Reptiles are cold-blooded animals that lay eggs and have backbones. Many reptiles, such as turtles, snakes, and crocodiles, reproduce by laying eggs. Reptiles are some of the oldest animals on Earth and eat other animals or meat to survive.
This document discusses facts about snakes including their natural protections like shedding skin and living in water, enemies like humans, habitats in warm places like jungles and deserts or shallow water, and diets of termites, rodents, birds, frogs and other reptiles. It also provides additional facts that some snakes can grow up to 30 feet long, weigh up to 550 pounds, and live for 50 years in captivity.
The document discusses the red fox, including its habitat preferences, diet, predators, and breeding behaviors. Factors that affect red fox birth and death rates are examined, such as gestation period, litter size, causes of mortality like hunting and disease. Population sampling techniques for foxes include capture-mark-recapture. The document also covers stream quality testing and soil analysis in relation to supporting fox populations.
Red foxes prefer habitats with a mix of farms, meadows, brush, and woods, but also live in urban areas like cemeteries, parks, and airports. They have a pointed snout, red-brown fur on their back, a long bushy tail with a white tip, and sharp curved claws to hunt small animals like mice, rabbits, and squirrels for food. Red foxes use their large ears to hear their mates and have red and brown fur covering their body with black legs and skinny lower legs.
Red foxes can grow up to one meter and have pointy ears and curved claws. They live in deciduous forests, digging dens to live in. Red foxes are carnivores, hunting alone up to eight km and burying prey for later. They have many predators like lynxes and bears but are also hunted by humans. Female red foxes are called vixens and have litters of around eight cubs per year. Red foxes have adaptations like wrapping their tails around themselves for warmth and being good runners.
The document contains descriptions of various rainforest animals. It provides 3 facts about each animal in separate paragraphs. Some of the animals described include the spectacled caiman, Panamanian golden frog, coati, spider monkey, poison dart frog, rhino beetle, eyelash viper, pangolin, bearded pig, vine snake, aye aye, red eyed tree frog, pygmy hippo, chubby frog, galapagos tortoise, happy face spider, green basilisk, orb-weaving spider, jaguar, hornbill, toucan, bongo, sloth, black howler monkey, tarantula, ocelot, agouti, scar
1. The document reports on tortoises, describing them as reptiles.
2. It discusses tortoises' food sources, which include grazing grasses, weeds, leaves and some fruits. It also notes that tortoises can live over 150 years.
3. The document describes how female tortoises lay their eggs, digging holes and covering the eggs with sand and soil after laying from one to thirty eggs at night.
The document is a reptile alphabet book created by 5th grade students at Lincoln Elementary School. It contains 2-3 sentences summarizing a different reptile or amphibian for each letter of the alphabet. Some of the animals summarized include the American alligator, blue beauty snake, corn snake, desert horned lizard, Egyptian tortoise, frilled lizard, gecko, iguana, king cobra, leopard gecko, map turtle, poison dart frog, rattlesnake, sheltopusik, tuatara, veiled chameleon, warty newt, xenopus frog, yellow mud turtle, and zebra-tailed lizard. The book also includes a short biography of
Project "Red Fox" was completed by student Elizaveta Rozhnova for her school No. 54 in Saratov, Russia in 2013 under the guidance of teacher E.V. Sergeeva. The 3 sentence summary describes red foxes as medium-sized omnivorous mammals that live in various habitats including forests, grasslands, mountains, and near human settlements. They hunt for food such as rabbits, birds, fruits, vegetables, fish, and frogs, and have a reddish coat with white underneath and a large bushy tail with a white tip.
This document discusses facts about snakes including their natural protections like shedding skin and living in water, enemies like humans, habitats in warm places like jungles and deserts or shallow water, and diets of termites, rodents, birds, frogs and other reptiles. It also provides additional facts that some snakes can grow up to 30 feet long, weigh up to 550 pounds, and live for 50 years in captivity.
The document discusses the red fox, including its habitat preferences, diet, predators, and breeding behaviors. Factors that affect red fox birth and death rates are examined, such as gestation period, litter size, causes of mortality like hunting and disease. Population sampling techniques for foxes include capture-mark-recapture. The document also covers stream quality testing and soil analysis in relation to supporting fox populations.
Red foxes prefer habitats with a mix of farms, meadows, brush, and woods, but also live in urban areas like cemeteries, parks, and airports. They have a pointed snout, red-brown fur on their back, a long bushy tail with a white tip, and sharp curved claws to hunt small animals like mice, rabbits, and squirrels for food. Red foxes use their large ears to hear their mates and have red and brown fur covering their body with black legs and skinny lower legs.
Red foxes can grow up to one meter and have pointy ears and curved claws. They live in deciduous forests, digging dens to live in. Red foxes are carnivores, hunting alone up to eight km and burying prey for later. They have many predators like lynxes and bears but are also hunted by humans. Female red foxes are called vixens and have litters of around eight cubs per year. Red foxes have adaptations like wrapping their tails around themselves for warmth and being good runners.
The document contains descriptions of various rainforest animals. It provides 3 facts about each animal in separate paragraphs. Some of the animals described include the spectacled caiman, Panamanian golden frog, coati, spider monkey, poison dart frog, rhino beetle, eyelash viper, pangolin, bearded pig, vine snake, aye aye, red eyed tree frog, pygmy hippo, chubby frog, galapagos tortoise, happy face spider, green basilisk, orb-weaving spider, jaguar, hornbill, toucan, bongo, sloth, black howler monkey, tarantula, ocelot, agouti, scar
1. The document reports on tortoises, describing them as reptiles.
2. It discusses tortoises' food sources, which include grazing grasses, weeds, leaves and some fruits. It also notes that tortoises can live over 150 years.
3. The document describes how female tortoises lay their eggs, digging holes and covering the eggs with sand and soil after laying from one to thirty eggs at night.
The document is a reptile alphabet book created by 5th grade students at Lincoln Elementary School. It contains 2-3 sentences summarizing a different reptile or amphibian for each letter of the alphabet. Some of the animals summarized include the American alligator, blue beauty snake, corn snake, desert horned lizard, Egyptian tortoise, frilled lizard, gecko, iguana, king cobra, leopard gecko, map turtle, poison dart frog, rattlesnake, sheltopusik, tuatara, veiled chameleon, warty newt, xenopus frog, yellow mud turtle, and zebra-tailed lizard. The book also includes a short biography of
Project "Red Fox" was completed by student Elizaveta Rozhnova for her school No. 54 in Saratov, Russia in 2013 under the guidance of teacher E.V. Sergeeva. The 3 sentence summary describes red foxes as medium-sized omnivorous mammals that live in various habitats including forests, grasslands, mountains, and near human settlements. They hunt for food such as rabbits, birds, fruits, vegetables, fish, and frogs, and have a reddish coat with white underneath and a large bushy tail with a white tip.
The document discusses the process of cloning extinct animals using DNA from preserved samples. It provides examples of animals that may potentially be cloned such as the woolly mammoth, giant sloth, saber-toothed cat, and dodo bird. While some argue cloning could allow fixing past extinctions, others are concerned it could harm existing ecosystems or humans. The core method involves extracting DNA, multiplying cells, and implanting into a closely related surrogate host.
The document is a reptile alphabet book created by 5th grade students at Lincoln Elementary School. It contains entries for various reptiles from A to Z, with each entry providing 1-3 sentences about the reptile's appearance, habitat, diet, and other interesting facts. The entries were written by individual students as part of a school project honoring a visit by herpetologist David M. Nieves.
This document lists endemic species found in the Galapagos Islands and provides information about the Pinta Island tortoise. It includes a list of 17 endemic bird species and 1 endemic reptile species, the Pinta Island tortoise. Details are given about the physical characteristics, diet, and lifestyle of the Pinta Island tortoise, including that it has a dull brown shell, eats plants like cacti and grasses, and can withdraw into its shell for protection. The document notes that the Pinta Island tortoise was a subspecies native only to Pinta Island that is now extinct, with the last individual dying in 2012.
There are over 6,800 species of reptiles worldwide, all of which are cold-blooded. Some reptiles lay eggs while others give birth to live young. Certain reptiles like coral snakes, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and one type of lizard are venomous and can deliver venom through fangs or spears to attack blood, muscles, and nervous systems. Major types of reptiles include crocodilians, snakes, turtles, and lizards. The red-eared slider turtle is highlighted as a favorite reptile due to its long captive lifespan of 40 years and wide habitat across the U.S.
The document discusses five mass extinction events that have occurred over the past 500 million years, where 76-96% of species went extinct. The most recent extinction event 65 million years ago wiped out the dinosaurs. Scientists believe a sixth mass extinction is currently underway, caused by climate change and human impacts. Over 27,000 species are estimated to become extinct each year. The document then outlines conservation categories used by the IUCN and in Australia to classify threatened species, including extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, near threatened and data deficient. Examples are provided for some categories.
The document provides information about various reptiles from A to Z, with each letter featuring a different reptile. Students contributed one or two paragraphs on the reptile's appearance, habitat, diet, and other interesting facts. The reptiles included alligators, blue beauty snakes, corn snakes, desert horned lizards, Egyptian tortoises, frilled lizards, geckos, herpetologists, iguanas, Jackson's chameleons, king cobras, leopard geckos, map turtles, David M. Nieves, oriental fire-bellied toads, poison dart frogs, queen snakes, rattlesnakes, sheltopusiks, tuataras, ugly sal
The Blue Dart Frog lives in Central and South America and some Hawaiian islands. They are brightly colored blue with black spots to warn predators they are poisonous. The female frog lays eggs on land which the male fertilizes and guards; tadpoles then wiggle onto the female's back to be carried to water, where they develop over 6-8 weeks before living on land as frogs. Blue Dart Frogs help the environment by eating insects but are threatened by habitat loss and use of their poison.
Poison dart frogs are small frogs found in South American rainforests. They come in many bright colors and produce toxic skin secretions as a defense mechanism. Poison dart frogs live in the warm, humid rainforest and feed on small insects like fruit flies. Females lay eggs under large leaves where males fertilize them, and the tadpoles later hatch.
The document provides information on various rainforest animals in 3 sentences or less summaries. It describes the blue morpho butterfly's short lifespan and drinking straw-like proboscis. It notes that female sloths have one baby per year and algae can grow on their bodies. It also explains that green basilisks can run on water up to 8 miles per hour and dive underwater for 30 minutes.
Dallas Chastain studied Warthan Creek near Coalinga, California, making two trips after rainfall and when dry. Samples of rocks and plants were collected, including sandstone, granite, quartzite, the desert sunflower Geraea canescens, wall barley, and a tarantula. Observations revealed patterns of erosion and evidence of an unconformity in the sedimentary layers indicating a period of erosion. Minor separation in the ground could represent the early stages of lateral continuity developing over time.
These snakes will take your breath away. Literally. The document discusses boa constrictors, large snakes that kill their prey by constriction. It describes their physical characteristics such as size, coloration, teeth and lungs. It also covers their habitat in tropical forests and islands in Central and South America. Boas are ambush predators that hunt small mammals, birds, reptiles and bats. Females give live birth to litters of young that must avoid danger from hatching. Threats to boas include deforestation, the pet trade and hunting. Conservation efforts aim to protect boa habitats and prevent poaching of the snakes.
River otters are brown mammals that are about 18 inches long with thick fur to retain body heat. They live in northern parts of the United States and have disappeared from most of their historic range, though reintroduction efforts in states like Nebraska and New York are underway. River otters live in dens like beavers and eat fish, shellfish, amphibians, birds, and insects as carnivores, though mostly fish. Their young are born in late winter and open their eyes around three weeks after birth.
Life at-camp-timberledge-with-sounds-november-10-13-acurtwood13
This document is a report about wildlife at Camp Timberledge. It includes sections about mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and birds spotted at the camp. It also profiles different tree and flower species found there. Key details provided include descriptions of the red spotted newt's life cycle and appearance. Images were included from the National Audubon Society Field Guides.
This document provides information about diversity and adaptations among living things on Earth. It discusses how tropical rainforests have the highest biodiversity due to abundant resources. Adaptations allow organisms to survive in their environments, like camouflage helping animals hide from predators. Natural selection leads to traits that aid survival and reproduction in a given environment over generations. New species can form when populations become isolated and develop unique adaptations.
The Bactrian camel is a mammal that lives in deserts and grasslands in the Gobi Desert. It eats plants and can chew thorns, lives up to 40 years, drinks many gallons of water at a time, and will bite or kick when bothered by people or other predators.
This document provides information about snakes through a series of letters and facts. It discusses how snakes blend into their surroundings, lists different snake families like rattlesnakes and water moccasins, and describes snakes' fast metabolism and use of venom. The document also notes that snakes take shelter in abandoned burrows and that elapids are some of the most feared snakes. It provides additional details on rough scaled snakes and Queensland snakes. Finally, it lists sources used for the research and pictures.
Life at-camp-timberledge-with-sounds-november-10-13-a (2)curtwood13
This document is a report about wildlife at Camp Timberledge. It includes sections about mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and birds spotted at the camp. It also profiles different tree and flower species found there. Key details provided include descriptions of the red spotted newt's life cycle and appearance. Images were included from the National Audubon Society Field Guides.
I was assigned a project in school to pick a "perplexing question" from a list of 20(things like Is there a real Dracula?, and Do fish drink water?), answer it, then present the answer to the class in a creative way. I chose "Can it really rain frogs?" and decided to make a powerpoint about it.
Hyenas are carnivorous mammals that typically live in savannas, grasslands, woodlands, and forests up to 13,000 feet in elevation. They range in size from 28-35 inches tall and weigh 90-190 pounds. Hyenas have a lifespan of around 25 years in captivity. They communicate through vocalizations like wailing calls and laughter, and mark their territory with anal gland secretions. Their only natural predator is humans.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
The document discusses the process of cloning extinct animals using DNA from preserved samples. It provides examples of animals that may potentially be cloned such as the woolly mammoth, giant sloth, saber-toothed cat, and dodo bird. While some argue cloning could allow fixing past extinctions, others are concerned it could harm existing ecosystems or humans. The core method involves extracting DNA, multiplying cells, and implanting into a closely related surrogate host.
The document is a reptile alphabet book created by 5th grade students at Lincoln Elementary School. It contains entries for various reptiles from A to Z, with each entry providing 1-3 sentences about the reptile's appearance, habitat, diet, and other interesting facts. The entries were written by individual students as part of a school project honoring a visit by herpetologist David M. Nieves.
This document lists endemic species found in the Galapagos Islands and provides information about the Pinta Island tortoise. It includes a list of 17 endemic bird species and 1 endemic reptile species, the Pinta Island tortoise. Details are given about the physical characteristics, diet, and lifestyle of the Pinta Island tortoise, including that it has a dull brown shell, eats plants like cacti and grasses, and can withdraw into its shell for protection. The document notes that the Pinta Island tortoise was a subspecies native only to Pinta Island that is now extinct, with the last individual dying in 2012.
There are over 6,800 species of reptiles worldwide, all of which are cold-blooded. Some reptiles lay eggs while others give birth to live young. Certain reptiles like coral snakes, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and one type of lizard are venomous and can deliver venom through fangs or spears to attack blood, muscles, and nervous systems. Major types of reptiles include crocodilians, snakes, turtles, and lizards. The red-eared slider turtle is highlighted as a favorite reptile due to its long captive lifespan of 40 years and wide habitat across the U.S.
The document discusses five mass extinction events that have occurred over the past 500 million years, where 76-96% of species went extinct. The most recent extinction event 65 million years ago wiped out the dinosaurs. Scientists believe a sixth mass extinction is currently underway, caused by climate change and human impacts. Over 27,000 species are estimated to become extinct each year. The document then outlines conservation categories used by the IUCN and in Australia to classify threatened species, including extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, near threatened and data deficient. Examples are provided for some categories.
The document provides information about various reptiles from A to Z, with each letter featuring a different reptile. Students contributed one or two paragraphs on the reptile's appearance, habitat, diet, and other interesting facts. The reptiles included alligators, blue beauty snakes, corn snakes, desert horned lizards, Egyptian tortoises, frilled lizards, geckos, herpetologists, iguanas, Jackson's chameleons, king cobras, leopard geckos, map turtles, David M. Nieves, oriental fire-bellied toads, poison dart frogs, queen snakes, rattlesnakes, sheltopusiks, tuataras, ugly sal
The Blue Dart Frog lives in Central and South America and some Hawaiian islands. They are brightly colored blue with black spots to warn predators they are poisonous. The female frog lays eggs on land which the male fertilizes and guards; tadpoles then wiggle onto the female's back to be carried to water, where they develop over 6-8 weeks before living on land as frogs. Blue Dart Frogs help the environment by eating insects but are threatened by habitat loss and use of their poison.
Poison dart frogs are small frogs found in South American rainforests. They come in many bright colors and produce toxic skin secretions as a defense mechanism. Poison dart frogs live in the warm, humid rainforest and feed on small insects like fruit flies. Females lay eggs under large leaves where males fertilize them, and the tadpoles later hatch.
The document provides information on various rainforest animals in 3 sentences or less summaries. It describes the blue morpho butterfly's short lifespan and drinking straw-like proboscis. It notes that female sloths have one baby per year and algae can grow on their bodies. It also explains that green basilisks can run on water up to 8 miles per hour and dive underwater for 30 minutes.
Dallas Chastain studied Warthan Creek near Coalinga, California, making two trips after rainfall and when dry. Samples of rocks and plants were collected, including sandstone, granite, quartzite, the desert sunflower Geraea canescens, wall barley, and a tarantula. Observations revealed patterns of erosion and evidence of an unconformity in the sedimentary layers indicating a period of erosion. Minor separation in the ground could represent the early stages of lateral continuity developing over time.
These snakes will take your breath away. Literally. The document discusses boa constrictors, large snakes that kill their prey by constriction. It describes their physical characteristics such as size, coloration, teeth and lungs. It also covers their habitat in tropical forests and islands in Central and South America. Boas are ambush predators that hunt small mammals, birds, reptiles and bats. Females give live birth to litters of young that must avoid danger from hatching. Threats to boas include deforestation, the pet trade and hunting. Conservation efforts aim to protect boa habitats and prevent poaching of the snakes.
River otters are brown mammals that are about 18 inches long with thick fur to retain body heat. They live in northern parts of the United States and have disappeared from most of their historic range, though reintroduction efforts in states like Nebraska and New York are underway. River otters live in dens like beavers and eat fish, shellfish, amphibians, birds, and insects as carnivores, though mostly fish. Their young are born in late winter and open their eyes around three weeks after birth.
Life at-camp-timberledge-with-sounds-november-10-13-acurtwood13
This document is a report about wildlife at Camp Timberledge. It includes sections about mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and birds spotted at the camp. It also profiles different tree and flower species found there. Key details provided include descriptions of the red spotted newt's life cycle and appearance. Images were included from the National Audubon Society Field Guides.
This document provides information about diversity and adaptations among living things on Earth. It discusses how tropical rainforests have the highest biodiversity due to abundant resources. Adaptations allow organisms to survive in their environments, like camouflage helping animals hide from predators. Natural selection leads to traits that aid survival and reproduction in a given environment over generations. New species can form when populations become isolated and develop unique adaptations.
The Bactrian camel is a mammal that lives in deserts and grasslands in the Gobi Desert. It eats plants and can chew thorns, lives up to 40 years, drinks many gallons of water at a time, and will bite or kick when bothered by people or other predators.
This document provides information about snakes through a series of letters and facts. It discusses how snakes blend into their surroundings, lists different snake families like rattlesnakes and water moccasins, and describes snakes' fast metabolism and use of venom. The document also notes that snakes take shelter in abandoned burrows and that elapids are some of the most feared snakes. It provides additional details on rough scaled snakes and Queensland snakes. Finally, it lists sources used for the research and pictures.
Life at-camp-timberledge-with-sounds-november-10-13-a (2)curtwood13
This document is a report about wildlife at Camp Timberledge. It includes sections about mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and birds spotted at the camp. It also profiles different tree and flower species found there. Key details provided include descriptions of the red spotted newt's life cycle and appearance. Images were included from the National Audubon Society Field Guides.
I was assigned a project in school to pick a "perplexing question" from a list of 20(things like Is there a real Dracula?, and Do fish drink water?), answer it, then present the answer to the class in a creative way. I chose "Can it really rain frogs?" and decided to make a powerpoint about it.
Hyenas are carnivorous mammals that typically live in savannas, grasslands, woodlands, and forests up to 13,000 feet in elevation. They range in size from 28-35 inches tall and weigh 90-190 pounds. Hyenas have a lifespan of around 25 years in captivity. They communicate through vocalizations like wailing calls and laughter, and mark their territory with anal gland secretions. Their only natural predator is humans.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
Insects have two pairs of wings to help them fly. Ladybugs lay eggs then fly like other insects. Insects are important because they help trees grow, scientists continue discovering new insect species each year, and insects have been around since before birds could fly, with three main body parts: head, abdomen, and thorax.
Birds have feathers and sleep in nests, singing often. They can fly, perch in trees, and lay eggs in nests. State birds include the cardinal. Pet birds may be cared for by their owners. Birds care for their young by incubating eggs and feeding hatchlings. They communicate through song.
Amphibians are a group of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads and salamanders. They are distinguished by having moist skin and backbones, and scientists have identified over 4,000 different kinds of amphibians, with frogs and toads making up about 35,000 of those species. Backbones are an important characteristic that amphibians share with other animals and humans.
Some fish can bite, while others cannot. Most fish are able to swim. Swordfish have a nose shaped like a sword and are large in size. Sharks eat other fish for food and use their sharp fins to scare away threats.
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.pptHenry Hollis
The History of NZ 1870-1900.
Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
Richard Seddon, George Grey,
Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
Confiscations, Kotahitanga, Kingitanga, Parliament, Suffrage, Repudiation, Economic Change, Agriculture, Gold Mining, Timber, Flax, Sheep, Dairying,
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
A Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two HeartsSteve Thomason
These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
How to Download & Install Module From the Odoo App Store in Odoo 17Celine George
Custom modules offer the flexibility to extend Odoo's capabilities, address unique requirements, and optimize workflows to align seamlessly with your organization's processes. By leveraging custom modules, businesses can unlock greater efficiency, productivity, and innovation, empowering them to stay competitive in today's dynamic market landscape. In this tutorial, we'll guide you step by step on how to easily download and install modules from the Odoo App Store.