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All organisms have adaptations that help them survive and thrive. Some adaptations are structural. Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism, like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear. Other adaptations are behavioral. Behavioral adaptations are the things organisms do to survive. For example, bird calls and migration are behavioral adaptations.
Adaptations are the result of evolution. Evolution is a change in a species over long periods of time.
Adaptations usually occur because a gene mutates or changes by accident! Some mutations can help an animal or plant survive better than other animals or plants in the species that don't have the mutation.
For example, imagine a bird species. One day a bird is born with a beak that is longer than the beak of other birds in the species. The longer beak helps the bird catch more food. Because the bird can catch more food, he is healthier than the other birds, and he lives longer and breeds more. The bird passes the gene for a longer beak to his offspring. Birds with the longer beak also live longer and have more offspring, and the gene continues to be inherited generation after generation.
Eventually the longer beak is found in all of the species. This doesn't happen overnight. It can take thousands and thousands of years for a new species to develop.
Over time, animals that are better adapted to their environment survive and breed. Animals that are not well adapted to an environment may not survive.
The characteristics that help a species survive in an environment are passed on to future generations. Those characteristics that don't help the species survive slowly disappear.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 7y agoMost animals adapt to there habitat also they learn how to survive in the wild from there mothers or fathers
They eat food, get it?
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∙ 16y agoWell, for food, it hunts. For warmth, they huddle together in packs. For protection, packs. For water, they go to a river (if the river is frozen, they break the ice).
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∙ 14y agoIf you're asking about feral cats, they survive by scavenging. If you're talking about big cats like lions or mountain lions, they hunt down their prey. Feral cats probably hunt to.
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What is wolf in Swahili?
wolf = mbwa mwitu (literally "wild dog")
How does a albino snake survive in the wild?
Albino snakes are able to survive in the wild by staying out of sight and doing their best to camouflage into their environments. However, sometimes they are unable to survive in the wild.
Can a domestic rabbit survive in the wild?
A domestic rabbit may be able to survive in the wild for a short period of time. But generally no they cannot survive the wild. They do not have the instincts needed. They do not know how to escape predators or survive winters. A domestic rabbit would not last too long in the wild.
What if the cat turn into a wolf?
the answer is no because its not a cat its a wolf so wolf tiger and other wild animals are dangerous
Do dogs have hymns?
No, they howl to their wolf family out there in the wild.
What family is a dog from?
Wolf, they are 96% wolf, but now they are new breeds, ex: collie, yorkie. And they now need human care, but they can also survive in the wild.
How does a dog adapt to its enviromment?
Well if it is wild it is a wolf(if not tamed) but the survive the way wolves would hunt and adapt.
When was Will the Wolf Survive created?
Will the Wolf Survive was created in 1986.
How do humans survive in the wild?
People follow their emergency plan. Each natural disasters has a different emergency plan
Can you buy gray wolves?
It depends on where you live. In the most places of the US it's illegal to own a wolf-dog, let alone an actual wolf! However, if you have lisence, you are allowed to take in an injured, or abandoned wolf, but if you do that, once the wolf can survive on it's own, you /have/ to let it back to the wild
When was Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary created?
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary was created in 1991.
Is the wolf in Wild Hearts a wolf or a dog?
a dog
How do snow wolf survive?
The don't, there is no such animal as a "Snow Wolf".
Is the wolf a wild animal?
Yes normally a wolf is a wild animal although some are in zoos and others have been taken out of the wild and domesticated
What are the release dates for The Wild Wild World of Animals - 1973 Cry Wolf?
The Wild Wild World of Animals - 1973 Cry Wolf was released on: USA: 1976
How does the red wolf survive?
it hides
How do cheetahs survive in the wild?
cheetahs survive in the wild by running down their prey. this is not my answer it is a websites
