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Land Mammals
Members of the class Mammalia that live in many of the same places humans do, from the highest, coldest mountain regions to the hottest deserts and rainiest islands. They are warm-blooded vertebrates that have adapted to life on land.
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Bears, Tigers, Cougars, Wolves, African Wild Dogs, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Pythons, Anacondas, Jaguars, Large Eagles, Crocodiles, Komodo Dragons, Dholes, Wolverines And Hyenas. Young Are Eaten By Bobcats, Coyotes, Lynxes, Civets, Genets, Small Birds Of Prey, Ocelots, Margays, Mongoose, Maned Wolves, Bush Dogs, Foxes, Dingoes, Jackals, Raccoons, Coatis, Skunks, Badgers, Honey Badgers, Tayras, Grisons, Sables, Martens, Fishers, Mink, Wildcats and Weasels.
What does a common palm civet eats?
Palm civets are reasonably small, extremely cute members of the family viverridae. This is a small and primitive family of carnivorous and omnivorous animals, made up of somewhat catlike, somewhat lemurlike civets and binturongs and genets and other mammals of similar nature. Among them, the common or Asian palm civet is an omnivore, one who eats mainly fruit. Along with mangos and rambutan and others, as you may know, the palm civet is a fan of coffee. From this we get Kopi Luwak [which I think may be the crux of your question]. As the palm civet is primarily, but not entirely, a vegetarian, Kopi Luwak is probably an iffy buy for someone who does not eat meat. I hope I have answered your question. I think so.
Coywolves, which are hybrids between the coyote and a wolf, are an extremely rare natural occurrence and cannot be called endangered, since they are not a full species.
What are the charateristics of a mammal?
For the typical mammals, the following properties apply:
1) hair on the body
2) endothermic regulation (warm-blooded)
3) milk-producing glands
4) live birth of babies (except egg-laying monotremes)
How long does wild boars live?
how long do wild pigs live? how long do wild pigs live? how long do wild pigs live?
Zebra's live in the Savannah in large herds. It is very hot with a few small trees (usually thorny) and long grass that is usually dried up and resembles hay. It is dusty and they have to live near a watering hole to survive. They sometimes live with herds of wildebeest.
Can you separate two adult ferrets easily?
It depends on the individual ferret. Ferrets that have formed a strong bond with their cage mates of other ferrets should not be separated. It could cause them to go into a depression, sometimes will quit eating and drinking leading to death without human intervention.
What is the the second fastest north American land animal?
The cheetah has been clocked at about 70 miles per hour (114 km/h). Pronghorn antelope have been clocked at nearly 60 mph.
The fastest land animal on earth has to be the cheetah, also one of the biggest of big cats.
What word doesn't belong in this group wolf giraffe chicken or toad?
toad live water
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I'd guess it must be chicken. The other animals have four legs and the chicken only two.
How did ferrets come to America?
The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is a member of the Mustelidae, order Carnivora is thought to have originated from North Africa, as referenced by Strabo, a Greek historian and geographer, in his book Geographica, written in about 20 AD, of an animal in Libya which was said to been bred in captivity for hunting rabbits. The earliest known ferret species, M. stromeri, probably gave rise to M. putorius and M. eversmanni during the middle Pleistocene. Evidence that the ferret was probably domesticated either from the European polecat (M. putorius) or descendants of the Steppe polecat (M. eversmanni), or possibly a hybrid.
Within the genus Mustela, ferrets belong to the subgenus Putorius, from which there are only three extant species: M. putorius, the European polecat; M. eversmanni, the Siberian, or steppe polecat; and M. nigripes (black-footed ferret). The European polecat lives in open forests and meadows, and is the ancestor of the domestic ferret. The Siberian polecat looks nearly identical to the black-footed ferret and leads a similar life on open grasslands and semi desert regions across Russia, China and Siberia.
The ferret was domesticated to hunt small animals, usually rabbits for at least 2500 years ago. It is unknown due to there are no written records. The ferret was domesticated before the cat, by more than 500 years.
The ferret use as a hunter of rodents and rabbits can be traced to the 4th century B.C. The ferret is mentioned in Aristophanes comedy 'The Acharnians'written in 450 BC and Aristotle lists the ferret in his 'Historia Animalium' written about 420 BC. Historical documents from Greece mention the ferret about 450 BC.
Roman documents mention the use of ferrets to hunt rabbits at about the time of Christ, but they were already domesticated. Romans depended on the use of ferrets in hunting rabbits, and probably introduced ferrets to the British isles, but their are no written records or evidence. The earliest records of ferrets arriving in Britain dates to the 1200's, and about the same time the rabbit appeared, a century before.
- Rabbits in British islands AD 1135-1279
- Ferrets in England court roll - AD 1223 - the first written evidence of ferrets and their use of hunting rabbits in Britain
- Rabbits in British mainland AD 1235
- English ferreter attached to English Royal Court AD 1281
- Ferrets in Queen Mary's Psalter AD 1340
- Ferrets regulated in England AD 1390
- Ferrets were used on ships for rodent control and were introduced to the United States in 1875 and were used to hunt rats and rabbits.
- Ferrets were introduced to New Zealand in 1882 as a means of rabbit control
What eats Western prairie Fringed Orchid?
it gets eatby an animal that it not affected by it's poison
Why do deer need such a big area for grazing?
Grazing by large herbivores is a major factor determining the structure and species composition of upland ecosystems. The manipulation of grazing regimes by land managers can thus be a powerful tool in the management of upland habitats. To predict the effects of unmanaged, or managed, grazing at a particular site, an understanding is needed of the foraging behaviour, diet selection and intake of the large herbivore species found in the Scottish uplands.
What are the ranks in a wolf pack called?
Alphas: There is an Alpha Male and an Alpha Female in a pack. Usually, they are mates. These two are the only ones who are aloud to mate and have pups in the pack, unless they give permission to another two wolves in their pack to mate. These wolves are respected by all the pack and the pack will always follow their orders.
Beta: There is usually only one Beta, but sometimes, quite rarely actually, there may be two. A Beta is like second-in-command or a deputy. The Beta gives the orders when the Alphas aren't around, but as soon as the Alphas return, the Beta is not in charge. The Beta is near the top of the wolf pack, but still highly respects the Alphas. Usually, the Beta will find a mate, and run off to have pups with him/her and start their own pack. Or the Beta will wait and take on the role of Alpha of his/her current pack.
Delta: Not much to say about the Delta except that they are training to become the Beta.
Wolves: Then there are just the pack members. These members have no rank in the pack really and they all respect the Alphas and do what they are told.
Omega: At the bottom of the pack is the Omega. This wolf usually becomes the Omega because they did something wrong or bad. The Omega is treated with no respect at all and usually they have no friends within the pack. They do work and chores and are bossed around by everyone.
What season do squirrels migrate in?
Squirrels store food (nuts and seeds) for the winter, and stay put.
What are the similarities and differences between marsupials monotremes and placentals?
Marsupials, monotremes and placental mammals are all mammals. They share the following characteristics: * vertebrates * warm-blooded * have fur, skin or hair * breathe through lungs (not gills) * the young feed on mother's milk The major differences, however, include: * monotremes are the only mammals which lay eggs * marsupial young are born undeveloped and continue most of their growth and development whilst they are in the mother's pouch, attached firmly to the teat for several months, where they receive all their nutrients.
What does a hopping mouse look like?
Hopping mice are rodent-like in appearance, but they have large, slender hind legs with long feet which give them a hopping type of locomotion. Their tails are longer than their bodies and tufted along the length of the end half. EpWhile several species have dark tufted tails, the Spinifex hopping mouse has a tail which is much the same shade as their fawn/chestnut coloured fur.
Hopping mice have large ears to help with heat dissipation. Their fur is pale on their abdomen and, depending on the species, may be chestnut, olive, tawny, grey, rufous, sandy brown or pale orange.
What is the biggest predator in the western hemisphere?
The human is the biggest predator in the western hemisphere. The cougar is the second largest predator that can be found throughout the western hemisphere.
What is the name for a group of weasels?
Collective nouns for a group of weasels include gang, colony, pack, sneak and even confusion.
