Species studied: Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Introduction: Guinea fowl are birds that are native to Africa, but the helmeted guinea fowl has been domesticated and been introduced to many different countries such as USA, Brazil, France and Ireland. Guinea fowl are flock birds that roost communally. They eat insects such as ticks and also slugs and grasshoppers. This is of great value in areas where Lyme disease is a problem, as the disease is carried on the “deer tick”, which the guinea
Thanksgiving, traditionally, is a time of gathering families together to express our gratitude for one another over a large roasted turkey. According to the Huffington Post, one fifth of the total 235 million turkeys eaten in the United States are consumed on Thanksgiving Day (1). There are a number of different theories on how the turkey got its name. Some people say that Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India which was known for having large flocks of peacocks. When
National Forest There are many National Forests in the United States, and they are spread over the whole country. National Forest also have a huge variety of climates. Ranging from the very cold weather of the Chugach National Forest in Alaska to the warm weather of the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana or even to the intermediate weather like our on Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio. National Forest are also very helpful towards humans and the way we live. On the other side of the
Noun Biology. a special type of natural selection in which the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.1 Attraction and certain traits are an important part in the selection of a significant other. Certain people are attracted to that muscular baseball player out at first base, while others could be into the photographer kneeling
analyzed remote sensing data from pre- and post-establishment periods and discovered that Wolong Nature Reserve has actually become more fragmented and less suitable for... ... middle of paper ... ...Yun Zhang, and Zheng-Wang Zhang. 2009. “Galliformes: Barometers of the State of Applied Ecology and Wildlife Conservation in China.” Journal of Applied Ecology 46 (3): 524–26. Schaller, G. B., Hu, J., Pan, W., & Zhu, J. 1985. The giant pandas of Wolong. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
Anatomy A way to identify a fish is by their body structure, they have fins and a backbone. The anatomical adaptation of fins helps them survive and makes them and marine animal unique in that they use them to maintain their position, move, steer, and stop. Most fish have scales and breathe though gills. Most fish also have a mucus layer that helps them prevent infections. With in what we consider “fish,” there are many that don’t very much look like they are earth creatures. The strangest fish