which may be stacked from floor to ceiling with multiple animals living in each one. The cages in which these dogs are kept generally have wire flooring, which allows the dog's waste to slick through the a collection tray underneath. This allows the operators of the puppy mills to save time by never walking the dogs or giving them the necessary space to naturally eliminate. In addition to being employed for deplorable purposes, these cages can also injure the dogs' legs and paws, and the conditions that they promote lead to disease. Mill dogs may live exclusively outside, where they are exposed to environmental conditions which harm them, or conversely live entirely indoors in cages.
Their unusual coat helps them to blend into the grassy plains to sneak up to their prey. The cheetah's favorite prey is the gazelle, though they will eat impala, antelope, deer, and other grazing animals. A small cheetah will often eat rabbits, birds, hares, and frogs. An unusual thing about the cheetah is that it will eat watermelon, and it does not feed on carrion. Although cheetahs are good at catching prey, they don’t always get to keep it.