The Wonderful Life of a Pangolin
You may ask what is a Pangolin? Well a Pangolin has been an endangered species that lives in Africa. I think that the Pangolin is just an amazing animal. My animal is a endangered species that are trying to be relocated into captivity and saved. The Pangolin is an amazing animal that doesn’t need to become extinct so that’s why I did a research paper on it. The Pangolin Captive Breeding Study is a very important study because in order for this species to survive it has to repopulate its population to save all 8 species. Reproductive disturbance is another technical barrier for having captive pangolins. Only a few newborn records were reported in the last decade, which Is really bad for the population. It
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The main adaptation that they have tough scales that cover their bodies, protecting them from predators. They have also gained small eyes with thick eyelids are a final significant adaptation.Because the scales are so dense, they are also very heavy, making up 20% of the animal's' body weight which Is a really big percentage of its weight. “Another important adaptation that pangolins possess is their ability to curl into a ball when they feel threatened or are attacked.” (www.https://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2012/grosshue_crai/adaptation.htm). The next is what a Pangolin is. Pangolins are animals that are on the critically endangered which mean if they don’t find them and repopulate their species they will die and go extinct which i don't think the people wouldn’t want that. These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled Pangolin will cover its head with its front legs exposing its scales to any potential predator. If touched or grabbed, it will roll up completely into a ball while the sharp scales on the tail can be used to lash …show more content…
They also called the Pangolin a scaly anteater because they have scales like a reptile and they eat bugs and other insects like the anteater. Pangolins are probably at risk because they don't have teeth to chew their food which is needed to have a good diet. Instead, they use a long sticky tongue that they use to catch their insects they feed on. It can also be harder for them to have a good diet because they are mainly nocturnal. Which is probably why they have bad
The Pygmy Three-Toed-Sloth, also known as Bradypus pygmaeus scientifically, has been classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. “They are restricted to one area from Isla Escudo de Veraguas in the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama” (“Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)” (a)). The island is very small measuring to about 5 square kilometers in area. These sloths are usually found in red mangroves at sea level. As of now the Pygmy three-toed-sloth are critically endangered and weak law enforcement, deforestation, and poachers are to blame.
The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a beloved creature known to the world. However, it is also a creature that is critically endangered and faces extinction. As human advancements obliterate the habitats and influence the lifestyle of the Giant Panda, research is conducted to uncover the cause of the Giant Panda’s current predicament and to improve the methods of conservation to save the Giant Panda. Information gained by researching the Giant Panda and its behaviors would help scientists and conservationists discover just what is hurting the Giant Panda, and what people can do to stop the Giant Panda’s population from decreasing.
One problem facing pandas is their seeming difficulty in mating successfully. Females have a low frequency of ovulation (once a year in the spring) and the males demonstrate an infamous apathy toward females in heat ((2)). When mating is successful, the female giant panda will give birth, after 96 to 160 days, to a cub that is one-nine hundredth the size of her ((1)). Cubs open their eyes after six to eight weeks, nurse for about nine months, and stay with their mothers for up to three years before venturing out on their own ((1)).
My partner and I researched the amazing dinosaur called the velociraptor. Velociraptors are a dinosaur that has many similar features as a common turkey. For example, this dinosaurs had feathers, but not covered completely like a turkey. They are about 2 and a half feet tall with hollow bones. Like most birds, they have a wishbone and talon feet. They also had quill knobs. They couldn’t fly because they were too small, but they used them to hunt. They had long thin tall to help them balance when they were running. Their strong legs helped the run up to 40 miles per hour! Velociraptors were known as one of the top ten most dangerous dinosaurs in their time (the late cretaceous period) because of their sharp claws and sharp curved teeth. These dinosaurs were great hunters, their claw would puncture the flesh of their prey but not rip through it, yet their teeth would. Their teeth and claws helped
Another common leopard gecko morph is an albino leopard gecko! This morph is most characterized by light colors, stripes (tan, light yellow and orange, light purple, etc.), and a certain paleness of the skin. As a reference, an albino's skin looks like that of a gecko prio to shedding! Don't be mistaken, these geckos look really
They have a lure called an elongated illicit on one of its dorsal spines. They use this lure just like a fisherman uses a fishing pole to catch food. The illicit is modified into a long rod with a lure at the end which looks like a small fish or shrimp. It uses its color and black spots to seemingly camouflage from potential prey next a sponge of similar color. It then waits there until it sees a fish swimming by. As soon as it spots its next victim its plan of attack commences. It first wiggles its lure to attract the fish towards it; when the fish is close enough, it quickly swallow it. All of this happens it a matter of 1/6th of a second. If they are not able to catch prey by their initial location they will relocate until they find a good amount of food. A possible hypothesis for why it developed this elongated illicit is because it is not a fast swimmer and therefore, it was not able to keep up with the other fish it wanted to consume. Its color also makes it really visible when it is not next to a sponge; so if it did not have the elongated illicit it would have to swim or walk around the ocean to find prey, but it was never able to catch any prey because of it color and size. The elongated illicit allows it to catch prey by staying mobilized and it does not need to swim around to find prey. Another unique trait is that their eggs are
You might think that chinchillas aren't cool but they are really the best animals ever! Chinchillas are the best animals because they have the softest fur in the world. Chinchillas teeth never stop growing. Chinchillas can barely see through their eyes so they mostly fell with their whiskers.
Bearded dragons and leopard geckos are great pets. In fact both come as close to a perfect pet as a reptile can. Both derived from desert habitats, the bearded dragon from the australian desert and the leopard gecko from the deserts of Asia, Pakistan, and India. Neither reptile is overly active and both love gentle handling and petting. Although they have minor similarities the differences between a bearded dragon and leopard gecko are clear.
A lionfish is a longstanding showstopper in a aquarius it's a flourishing invaded species in the united states southeast and caribbean coastal waters.This specie has a potential to harm reef ecosystem cause its a top predator . In the United State the Lionfish population is continuing to grow and increase its range. Did you know a lionfish have fleshy tentacles ? I don't think but they do above there eyes and below there mouth. A lionfish are found in mostly all warm marine water and tropics habitat. The Venom of a Redfish is delivered an a array up to 18 needlelike. It depend on their camouflage and lighting because they move fast. But , the Redfish is red and have white stripers , you shouldn't touch them cause they dangerous. A long time
This animal, similar other wild animals, has developed structures or physical body parts for specific functions, or reasons, in order to survive. One of the three that I have decided to note, was the heat pits/vents. This helps the cobra hunt; for example, when they are following their prey, they can’t really get confused; for the heat vents that enables them to look around in infrared, enabling them to sense body heat. The next structure that I chose to tell you, is the hood. This is what the King Cobra is widely known for, the weird skin thing on the sides of its neck
In 1993, Universal Studios released an epic movie known as Jurassic Park. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg and his incredible cast took the viewers on an adventure that brought dinosaurs back from the dead and set the bar for how people would expect special effects in a movie should be. The movie was critically acclaimed and won many awards for special effects and sound. Jurassic Park is one of the greatest movies of all time because it brought dinosaurs to life on screen in a way that had never been attempted before plus leading edge audio/video special effects turned the world on its head with their stunning realism and lifelike sound.
Really there wasn't much of a drive to find the first fossils discovered. When they were first found, that's all they were, found. As stated by Sues in “European Dinosaur Hunters” (1997) most of the first fossils discovered were usually fragments found in quarries. They just started showing up when people dug holes or built things. But once it was realized by the scientific community that these were the petrified remains of creatures that once lived, they became more and more valuable, and they actually became sought after. Paleontologists are always looking for new fossils of new animals to add to the list of discoveries. Like explorers in the dark depths of the jungles of South America,
After researching and observing the lives of orangutans I can support my hypothesis. The orangutans are restricted into a small area, fed when the trainers feed them, and live on the ground because there are no trees causing them to have a different lifestyle than the wild orangutans. The captive orangutans are taken care of by the trainer and never have to struggle to get food. They seem to sit and sleep at the same time, for majority of the time I was observing. There are no predators for them to have to fight off since they are separated, where in the wild they would have to protect themselves and in some cases their offspring. If an adult female were to give birth while in captivity, the offspring would grow up to have a completely different lifestyle than a juvenile in the wild. The juvenile is cared for and protected by the trainers more than they would be by their own mother. Being in captivity gives the primates the option of medicine in cases of sickness or an injuries. In the wild the primates have to live without the nurture of these trainers which is why they tend to live...
Evolution in different species show up more and more often as scientists find different ways to find it. Evolution can be found using different methods; from analyzing the bones of the species to studying the species firsthand. Research is being done and articles written about evolution and with every article we understand each species more. For example, there recently was a skull from the new species Panthera blytheae found. At first the DNA of the Pantherin...
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