I will be talking about hedgehogs, and what they are, and along with what they do. First,

As I have stated in the beginning, chipmunks hold a lower spot in the web of relations/food chain. Nuts, plants, berries, and insects are eaten by chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, and other small rodents. All of these animals, including the chipmunks, are then

In the story Your Social Life: Are You a Fox or a Hedgehog? by Pamela Haag is basically compare the life style of a person to a fox and hedgehog. She explains how also is similar to the social life that we are facing today in this society. Haag tells that the fox social life is which he knows a lot of people but don’t really have that kind of confident with other. In the case of hedgehog is the opposite, he knows a lot and he can have some sincere conversations with his friends.

Hedgehog is a gene active in ZPA. ZPA is only located in little clusters and with this hedgehog gene, it creates a mirror image in limbs for the development and growth. The gene creates digits that are clearly different from one another depending on how close they are to the ZPA. The chicken version of the hedgehog gene was named Sonic hedgehog and it activates once Vitamin A is injected. All creatures have the Sonic hedgehog and they all can be activated by injecting Vitamin A. When tested on a skate, the Sonic hedgehog turned on at the same time as a

There are many unique types of animals in the Blackland Prairie; here are a few examples of animals in the Blackland Prairie. One example of one of these animals is the nine-banded armadillo. The nine-banded armadillo is a large, short and brown armadillo with a long tail and nine lines on its shell (therefore its name). They typically eat grubs, insects, berries, and eggs. This scaly critter lives in most of Texas besides the west, they typically live in woods, brush, grasslands and forests. Another one of the many examples of animals in this diverse ecoregion is the black-tailed prairie dog. These chubby, stubby, brown, and furry balls of cuteness live along the border of Mexico. It lives in dry, flat, sparsely vegetated grasslands. These rodents like to consume things like plants, insects, seeds, and grasses. These items make up most of their diet. They are habitat modifiers just like beavers, they build burrows underground close to each other. These are called towns.

In movies you hear some things about guinea pigs. You may hear that they are mostly used as test subjects. You may hear that people eat them in South America. You may think that guinea pigs are gross, long tailed rodents, but they aren’t. In my opinion guinea pigs are cute. And they have no tail. But they are classified as a rodent.

While spending most time in the trees sloths will sleep at least 17 hours or more. They use the time when they are awake to eat, use the bathroom, mate, while having little time to groom themselves, which causes a little ecosystem of algae starts to grow in their fur, that helps to camouflage in to their surroundings from predators. Scientist think that algae from their fur may help fight cancer or other diseases. When sloths do go down to the ground they move extremity slow, being one of the slowest mammals in the world, only moving 6 to 8 feet per a minute. They might even adventure off to the water. When people see sloths, they think they would be horrible at swimming which is wrong. They are extremely good swimmers because of their fur helps them

Should pitbulls be ban? I think pitbulls should not be ban, people should be allowed to have pit bulls. Pit bulls are not dangerous dogs. They are animals, they should be welcome to homes. Pit bulls can be dangerous if you train them to be that way or if you treat them bad. When I had a pit bull, the pit bull was nice, me and my family were happy to have the pit bull.

Badgers Diet Badgers are carnivorous animals eating mostly pocket gophers, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pika, woodrats and kangaroo rats. They usually do this by digging the prey out of the ground in their dens or chasing them down.

In these dry deserts of Nevada and surrounds states, you can find the Desert Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagusaudubonii) hiding in shrubs or running to shelter. This brownish grey cottontail finds itself surviving living in burrows made by other rodents and coming out throughout night hours. These desert cottontails reproduce quickly due to the short life span of 2 years. The structure of these cottontails provides them defense against their pray by using their feet and paws to slap predators or jumping to avoid surprise attacks. With the hotter and drier lands as the years go by, the cottontails fight to keep their population growing no matter the circumstances. From dancing face to face to chasing each other, these cottontails will find themselves having fun before mating which is

One of the largest rodents is the Sciuridae family is the Woodchuck (Marmota Monax) or more commonly known as the Groundhog. It is a fairly common animal most heavily found in the north and north eastern parts of the United States and across most of Canada (Encyclopedia of Life, 2015). Most Woodchucks choose to live in a habitat of grasslands or along the edge of a forest. They tend to like a cooler climate, but during the heart of winter they will hibernate in burrows that they dig throughout the year. The Woodchuck is a incredibly interesting animal that creates elaborate burrows for homes and one of the true hibernators.

Mustela frenata is the scientific name of the long-tailed weasel. This scientific name of this species is known to be Latin and it refers to a bridle-like mask that is typical of weasel inhabitants in the southern sections of the United States. This species is also known as the bridled weasel or big stoat and it’s populated in much of Texas, mostly in the western, southern, and eastern parts of Texas. The long-tailed weasel is known for its looks of a small head with whiskers, a long body, and its short neck and legs. Throughout this research, we will discover that long-tailed weasels are solitary animals that live, reproduce, and thrive in southern sections of Texas.

The Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth is approximately the size of a house cat, ranging from 45-60cm. Like all sloths it has long limbs and a small head for the size of its body. Sloths’ fur hangs ‘backwards’ compared to other mammals, lying from the stomach to their back. This enables the water to run off while it is in a tree. Sloths do not have visible toes but instead have long claws. In this species they have three claws on each foot, which enable them to hang from the branches of trees (2). The brown-throated Tree-toed Sloth can also be distinguished from other species by its brown fur and upturned mouth, giving the sloth a constant ‘smile’.

The sloth is interesting because of where it lives, how it survives, and how it has been impacted by humans. Paragraph 2. Habitat Sloths hang out in the trees in tropical rainforests. Sloths can live anywhere from Venezuela to the Amazon basin.. Since sloths are tree dwelling animals predators have a harder time getting to them while they're lounging in the trees.

We have all heard the horrific things said about pitbulls such as, “Pitbulls are mean and vicious, keep your kids away from them!” or “Pitbulls are beasts!” and so forth. I believe in justice for pitbulls and that they are just misunderstood and no where near a monster. Myths, misdeeds, misunderstanding, and hysteria are all results of people who do not fully know the pitbull breed; choosing to alter the truth about pitbulls. I’m here to broaden your view on pitbulls and hopefully in a positive way.

Sloths are slow-moving mammals that spend their lives hanging about in trees of Central and South America. They look different and are defined by how many digits they