How many bones does a deer have? How many wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone? How many elk are killed by wolves each year? How many polar bears are in Svalbard? How many raccoons are there in the world? How many boreal forest tree species are there? Are there cougars on Haida Gw...
They adopted this way of sleeping thousands of years ago back before they were domesticated. That’s because horses are prey animals with many natural predators like bears and cougars. This is why you won’t see an entire herd of wild horses snoozing at the same time — some horses will...
Threatened – the known numbers of this species in the world are very low Endangered – there are not many of this species left in the world Extinct – there are no known members of this species left Protected – the hunting, trapping, or killing of this species is prohibited ...
included Bison (Buffalo), deer, cougars, elk, bear, beaver, porcupine, antelope, prairie dogs, eagles and wolves. The uses of the animals were varied and included food, clothing, shelter and decorations. The animals which they use to hunt are quite uncommon now due to the amount of ...
Species like the Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)grow to heights 200 feet or more and are prized for their durability and quick growth. As such, many Australian plantations produce varieties like the blue gum. Once grown and cut, these varieties provide a valuable (if unwieldy) timber ...
If we watch a dog’s ears for cues, we can likely gather information about our surroundings that we would have missed. I used to watch my dogs’ ears when hiking around our mountain home, which they shared with all sorts of wild animals. When there were cougars, black bears, or othe...
A symbiotic relationship where both of the co-existing species benefit from the interaction is called ___. a. commensalism. b. parasitism. c. mutualism. d. communism. How does foraging behavior change in response to predators? There are many ...
Genetic analyses of scat switches the focus to locating evidence that animals inevitably leave behind with their natural behavior and movement patterns. For decades, scat has been used to define basic ecological parameters (e.g., diet, distribution, habitat use) for many species; however, these ...
There are many definitions of what makes a desert, but they all have a common element: very little water. The average amount of yearly rain, daily temperatures, plant and animal life and whether or not people inhabit the area are also considerations. The largest hot-weather desert in the ...
(Homophobia, however, has so far been observed in only one species.) All it took to see a sexual spectrum was looking at biology with a queer eye. The complexity and f lexibility were always there, scientists just could not see them. And when they did see, they sometimes tried to ...