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Koala, which are from Australia, adapt in that specific location because, They have adapted to spend their life on trees because they have all the features which can help then survive in that area.

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Savannas Preserve State Park Environmental Education Center, Southeast Walton Road, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

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Savannas Preserve State Park Environmental Education Center, Southeast Walton Road, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

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Savannas Preserve State Park Environmental Education Center, Southeast Walton Road, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

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Their adaption is camouflage and there striped coat helps them blend in well with the sunlight filtering through the treetops to the jungle floor and striping can also helps break up there body shape making them difficult to detect for unsuspecting prey.

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Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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Globally, tigers are considered an endangered species. Only six of the nine tiger subspecies that once existed remain, and the South China tiger is thought to be nearly or entirely extinct in the wild. The Sumatran subspecies is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and the Amur is listed as endangered. All tigers are protected under CITES Appendix I.

It is generously estimated that only 3,900 tigers exist in the wild, including approximately 200 to 400 Sumatran tigers and 360 Amur tigers. The Smithsonian's National Zoo participates in the Species Survival Plan for Sumatran and Amur tigers, which works to responsibly breed and manage tiger populations within AZA-accredited institutions throughout North America.

The goal of the SSP is to sustain a population of the three manage tiger subspecies-Amur, Sumatran and Malayan-that is genetically healthy enough to maintain a high genetic diversity for the next 100 years.

Threats

There are numerous threats to tiger survival, including human-animal conflict driven by human overpopulation, poaching for use in traditional medicines and the destruction and fragmentation of habitat. Human-animal conflict stems from two primary issues. The first is a rise in agriculture and overgrazing by farmers, which drives away typical prey for tigers and forces them to hunt livestock.

The second is urban sprawl and the encroachment of towns and cities into tiger territories, which displaces the cats and leads to killing by humans provoked by fear. These conflicts are not unique to Asia and are common as humans encroach upon the territory of large predators around the world. In the U.S., cougars in the western parts of the country have faced similar threats.

The demand for tiger bones and other body parts used in traditional Asian medicines is also contributing to the tiger's decline. Despite the work of many governments and scientists to decrease demand by educating the public about other sources for these "medical" compounds, an illegal market for tiger parts persists. In some areas, tiger farming has become a profitable illicit market.

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Work With Tigers

For decades, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists have studied tigers to understand their behavioral ecology and the most effective ways to protect them. They support efforts to stop poaching and trafficking, reduce human-tiger conflict, improve management practices in tiger habitats and protect Asian forests where tigers live.

In collaboration with USAID and local partners in Bangladesh, SCBI scientists are collecting and analyzing a wide range of field data on tigers, prey and mangrove habitat, including through camera-trap studies to estimate tiger populations. To support and assist management of this project, rangers are trained and given equipment to patrol the forest to prevent poaching and mitigate human-animal conflict.

Smithsonian efforts to save tigers began in 1972 with the Smithsonian-Nepal Tiger Ecology Project. In the 1990s scientists began approaching tiger conservation as a complex problem stretching across borders, requiring the cooperation of many partners.

In 2008, the Smithsonian Institution joined the World Bank Group and the Global Environmental Facility to launch the Global Tiger Initiative, designed to stabilize and restore wild tiger populations to save the species from extinction. As a member of the GTI, SCBI scientists work with policy makers and practitioners across Asia and around the world to save tigers.

At the Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2010, leaders of 13 tiger-range countries met with international science and conservation experts, including SCBI scientists, to do what had never been done before: create a comprehensive strategy to save tigers. At the Summit, they adopted the first-of-its-kind Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP). Simultaneously, SCBI staff worked with individual countries to develop National Tiger Recovery Priorities.

As part of the GTRP, the Smithsonian prepared a Global Support Program in Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing through regional training programs in Asia and Core Learning Programs on conservation best practices. They have held courses and workshops for frontline practitioners in protected tiger-range areas, training hundreds of rangers, foresters and habitat managers to adopt the latest conservation and Spatial Monitoring and Report Tool (SMART) patrolling practices, with a focus on preserving and increasing wild tiger populations.

SMART patrol training courses have been held in Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia. Using state-of-the-art techniques, the training has helped create more effective measures against wildlife poaching and the illegal trade and trafficking of live tigers and tiger parts.

Today, follow up projects like SCBI's Tiger Conservation Partnership Program help Malaysia share information with its neighbors about effective ways to identify and protect tiger habitats in the face of rapid infrastructure development. Its knowledge exchange platform, WildTigers Listserv, has more than 500 tiger conservation professionals as members.

There is still much to be done to protect tigers from going extinct. Their future relies heavily on the protection of habitat within their range, which overlaps with areas of significant and continued human population growth. Continued partnerships between governments, conservation organizations and communities will be essential to the long-term protection of this species.

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Always free of charge, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.'s, and the Smithsonian's, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.

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Alligators have eyes on the top of there head to they can still look for prey even when there underwater.

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i am doing the siberian tiger and i could not find a video specifically about them but most of this video relates to them.

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Pandas are very adaptive to their surroundings because they used their black and white fur to camouflauge. They also eat a ton of bamboo

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"The most iconic Animal of Australia"

Australian Kangaroos are wonderful animals. The Kangaroo is the iconic animal of Australia. It even appears on the coat of arms for Australia. It was chosen along with the Emu to show progress. As these animals never go backwards only forwards.

For some quick facts then have a look at the Kangaroo Facts page. But keep reading for a more detailed explanation of these fascinating animals.

Over 60 Different Species

Australian kangaroos are endemic or unique to Australia and there are over 60 different species of kangaroos and close relatives.

They belong to the "macropod" family, which means "great footed." You will however see the odd kangaroo in zoos around the world and there are even some that are native to New Guinea.

The main species of macropods include

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Western Grey Kangaroo

Red Kangaroo

Wallaby

Wallaroo

Forest Wallabies

Pademelons

Tree Kangaroo - in fear of becoming extinct

The first three species of Australian Kangaroos are the ones you are most likely to see on your travels around Australia. Not surprisingly, you'll find Eastern Grey Kangaroos on the East Coast of Australia and the Western Grey Kangaroos on the West Coast of Australia.

The Red Kangaroo is the most common and you will find these across Australia but mainly inland away from the coastal areas. For a long time it wasn't known that there were two different types of Grey Kanagaroos. They do look very similar but they do differ slightly in colour.

Be Careful When Driving

Australian Kangaroos vary greatly in size and their size depends predominantly on their species. Wallabies for example are much smaller than kangaroos. You can expect to see a range from 0.5kg to 90kg (?!!) and a Red Kangaroo can grow to as high as 2m!

They all have one thing in common, powerful back legs with long feet. Their hopping is what makes these animals so unusual and why we all love them so much.

They tend to be nocturnal with some species being active in the mornings and late afternoon. This is why its crucial that you pay special attention if you are out in your car around these times, particularly at dusk or late at night. They are like rabbits - they are attracted to the headlights.

They can do some serious damage to your car if you were to hit one. Most hire car companies will tell you not to drive after dusk if you are in an area renowned to have lots of Roos. You will see the locals have bars on the front of their cars in these areas to limit the damage.

Baby Kangaroos (Joeys)

Seeing a Mother (called a flyer) and its baby (called a joey) is a very special moment. The mother usually has one baby per year. It is born when it is just 2cm and weighs hardly anything. Then it crawls up its mum's body and suckles on one of her 4 teats. The joey will then stay inside the pouch spending more and more time outside.

At about 10 months it is ready to leave the pouch for good. At that point, a second embryo starts to develop and the process starts all over again.

There is no set breeding season for kangaroos and the population of Australian kangaroos seems to keep on growing as a result.

Do you just love these cute animals, then why not treat youself to a souvenir. Check out these furry friends:

Buy a Book And Help Children In the Philippines

The Adventures of Bundy the Bush Kangaroo written by author Kenneth Hughes is fast becoming a sought after children's novel with an educational message. This excellent children's book has recently been praised and acknowledged for its literacy achievement by education departments in America , Wales , Canada , New Zealand , Australia and the Philippines as a tool for teachers and parents to address bullying in the school yard or on the internet.

The novel features cute and cuddly Australian animals to teach appropriate behaviour to children. The main characters are a gray western bush kangaroo by the name of Prince Bundy and his best friend Whitey, an Australian cockatoo, who together journey to the unknown east side of their home valley. On their adventure they meet some friendly animals who furnish them with good advice. This book is filled with laughter and is a must read for all who have the spirit of adventure within them.

You can feel good about your purchase as the money from every book sale goes to help children that are poor in the Philippines. They plan to build a farm to house street children as well as a school for them to be educated, so they don't have to live life as a beggar on the streets of Manila.

For more information go to www.bundykangaroo.com.au

Kangaroo Meat and Leather

Whilst you are here you should try some Australian Kangaroo meat. It is very good for you as it contains hardly any fat. It's something to do with all that jumping they do which results in very lean muscle.

You can also buy kangaroo leather goods. This leather is light weight but very strong so it is often used in footwear but you will also see it used in small leather goods like wallets and purses.

Where to See Kangaroos in Australia

Firstly, we don't all have Australian kangaroos running around our back yards but providing you get out of the city, you should be able to see a kangaroo as part of your visit to Australia.

Australian Kangaroos are herbivores which means they only eat plants and some eat mushrooms or funghi. You generally want to head for an area that has grass and trees as this is the kangaroos preferred terrain. That said, some live in trees and others prefer the beach.
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Look out for the road signs warning you of kangaroos as these are good places to spot Australian Kangaroos, usually more so at night though.

I tend to ask the locals when I get to a place as they have the best knowledge of where to find them. For example, we saw some great ones in South West Rocks down in a small clearing that the locals told us about. We also stopped off in Glenbrook on the way to the Blue Mountains and spent half an hour watching the kangaroos hop about in the camping area of the National Park there.

Kangaroo Island. is appropriately named and you are guaranteed to see some hopping about there. Stay in the Wilderness Lodge there and you can watch them from your balcony.

All the wildlife parks have kangaroos. This is a great place to get up close and personal with a Kangaroo too as they often allow you to feed them. Don't attempt this in the wild though.

Australia walkabout wildlife Park, Calga.1 hour from Sydney towards Newcastle

Featherdale Wildlife Park. A great stop off on the way to the Blue Mountains nr Sydney

Sydney Taronga Zoo offers great harbour views

Perth Zoo

Cairns Zoo. They have a night zoo experience which is a great way to see Kangaroos.

Australia Zoo - Steve Irwin's zoo just 1 hour from Brisbane

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"The most iconic Animal of Australia" Australian Kangaroos are wonderful animals. The Kangaroo is the iconic animal of Australia. It even appears on the coat of arms for Australia. It was chosen along with the Emu to show progress. As these animals never go backwards only forwards.

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Kangaroos explained: Get to know the world's largest hopping animals

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Known as the world's largest marsupial, kangaroos are one of Australia's most iconic species. They are also one of the biggest mammals to hop as their primary way of traveling. Find out how these animals use their tails to get around, take care of their joeys, socialize as a group, and more.

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Manatees live in calm rivers, bays, and costal areas. When water temperature gets below 68 degrees farenheit they often suffer from hypothermia so the go through a behavioral change. The change is they migrate in groups to natural springs and other warm waters.

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Nocturnal desert animals keep cool by being active at night, whereas some other desert animals get away from the sun's heat by digging underground burrows. Other common adaptations seen in desert animals include big ears, light-colored coats, humps to store fat, and adaptations that help conserve water.Desert plants are adapted to their arid environment in many different ways.This adaptation helps cacti reduce water loss by keeping the hot, dry wind from blowing directly across the stomata. The leaves and stems of many desert plants have a thick, waxy covering.

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Ocelots have retractable claws, like most cats, so that the claws can remain sharp for both seizing and holding prey. They have large eyes with acute binocular vision, and good night vision, which is adapted for hunting.

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Ocelots have retractable claws, like most cats, so that the claws can remain sharp for both seizing and holding prey. They have large eyes with acute binocular vision, and good night vision, which is adapted for hunting.

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How Cotoneaster thrive

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Spreading Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster divaricatus - How to grow Cotoneaster in the garden

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There big ears help them stay cool in their warm habitat. Their trunks also help them eat and protect themselves.

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Elephants

Big, bold, and beautiful. These are three words that accurately describe elephants. Adult elephants can weigh about the same as four cars! Their size is an adaptation, which is a characteristic that allows them to be better suited to their environment. As the largest living land animal in the world, elephants are very intimidating to other animals. As a result, many predators choose to stay away and pick on someone their own size (or smaller).

The Ears

Since most elephants live in areas that get up to 120 degrees, their bodies need to be built to survive the scorching hot temperatures. One way that elephants stay cool is by using their ears. Their ears actually act like fans because they're able to reduce the elephant's body temperature by around ten degrees just by flapping them. Additionally, their ears are very big and have many blood vessels, which are little tubes inside the body that carry blood. When hot blood goes through these blood vessels, elephants can face into the wind and let the breeze cool down the blood.

Wrinkly Skin

Have you ever noticed how much effort some people will go through to avoid wrinkles? They buy wrinkle creams, avoid the sunlight and sometimes even get plastic surgery to look young and remove wrinkles. Elephants, on the other hand, love their wrinkly skin. This is because it helps them stay cool. Their skin is actually pretty thin, and the wrinkles allow the heat to escape their bodies. Sometimes, elephants will take a dip into cool water to escape the heat. Their wrinkles trap the cold water, allowing them to stay cool for a longer period of time.

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Big, bold, and beautiful. These are three words that accurately describe elephants. Adult elephants can weigh about the same as four cars! Their size is an adaptation, which is a characteristic that allows them to be better suited to their environment. As the largest living land animal in the world, elephants are very intimidating to other animals.

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Koalas have rough pads on the palm of their hands to help them grip onto trees, and they have a cushion of fur that helps them sit on hard branches. Koalas also have camouflage like fur, so from the bottom its enemies can't see them.

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John Paul II Statue, Parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II, 75004 Paris, France

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John Paul II Statue, Parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II, 75004 Paris, France

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they are known for there chimera

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Peacock Habitat and Food, Nests, Eggs, Courtship in the Wild

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Bacteria can adapt to there  enviorment. The Bacteria can change its temperture and because of that it can go pretty much everywhere.

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Bacteria can adapt to there  enviorment. The Bacteria can change its temperture and because of that it can go pretty much everywhere.

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fugi have they have adapted is by increasing their surface area of their gills. This is beneficial to the organism because it is able to reproduce more spores which can lead to more of them being dispersed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wqiv3J_Ikc

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The Bison is adapt to cold prairie night with there big fur coat so they can stay warm. The horns on their head helps them defend off predators

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Northern Colorado Bison Herd Contributes to Conservation Efforts Across the U.S.

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Snow leopards live in the highest mountains. They have a lot of fur on them, it's like they have 5 blankets on. Most of the snow leopard population is in the mountains. When they need food these predators can hunt animals 3 times there weight.

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What is the snow leopard?

These spotted leopards live in the mountains across a vast range of Asia. They are insulated by thick hair-in shades of gray or creamy yellow and covered with grayish black spots-and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes. Snow leopards have powerful legs and are tremendous jumpers, able to leap as far as 50 feet. These big cats use their long tails for balance and as blankets to cover sensitive body parts against the severe mountain chill. They are shy and reclusive, and rarely seen in the wild.

Snow leopards can be found throughout high mountain ranges, including the Himalayas and the southern Siberian mountains in Russia. They can also be found in the Tibetan Plateau and across a range that stretches from China to the mountains of Central Asia. They prefer steep, rugged terrain with rocky outcrops where prey can be hard to come by. That's why these carnivores require an enormous amount of space to roam: Male leopards require up to 80 square miles-an area bigger than three Manhattans -while females have ranges of up to 48 square miles.

Diet and hunting

Snow leopards prey upon the blue sheep (bharal) of Tibet and the Himalayas, as well as the mountain ibex found over most of the rest of their range. Though these powerful predators can kill animals three times their weight, they also eat smaller fare, such as marmots, hares, and game birds.

One Indian snow leopard, protected and observed in a national park, is reported to have consumed five blue sheep, nine Tibetan woolly hares, 25 marmots, five domestic goats, one domestic sheep, and 15 birds in a single year.

Threats to survival

The expansion of human settlement, especially livestock grazing, has led to increased conflict. Herders sometimes kill snow leopards to prevent or retaliate against predation of their domestic animals. Their lives are also threatened by poaching, driven by illegal trades in pelts and in body parts used for traditional Chinese medicine. These cats appear to be in dramatic decline-they've lost at least 20 percent of their population in two decades as a result.

Vanishing habitat and the decline of the cats' large mammal prey are also contributing factors. Climate change is raising the average temperature across the snow leopard's home range, which scientists believe will shrink the species' alpine habitat and drive competition with other predators like leopards, wild dogs, and tigers. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies snow leopards as vulnerable to extinction.

Conservation

In recent years, a concerted effort has begun to save snow leopards. Protected areas have been established throughout their range, including sanctuaries in Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Kyrgyzstan. The latter was particularly good news: Kyrgyzstan's mountains serve as a corridor for snow leopards traveling between the northern and southern ends of their range.

That said, creating protected areas for these big cats has only helped so much: According to one study, 40 percent of those protected areas are too small for the wide-roaming snow leopard.

Countries have also been strengthening their enforcement against poaching, and conservation groups work with herders to develop systems to keep snow leopards away from their livestock. Others are building awareness about the important role these big cats play in their environment. As a flagship species, snow leopards are essentially a mascot for their entire ecosystem: If they survive, so will many of the other species in their habitat.

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What is the snow leopard? These spotted leopards live in the mountains across a vast range of Asia. They are insulated by thick hair-in shades of gray or creamy yellow and covered with grayish black spots-and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes.

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What do Koalas Eat? Adaptations that Help Digesting Toxic Eucalyptus Leaves

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thick, waxy skin to reduce loss of water and to reflect heat.

large, fleshy stems to store water.

thorns and thin, spiky or glossy leaves to reduce water loss.

spikes protect cacti from animals wishing to use stored water.

deep roots to tap groundwater.

long shallow roots which spread over a wide area.

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tiger have adapted by there fur by making it camouflage with the large grass that it hunts in. And there speed and claws have adapted to help there hunt easier.

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The Goliath birdeater!
This tarantula places thin layers of webbing on the floor to act like a tripwire. When an animal or insect walks over the webbing the huge tarantula will strike at it.
-trip wire mechanism
-huge size giving it a variety of food to eat

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Thick fur on their humps for shade, thin fur everywhere else for heat loss, can tolerate 107.6 degrees fahrenheit, can go a long time without drinking water, can drink up to 12 gallons of water in one sitting, hump is actually fat which converts into water when needed, and they have 2 sets of eyelashes. For more, watch the video.

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Adaptations Of Camels | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool

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The tallest life-zone, the alpine tundra can be found at any latitude on earth. yet, the elevation that the alpine tundra begins is different depending on where you are.

For instance, on the tall Mexican Volcanos, the tree-line is much higher than anywhere in the United states. It occurs around 13,000 feet.

In Colorado, the Tundra begins around 11,500 feet. Farther north, in Alaska, the Tundra can form at only a few thousand feet elevation!
Micro-habitats in the Alpine Tundra
The alpine tundra is not a homogenous zone where plants have equal opportunity to grow. Small changes in elevation in this zone and patches of snow and rock create microhabitats where different species of plant and animal can specialize. For instance, a small depression on the ground might decrease sun and wind intensity causing snow to accumulate. Snowbanks are hard places for plants to grow because areas where snow builds up decreases the already short growing season. Thus, small elevation changes that increase light intensity may be just enough for small plants to make a living.

Some of the major micro-habitats found in the Alpine tundra are Meadows, snow beds, talus fields, and fell-fields. You can imagine that plants growing in one habitat are going will need different adaptations to grow in others.
Animal Adaptations
Very few animals are found in this habitat year round. Some of the few that do make their home here year-round are yellow-bellied marmots, pikas, and ptarmagins. Each has unique adaptations to allow them to live here.

Yellow bellied marmots that live in Colorado will hibernate for as many as 8 months out of the year.

Yellow bellied marmots (hibernate for 8 months of the year). Pikas don't hibernate. They hide from the weather under rocks in the boulder fields. They store food in haypiles and munch them until real food is available. Pikas are related to rabbits and hares, not rodents.
Plant Adaptations:

Dark colors on alpine plants absorb more heat:

Anthocyanins: pigments that create red or blue - they convert light into heat.

Plants are often slow growing. This makes them vulnerable to human impacts.

Most plants are long-lived perennial plants. They don't grow stems, leaves, flowers and fruite each season.

Plants are matted against the earth, this keeps them away from the harmfull wind.

Some plants have hairs, which allow them to trap heat and diffuse the harmfull solar radiation.

Some plants are succulents, storing water in their leaves (waxy leaves that prevent dessication).

Tundra is derived from the Lappish language and means "land of no trees".

Notable animals in the alpine tundra include, Kea parrots, marmots, Mountain goats, and pika.

Alpine tundra does not map directly to specific WWF ecoregions. Portions of Montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregions include alpine tundra. The alpine tundra also has elks,marmots, mountain goats, pikas, and sheep

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The tallest life-zone, the alpine tundra can be found at any latitude on earth. yet, the elevation that the alpine tundra begins is different depending on where you are. For instance, on the tall Mexican Volcanos, the tree-line is much higher than anywhere in the United states. It occurs around 13,000 feet.

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Giant pandas have special adaptations that let them eat mostly bamboo to survive. They have six fingers on their front paws, which help them grab the bamboo and tear off leaves to eat, and have big heads to hold their large, powerful jaws

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Plant Adaptations

In this lesson, we will talk about plant adaptations. These are changes that help a plant species survive in its environment. We will see how plants survive underwater, in the desert, and where the soil lacks nutrients. You might already be familiar with some of these specialized plants. For example, the seaweed is a plant adapted for its underwater environment. Cacti are adapted for the desert environment. And you might be familiar with the Venus fly trap plant that is adapted for living in soil that doesn't provide enough nutrients. Some plants even have their own self-defense system in place to ward off insects and other critters. The rose bush, for example, has thorns to keep away predators.

Let's take a closer look at these specialized plants.

Aquatic Plants

First, the seaweed. This is an aquatic plant. It is adapted for underwater life. This plant has its own air bubble in each leaf that provides the necessary space for the exchange of oxygen from the water to the plant. It also helps keep the seaweed upright. The leaves of underwater aquatic plants are also softer then above ground plants. This softness allows the plant to move easily with the waves without breaking.

Desert Plants

Now, let's look at our cacti. These are plants adapted for the desert. There are many varieties of cacti. You will see that all of them have very thin leaves. In fact, they aren't called needles anymore; they are called thorns. Look at this barrel cactus and you will see its many leaves in the form of thorns all over its stem. The stem is very thick, and this is where the plant stores its water. Because water is scarce in the desert, the plant soaks up and stores whatever water it can when it rains and then uses its water reserve when there is no water.

Carnivorous Plants

Next, we have the Venus fly trap. This plant is adapted for life in soil with very little nutrients. This plant gets its nutrients from eating insects. Yes, this is a plant that actually eats! It is a type of carnivorous plant that has leaves that act as a mouth. The Venus fly trap's leaves look like a trap. It has little trigger hairs that, when the fly walks across it, make the leaf close, trapping the fly. The plant then secretes digestive juice that digests the fly for the plant.

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This video explains how the Arctic Squirrel wakes up from its hibernation and mates

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The cracks in elephants skin help hold mud/dirt better which helps them cool and acts as a shield from the sun.

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Owls can into the UV spectrum to help them hunt since they're nocturnal.

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An educational video on Owls, for Paul Smith's College's "Birds of Prey" class 2010.

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The more whales there are the more plankton there will be and plankton takes away carbon and disposes of it in the bottom of the ocean. Whales are slightly helping climate change.

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How can animals live
in such different places in the world?

Animals and plants are adapted to the conditions of the habitats in which they live.

Animals live everywhere on Earth. Some places on Earth are very hot and some are very cold. Some places on Earth have a lot of water and plants, and other places have very little water and few plants. More than 99 percent of Antarctica is covered with ice but a few plants still grow there, mostly lichens, mosses, and algae. Antarctica is very cold.

Guess what?
Animals even live in Antarctica! The animals in Antarctica are dependent on the sea for feeding or are migratory and leave the continent when the winter arrives.

Animals can live in many different places in the world because they have special adaptations to the area they live in.

What is an adaptation?
An adaptation is a way an animal's body helps it survive, or live, in its environment. Camels have learned to adapt (or change) so that they can survive.

Animals depend on their physical features to help them obtain food, keep safe, build homes, withstand weather, and attract mates. These physical features are called called physical adaptations. They makes it possible for the animal to live in a particular place and in a particular way.

Each adaptation has been produced by evolution. This means that the adaptations have developed over many generations.
Examples of the basic adaptations that help creatures survive:

shape of a bird's beak,

the number of fingers,

colour of the fur,

the thickness or thinness of the fur,

the shape of the nose or ears

What is a mimicry adaptation?
Mimicry is adapting to look like something else. An example would be the hawkmoth as it looks just like a dead leaf, tattered and veined.

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How Animals have adapted to their Environment

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Animals live everywhere on Earth. Some places on Earth are very hot and some are very cold. Some places on Earth have a lot of water and plants, and other places have very little water and few plants. More than 99 percent of Antarctica is covered with ice but a few plants still grow there, mostly lichens, mosses, and algae.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/videos/giraffe-african-giant/adaptations-of-the-giraffe-3935.aspx

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Cuttlefish have the amazing ability to change their color and texture in order to blend into their surroundings. That feature allows cuttlefish to escape predators, as well as sneak up on unsuspecting prey.

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What is the koala?

The koala is an iconic Australian animal. Often called the koala "bear," this tree-climbing animal is a marsupial-a mammal with a pouch for the development of offspring.

Though koalas look fuzzy, their hair is more like the coarse wool of a sheep. They have two opposing thumbs on their hands, and both their feet and hands have rough pads and claws to grab onto branches. They have two toes, fused together, on their feet, which they use to comb their fur.

Habitat, behavior, and diet

Koalas live in the eucalyptus forests of southeastern and eastern Australia. When not sleeping, they're usually eating. They rely on the eucalyptus tree for both habitat and food. Koalas can eat more than a pound of eucalyptus leaves a day. Eucalyptus is toxic, so the koala's digestive system has to work hard to digest it, breaking down the toxins and extracting limited nutrients.

That's why koalas sleep so much- they get very little energy from their diet. Tucked into forks or nooks in the trees, koalas may sleep for 18 to 22 hours.

Koalas usually don't drink much water as they get most of their moisture from these leaves. Koalas can even store leaves in their cheek pouches for later. They eat so much eucalyptus that they often take on its smell.

Threats to survival

Koala numbers plummeted in the late 19th and early 20th century from hunting for their fur. Now they face serious threats from habitat loss. Land clearing, logging, and bushfires-especially the devastating 2019-2020 season -have destroyed much of the forest they live in. Koalas need a lot of space-about a hundred trees per animal-a pressing problem as Australia's woodlands continue to shrink.

Koalas are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which has named the species one of 10 animals most vulnerable to climate change. Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is decreasing the nutritional quality of eucalyptus leaves (which is already quite low) and causing longer, more intense droughts and wildfires. In response to drought, koalas are forced to stop napping and come down from the trees to find water, spending precious energy and putting them at a higher risk of predation.

Conservation

Koalas lost substantial portions of their habitat in the 2019-2020 bushfire season and have been identified by the Australian government as one of 113 animals requiring urgent help. Wildlife hospitals, rescue organizations, zoos, and volunteers have stepped up to care for injured koalas, with the goal of rehabilitating and releasing them back into the wild.

Ensuring there's the right kind of forest for them to return to is a priority. Though there are some koala sanctuaries and reserves, many live on private, unprotected land. There are conservation efforts by the Australia Zoo and others to buy large tracts of land to set aside for koalas, and state governments are also creating new koala reserves. Campaigns urging landowners not to cut down eucalyptus trees are also ongoing.

Research is another important component of conservation efforts. Understanding koala genetics, mating choices, and health will shed light on koala biology that's important for developing plans to better protect the species.

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What is the koala? The koala is an iconic Australian animal. Often called the koala "bear," this tree-climbing animal is a marsupial-a mammal with a pouch for the development of offspring. Though koalas look fuzzy, their hair is more like the coarse wool of a sheep.

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Tropical Rainforest Overview

From the Amazon rainforest in South America to the lush rainforests of Australia and southeast Asia to the basin forests of mainland Africa and Madagascar, our planet is home to some incredible tropical rainforests: wet, warm forests that have no dry season. In addition, tropical rainforests receive lots of sunlight throughout the year, thanks to their proximity to the Earth's equator. With all that moisture and the energy from the sun, an explosion of biodiversity, an abundance of different living things, exists within these unique ecosystems.

Even though tropical rainforests only cover about 7% of the Earth's surface, these rainforests are home to an estimated 50% of the species on Earth - plants, animals, and everything in between. How do animals, from insects to worms to vertebrates (animals with backbones) adapt to this enormously diverse environment? With so much diversity, animals often run into competition for resources like food and shelter, and some animals have to defend themselves against a barrage of harmful or predatory attacks. Let's take a look at some of the key animal adaptations that have sprung up in the tropical rainforests of the world.

Animal Adaptations

In a volatile and competitive ecological environment like the tropical rainforests, animals need to adapt to survive. To do this, populations of animals develop physiological or behavioral adaptations over many generations. Those that have advantageous adaptations tend to survive and pass on their genes to new generations.

A few examples of animal adaptations in the world's tropical rainforests are camouflage, the times at which they are active, poison and other deterrents, and interdependence on other species. We'll explore just a few examples of each of these, but keep in mind that there are many examples of these kinds of adaptations in such a diverse environment.

Camouflage is the ability to blend in with the surrounding environment to avoid detection. Many camouflaged rainforest animals, such as walking stick insects which look just like a tree branch and the slow-moving, green algae-covered sloths that hang from trees and blend in with their environment, use camouflage to avoid predators. However, other animals use camouflage to hide themselves while they are hunting. Jaguars, large American cats, are well known for their black spotted coats. These spots mimic the dappled sunlight through the leaves of the rainforest trees, giving the jaguar perfect camouflage as it stalks its prey.

Many animals in the tropical rainforests of the world have adapted to either a nighttime or a daytime mode of life in order to survive. One example is the nocturnal Amazon tree boa, a strikingly beautiful green to tan snake that is nocturnal, or active at night. These tree boas avoid diurnal, or active during the day, predators like birds of prey and primates, by sleeping during the day. At night, they hunt other nocturnal animals like certain rodents, using special infrared receptors located around the snake's mouth. In addition to being able to hunt with greater safety, nocturnal animals may also find that hunting at night means less competition for food.

Another adaptation is poison. The poison dart frog is famous for its bright color, but in the animal world, bright flashy colors mean danger. The toxins and bright colors warn predators of the dangers of eating members of this frog family. Many members of this frog family excrete a powerful alkaloid toxin, which is similar to the medical drug morphine in its effects. The most deadly of these dart frogs is the golden poison frog, Phyllobates terribilis, which contains enough toxin to kill several human beings. It is interesting to note that these frogs actually get their poisonous skin from sequestering chemicals from some of the animals they prey upon, such as ants, mites, and millipedes. Some of the frogs in this family, however, are not actually poisonous, but have adapted to their environment by mimicking the appearance of the poisonous frogs. In doing so, they take advantage of the dangerous reputation of their poisonous family members.

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From the Amazon rainforest in South America to the lush rainforests of Australia and southeast Asia to the basin forests of mainland Africa and Madagascar, our planet is home to some incredible tropical rainforests: wet, warm forests that have no dry season.

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Ptarmigan have specialized feathers on their feet that allow them to walk on snow, just like snowshoes do.

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Kangaroo dental evolution/adaptation changes with the climate and vegetation.

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How kangaroos bounced through evolutionary adaptation.

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Narwhals have adapted a very flexible neck to scan the ocean waters and capture prey. To escape from enemies such as walruses and polar bears Narwhals have adapted to hold their breath for a long time so they can dive deep down into the ocean away from the predators.

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Narwhals have adapted a very flexible neck to scan the ocean waters and capture prey. To escape from enemies such as walruses and polar bears Narwhals have adapted to hold their breath for a long time so they can dive deep down into the ocean away from the predators.

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Terrifying: The Venomous Sidewinder Snake Slithers at 18 MPH

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penguins adapted by making there outer coat like a rain coat and there inner feathers make them warm.Also there wings adapted so that it became really good for swimming.