Characteristics Of The American Pika

eats mostly grass and/or hay which is grown. The better the soil the healthier the plant,

If a sow bug is placed in a choice tray, and has access to decaying leaves, potatoes, grapes, and sow bug food, the sow bug will choose the decaying leaves over its other options. This hypothesis was based on research stating that a sow bug's main food source is decaying vegetation. This is the food they are accustomed to and therefore will select over the other three options which they rarely if ever would have access to.

sand in its beak. It has to pick up only one grain of sand, fly all the

or grasping it so it can't flee, then eating it whole or in a series

The Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) is a federally listed endangered subspecies that is restricted to the small area of Point Arena, in coastal Mendocino County, California (Zielinski, et al., 2013). (See Figure 1). The Point Arena mountain beaver is a dark brown, medium-sized burrowing rodent with small ears and eyes, and long whiskers and claws (National Park Service (NPS), n.d.). The subspecies is semi-fossorial, spending most of its five to six year lifespan in underground burrows (United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), 2011). The burrows are typically found on moist and steep north-facing slopes or in well-drained gullies; each burrow contains separate chambers for food storage, nesting, and excrement (NPS,

The National Institutes of Health have been studying the Pima Indians of Arizona since the 1960s (Knowler et al., 1983). The Pima provide an opportunity for analyzing both transitions within the Arizona Pima and contrasts with a genetically homogeneous but culturally traditional segment of the population having disunited about 1,000 years ago and residing in North West Mexico. Both Pima groups have a history of arid land agriculture, growing corn, beans, squash, and cotton. Irrigation systems magnetizing game and fish were acclimated to supplement the diet with hunting, trapping, and fishing. The Pima additionally forage for desert aliment plants. Data amassed for both Pima Indian groups include anthropometric quantifications, body composition,

Though they are still around today, modern Pimas suffer from an array of health issues due to a genetic disadvantage. The Pimas have historically lived in and around the area of modern Arizona for thousands of years. The picture below highlights in red their locations. http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/az/azmap.gif When Spanish explorers discovered this area and the people living there, they interviewed the Pimas about their way of life.

My invasive species that I’m investigating is the American mink it is invasive in England. The American mink came from North America, and got brought to England in 1929 for fur farming.

Silently it searches like a ninja on the hunt. If a prey passes, It briefly stun it with venom like a poisonous taipan. The prey run away, attempting to stay alive.

The Selkirk herd of caribou can be found in the snowy old forest in Idaho, and in the northeast part of Washington, but they spend most of their time in Southern Canada. The Selkirk herd is not the only group that is disappearing, you also have the mountain caribou. The Mountain Caribou are located in southern British Columbia. There are also Tundra Caribou that are located in the polar region, but move across the Artic. The tundra caribou has adaptations that help them climb mountains on top of many feet of snow where there are no predators.

The American Pygmy Shrew is located in The United States and some parts of Canada. The species has a global ranking of G5 which classifies the species as secure. This species is common globally and has a widespread range in North America.

Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education © 2015ASA – Project 3.2.2 Behavior WebQuest – Page 5Safe Handling and Restraint procedures: Hamsters will very easily become stressed if an unknown object or person is near them. This can trigger their flight zone, causing them to run off or bite. Because of this, if the hamster is in a new home or environment, it is best to not pick up or pet the hamster within the first 24-48 hours. This gives the hamster time to become somewhat familiar with its new environment and home. If someone reaches down, like a claw, to pick them up the hamster's flight zone will also be triggered. The hamster will believe that the hand is a threat, a predator, because it looks like a claw. If one wants the hamster to become familiar with them, allow the hamster

These little gliding mammals, with the scientific name, Petaurus breviceps, are commonly found in Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. They belong to the marsupial family which includes kangaroos, wombats, and koalas, and they are more active at night than during the day.

Caribou started slowing disappearing everywhere slowly becoming an endangered species. The caribou that are left are in the United States in Northern Idaho. It is only about a dozen that live deep in the forest. These caribou live in the mountains called Selkirk near the Canadian border. They spend most of their time in southern Canada were most of the danger occur. Canadian government sharpshooters are killing wolves from helicopters killing up to 19 wolves so far.

Their spines on their back can be released from their skin should they by chance catch on to another