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Name of organism : Pangolin

Habitat: generally reside in central and southern areas of Africa

Factors of Environment:
1.Light
Very bright in the southern areas of Africa.
2.Temperature
Africa average temperature is about averages a temperature of 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) throughout the year.
3.Food
The diet of pangolins is fairly simple and straightforward.  They are carnivorous animals, usually consuming a wide variety of ant and termite species, but are also able to eat larvae and a few other insects.
4.Water
Africa has about 9% of the world's fresh water resources and 11% of the world's population.
Structural Adaptations:
The main adaptation that they have is tough scales that cover their bodies, protecting them from predators.  These scales are moveable and are actually made up of hairs that have been fused

together, making them strong and durable.
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World Pangolin Day 2017. Educational documentary

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A short pangolin film created by the African Pangolin Working Group, who strive towards the conservation and protection of all four, critically endangered, African pangolin species. Celebrate WORLD PANGOLIN DAY - February 18th

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Name of Organism: Polar Bear

Habitat: Arctic

Factors of its Environment:
1. Light
It is very bright in the Arctic because of the Sun.
2. Temperature
Average winter temperatures can be as low as −40 °C (−40 °F), and the coldest recorded temperature is approximately −68 °C (−90 °F).
3. Food
Its diet primarily consists of ringed and bearded seals. They only rarely catch seals on land or in open water.
4.Water
It has a lot of water supply from the Arctic Ocean.
5. Air
There is a lot of oxygen in the surrounding air.

Structural Adaptations:
1.Polar bears have clear fur and black skin. Polar bears have a coat that appears white, but is actually made up of clear, hollow hairs that reflect light. These give the bear a white appearance and also help to camouflage it in its snowy, icy habitat. Although polar bears have a light coat, they have black skin underneath. Polar bears may also appear yellow, especially close to molting, which occurs in summer. The yellow coloration comes from the oils in the seals that they eat. Polar bears in zoos may also look green due to algae growth on their fur.
2. Polar bears have powerful noses. Polar bears have a strong sense of smell. It is thought polar bear can smell a seal from about .6 mile away and 3 feet under the snow. Polar bears may also feed on carcasses of seals, whales and walrus, and can smell these carcasses from miles away.
3. Polar bears keep warm with a thick layer of fat. Polar bears have a layer of fat under their skin that is 2-4" thick. But the main way the keep warm is through their thick fur, which has a dense under coat covered with longer guard hairs, that protect the polar bear's skin from moisture. The fat and fur keep the bear so warm that they need to move slowly to avoid overheating.
4. They have webbed feet to swim in water.

Behavioral Adaptations:
1. They roll around in the snow to lose the trapped body heat so that their body temperature will decrease.

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Polar bears search for food - David Attenborough  - BBC wildlife

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Monarch Butterfly
Habitat:Meadows
Temperature:Cold
(12.778 degrees Celsius)
Food: Milkweed and Nectar
Water: Nectar
Structural Adaptation:Bright colours to tell predators it is poisonous
Behavioural Adaptations: migrates from cold place to cooler place to avoid winter

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Koala

Coastal islands and tall eucalypt forests to low woodlands inland.
Light-Plenty of light
Temperature- 60-80 degree  Fahrenheit
Food-They feed exclusively on eucalyptus, living only in the scattered, often isolated forests where these trees grow.
Water-The eucalyptus leaves that form the major portion of the koala's diet are high in water content, allowing females to meet their water needs without seeking other water sources. Larger males, with a higher need for water, meet their water requirements by drinking water from hollows in trees or dropping to the ground to find water

Structural Adaptation-
-When attracting a mate, the male has a scent gland that has a very strong scent; he also makes a very loud grunting noise.
-   Thick wool-like waterproof fur to keep the koalas warm and dry.
- Even though eucalyptus leaves are tough, low in nutrients and toxic the koalas have developed a stomach that is able to cope and removes the toxins that are then filtered out by the liver. Caecum which is similar to the human appendix concludes the process by changing the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients.

Behavioural Adaptation-
- Koalas live in a community. When one community dies another doesn’t just take over, it takes a year for the scent of the previous community to fade and only then will another koala move into its place.
-They climb tall gumtrees to find food, shelter and to avoid predators from the ground.

Breeding and Life Cycle
Koalas live for between 10 and 20 years, and generally breed between September and February. Female koalas can breed from about two years of age, and have a gestation period of about two months, producing one young koala a year, and on rare occasions they may produce twins.

A newborn koala is tiny, blind and hairless. Dragging itself into its mother's pouch, it attaches itself to one of her two teats. By about seven months, the baby has outgrown the pouch. It rides on its mother's back, or rests against her chest as she drowses in the fork of a tree. During this time, the young koala samples gum leaves. When the young koala is about one year old, its mother is able to mate again.

Often, young male koalas will be driven off by older males. To survive, they must find a suitable area which is not already occupied by other dominant male koalas. Koalas are generally solitary, although they do have a social structure based on a dominant male. They rest for most of the day - at night they feed and move between trees, and sometimes along the ground

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