Hedgehog is a small nocturnal Old World mammal with a spiny coat and short legs, able to roll itself into a ball for defence. There are some 17 species of hedgehog in 5 genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. The hedgehog can live in many different habitats, from desert to forest and beyond! Hedgehog's lifespan is from 3 to 8 years in the wild, up to 10 years in captivity. They are from 10 to 30 centimeters (4 to 12 inches) long, depending on species. They weight from 155 to 1,584 grams (5 to 56 ounces), depending on species. Hedgehogs can be white or light brown to black, with several shades found in bands along their quills. Their belly, face, and neck are covered in coarse hair. Some hedgehogs have a dark brown or black mask …show more content…
While hunting for food, they rely primarily upon their senses of hearing and smell because their eyesight is weak though their eyes are adapted for night-time vision. Hedgehogs are classified as insectivorous (insect eaters) but appear to be very opportunistic eaters in the wild eating a wide variety of insects, mollusks (worms and snails) small animals and vegetation, fruits. and greens. The diet of a hedgehog has claimed it the reputation as being the ‘gardener’s friend’ as it includes so many ‘pests’. Adult hedgies squeal and grunt when they are excited, afraid. They also grunt while foraging. These solitary animals typically couple only for mating. Baby hedgehogs are called hoglets or piglets.An adult female usually gives birth to four to seven young once or twice a year. Newborns look like chubby white caterpillars. They do have quills at birth, but these are soft and flexible.During birth, the quills are covered by puffy, fluid-filled skin to avoid hurting the mother. Within a day, the hoglet’s skin shrinks, and about 150 white quills
The general characteristics of minks is that they are mammals just like humans, which means that we both are born with hair, mammary glands for the females and different characteristics in our anatomy to those of birds and reptiles. Their scientific name is Mustela Vison. The mink has very long trunk, short legs and very large neck. The tail is thick and the feet are slightly webbed enabling them to swim better. In all the mink measures about 12-15 inches long and weight 1 ½ to 3 pounds. The fur is very dark almost black, on the chin the fur is white with a little white fur on its throat.
The body of the average Eastern Chipmunk is about 8 to 10 inches long, the weigh about 2 ½ to 4 ounces. The ears are rounded with ears that stick straight up. It has short legs, the hind legs each have five claws, the front legs have four, and a long thumb like extension. They also have a furry flat tail.
A.The ferret is a member of the weasel family and it is not a rodent. It is thought to have originated from the wild European polecat.
A food chain begins with the producers. Since plants get their energy from sunlight, they are producers; one of the common producers in the Sonoran Desert is the prickly pear cactus. Many different animals eat the fruit of the prickly pear cactus, including Harris's antelope squirrel. The squirrel is a consumer because it gets its energy from other organisms. In this case, the squirrel gets its energy from the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. The food chain starts with a producer, the prickly pear cactus, which obtains its energy from sunlight. The prickly pear is eaten by Harris's antelope squirrel, which, because it is the first consumer in the food chain, is called the primary consumer. The squirrel is eaten by the diamondback rattlesnake,
Megophrys nasuta are light to dark brown on their dorsal surface with cryptic patterns resembling the forest leaf litter. They have two thin, ridged skin fold that run dorsal laterally across the animal's back. Coarsely granular skin with prominent tubercles on the dorsal surface provide further camouflage amongst the forest floor. They also have long, pointed dermal projections on the snout and upper eyelids that resemble horns and from which this frog gets its namesake.
Hansen, R. L., Carr, M. M., Apanavicius, C. J., Jiang, P., Bissell, H. A., Gocinski, B. L., Maury, F., Himmelreich, M., Beard, S., Ouellette, J. R. and Kouba, A. J. (2010), Seasonal shifts in giant panda feeding behavior: relationships to bamboo plant part consumption. Zoo Biology, 29: 470–483.
They come in various colors and brands and are similar to a bear in shape.
They are covered in fur and in spines. They use their broad feet (which have either three, four, or five claws) for digging. Echidnas are divided into two categories, short-nosed and long-nosed. They hibernate if their food supply begins to decline rapidly, and usually when they wake up from their hibernation, the females are ready to mate. The male echidnas are larger than the female echidnas. They mainly eat bugs and worms and enjoy digging.
A Tortoise is a Land dwelling reptile from the Chelonian family that has a large round shell, short feet, and sturdy legs. To keep a perfect temperature, tortoises perform something called estivation or a state of underground dormancy, primarily during summer. Tortoises are some of the longest living animal in the world, living on average over one-hundred and fifty years
I will be talking about hedgehogs, and what they are, along with what they do. First, hedgehogs are mammals that are native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. There are some fifteen species of hedgehogs in these listed countries, says National Geographic (N.D.). Hedgehogs have also been introduced into nontraditional ranges such as New Zealand.
tail. They have gray or rosy brown backs with lighter gray or brown hind legs and have
physical characteristics of the platypus are quite interesting. It is the size of a normal cat,
...side begins to grow and develop at six weeks the baby is only five eights of an inch in measurement. As the months go on the baby goes thru many changes as well as the mother and her body. The mother may tend to get ill at times or may be fine during her pregnancy. There are also reports that the father may become ill at times as well along with the mother, this is common in men.
The first type of animal according to the diet is a carnivore. Carnivores’ diets typically span the range of prey species they are able to kill and tend to be nested within one another (Justina, Kent, Robert, & Joel, 2005). Carnivore is an animal that gets food from killing and eating other animals, also known as meat eater (Carnivore, n.d.). Carnivores live in virtually every habitat on earth such as short grassland, sparse woodland, desert, thick tropical forest, oceanic waters and arctic icecap (David & Roland, 2005). Carnivores are sub-divided into two groups: land carnivore and aquatic carnivore. The nine land families;Canidae, Felidae, Ursidea, Procyonidae, Mustelidae, Mephitidae, Herpestidae, Viverridae, and Hyaenidae and three aquatic families; Otariidae, Phocidae and Odobenidae (Carnivore, n.d.).