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.lives in all oceans world wide except the arctic and Antarctic.salt water
.razor sharp teeth that can grow back if broken off. Can smell blood in the water from miles away.wounds heal quickly and they hardly get tumors
African Lion
Habitat: Found throughout the South Sahara desert and eastern AfricaSeen in Grassy plains Also seen in dry areas and In areas with heavy forests
Adaptation:Can chase down prey very quickly Strong jaws and sharp teeth for shredding meat Sharp, strong claws for defense against other predators
Other Information: Lengh:7.9 to 9.5 feet Weight: 265-420 lbs.Groups: Lives in “Prides”Live an average of 10-12 years
Adaptations
•Powerful tail acts as rudder in the water•Armor plated skin for protection•Massive jaws for feeding
American Alligator
•Live in freshwater in southeast United States.•Live in wetlands•As apex predators they eat almost anything near the water including deer, wild boar’s, fish, amphibians, and sometimes even bears.
Environment
The North American Beaver
Environment
Riparian Zone(River Bank)
• Cool Water
• High Water Quality
• Good Fish Habitat
• High Wildlife diversity
Adaptations• Waterproof Coat- Dense
Underfur keeps skin dry and ward while beaver is in cold water.
• Teeth- Cuts down trees to access food previously inaccessible
• Fat Reservoir- Stores fat in tail for fall and winter
Bengal TigerPanthera tigris tigris
The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger, roams a wide range of habitats including high altitudes, tropical and subtropical rainforests, mangroves, and grasslands. Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes). white spots on the backside of each ear help baby tigers to see their mothers. Without the spots, which are very visible against a black background, the stripes of a mother tiger would make them almost invisible to the blurry-eyed cubs who trail behind themBengal tigers hunt mostly at night, killing their prey by severing the spinal cord, or by inflicting a suffocation bite (usually for larger prey). Hunting at night allows them to have an advantage against their prey. (most of there prey are not nocturnal and have poor night vision)
cheetah
•Environment
•Grasslands of Africa
•semi-desert areas of
Africa.Adaptations
• They have small heads for less air
resistance
• They have large nostrils to allow maximum
oxygen intake
•There tail flattens towards the end to act
as a rudder to help keep its balance while
running at high speed.
•Ears – cool down the body
and helps blood circulation.
•Eyes- long eye lashes and
eye lids protect from dust but
bad vision.
•Tusks- grow throughout
their life time help to gather
and carry food also as a
weapon.
•Trunk-It is used for
eating, drinking, water
bathing, and communication.
•Africa
•Drier woodlands and
savannas
Environment Ice Floes/Icebergs
(they never step on land)
Antarctica (just the ice, and water)
Ocean Very cold
climate, cold water and ice.
Adaptations Colored white on
front and black on back- camouflages them from predators in the water
Extra flap of skin on feet- allows them to keep the egg with them.
Layer of fat beneath skin- keeps them warm.
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
Environment Adaptations-sinkholes and Bite force of
2125
ponds in pine pounds
lands to fresh There scales act
water sloughs like a suit of
armor
to mangrove 2,000 to 3,000
Estuaries teeth in a life
time
Adaptations: Their coats are made up of wooly fur
to provide insulation large paws have fleshy pads and claws
for traction and can spread to provide better support in snow
They have long guard hairs to keep out moisture
Ecosystem Characteristics:climate is relatively cold
long, cold winters and short summers.
The Siberian Taiga, one of the habitats they are best suited to
Ecosystem Characteristics The coloration makes it difficult for prey to spot the shark because it breaks up the shark's outline when seen from the side. From above, the darker shade blends with the sea and from below it exposes a minimal silhouette against the sunlight. Great whites display countershadinghaving a white underside and a grey dorsal area (sometimes in a brown or blue shade) that gives an overall mottled appearance.
Great white sharks live in almost all coastal and offshore water
Great White Shark
• Live along coast lines around the world
• They are usually found in temperate waters( not very hot and not very cold)
• Live in Tropical Seas
• Have sensitive smell and can smell blood from a 5km distance
• powerful body and specially designed tail that provides for enormous bursts of energy for striking with such strength that the first bite is frequently a death blow
• Sharks are covered in flexible Scales The scaly hide serves as both a suit of armor and a means of streamlining movement
Environment
Adaptations
Great white sharkSharks characteristics Adaptations
Live in the ocean
They can get to 20 feet long
Weight up to 5000 pounds
They can go 15mph in the water
They exceptional sense of smell make it easy to detect prey.
Their mouths are lined with up to 300 serrated, triangular teeth arranged in several rows so they can grip their prey.
They can jump out of the water so the can catch flying prey well.
•Water (Ocean/Sea)
•Tropical/subtropical coastal waters
•Lay eggs on beaches
•Herbivorous (Sea grasses & Algae) as well as Crabs, jellyfish & sponges.
Ecosystem Characteristics:
Adaptations:
•Heavy shell protecting their body from predators (seabirds, crabs, and raccoons)•Head can be retracted into their shell to protect them from predators•They have four limbs that are flat and can rotate, which allows them to swim & move on land
• Live in woodlands• Forested areas• Gardens with many flowers• Feed on nectar and sap• Omnivores• In North America
Environment Adaptations/ Facts
• Females can have many broods per year
• Females don’t have ruby colored throat
• Have high metabolism to keep up the rapid wing beat
• Can fly backwards and upside down
• Beat its wings 53 times per second
Giant Panda
Ecosystem Characteristics-The Giant panda also known as, Panda, Is found in the southwestern China.-Pandas spend almost 12 hours a day eating bamboo and other vegetation.
Adaptations- The shape of pandas teeth are big and dull,
to help them chomp through bamboo.
- Pandas don’t have thumbs, but their wrists act as thumb-like bones that act like thumbs to grip onto bamboo.
- Pandas usually get their food off of thetop of mountains, and their climbingability makes it easy but it’shard to get their food because humansare usually in the valley.
Poison Dart Frogs
By River Kley
1. They have extremely bright colors that help scare off predators. Also their patterns help scare off predators.
2. They carry their eggs and tadpoles on their back to protect them from predators.
3. They can pick up poison from plants/animals to kill off the predators who eat them.
Poison dart frogs live mainly in South America. They live in Costa Rica for example and tropical rainforests.
Ecosystem
Characteristics
•Ocean floor
•They especially like
muddy and sandy
bottoms.
•They also like rocky
coral reefs like the
one found in the
Caribbean.
Adaptations
•Eye sight- eyes on
top of their heads
so they can see
everything above
them while hiding in
sand.
•Sense- they can
feel mussels move
and they can smell
their prey.
•Breathing-
the water is
brought in
through the
spiracles, the
mouth is free
to be used to
feed, and
they are able
to breathe
while hiding in
the sand.
Ecosystem
Characteristics• Found in Dessert in Australia
• Temperatures vary between
night and day from 102° to as low
as 28°
• Scares Water amounts in the
Australia dessert
• Rocky and cracked surface
Adaptations
• Has the ability to change
color to adapt to environment
• Can puff there body up to
make them look larger
• Soaks up water with its feet
then travels through with
special skin cells
• When defenseless it squirts
blood that tastes so bad it
fends off the enemy
Environment:•Africa
•Congo river
•Lualaba River
•Lake Upemba
• Lake Tanganyika
•Fresh water
Adaptations:•32 razor sharp teeth•Can tear through a solid steel water•Considered Africa’s equivalent of the South American piranha•Can measure up to 2 meters
West Indian ManateeBy Sydney Sauvage
Ecosystem Characteristics
•Shallow slow moving rivers, estuaries, salt water bays, canals and costal areas
•Warmer waters between Southern United States and the Brazil
•Go about 3-7ft deep
•Found near fresh water vegetation and sea grass
Adaptations
•Nostrils close tightly when they dive to keep water out
•Thick layer of body fat to insulate in cold water, fat varies on place and temperature
• flexible upper lip to guide vegetation into the mouth