https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x Adaptive features of animals found in different climatic zones. en-us 2021-08-25 07:14:42 UTC 2026-01-08 19:01:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/625999784/b51ebcb29c558dfe3b8e7ad73cc9f26f/group_animals.jpg s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695578809 # It uses burrows or underground holes, to escape the heat in hot and dry climate.
# These have toes fringed with spiny scales to help them run across the sand without sinking. ]]> 2021-08-25 07:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695578809 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695579223 # They have very strong leg muscles, toes, and hooves that  accomplishes them as good swimmers. 
# Their senses are highly developed, which is helps in detecting predators. ]]> 2021-08-25 07:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695579223 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695584209 # These have strong and keen hearing senses to listen for others preying to scavenge it.
# It has strong and powerful jaws and teeth that allows it to hunt and bring down prey that is much larger than itself as well as pulverize hard bones when eating.]]> 2021-08-25 07:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695584209 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695584651 # These are fossorial and dig burrows with their strong curved claws of the forelimbs and their hind limbs help in throwing soils out.
# They have tough scales that cover their bodies, protecting them from predators and curl into a ball when they feel threatened or are attacked.  ]]> 2021-08-25 07:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695584651 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695589923 # They have a highly developed sense of smell which they use to locate insect prey in the dark.
# It can hang on branch for hours as it is facilitated by extra vascular bundles in its arms and legs which allow blood to flow and it doesn’t experience lack of circulation.]]> 2021-08-25 07:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695589923 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695590383 # Their eyes are photoreceptors for seeing in the dark and to help spot and catch their prey. 
# Their ears are strong to hear better and tail is long and flexible to aid in balance.]]> 2021-08-25 07:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695590383 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695592794 # These acrobatic mammals have strong, hook-shaped hands for grasping branches, comically outsize arms for reaching faraway limbs, and long, powerful legs for propelling and gasping.]]> 2021-08-25 07:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695592794 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695595057 # As their feathers are detachable, a predator would find itself with a mouth full of feathers if it tried to bite it’s plumage. 
# Their sharp, curved beaks and razor sharp spurs on their feet are perfect for pecking and slashing predators like insects, worms, snails, grass, grain, seeds, fruit, flowers, lizards, frogs and even scorpions.]]> 2021-08-25 07:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695595057 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695596445 # To deal with the hot weather, the mongoose creates complex tunnels and burrows underground where it can try and stay cool. 
# These have learned to use visual and vocal calls to communicate to each other if a predator is coming or if they are in a group hunting. They even have calls for something very urgent or not so urgent.]]> 2021-08-25 07:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695596445 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695598653 # Their ears are large for their size that helps for thermoregulation in their hot and arid habitats.]]> 2021-08-25 07:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695598653 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695601662 Hot and Dry]]> 2021-08-25 07:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695601662 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695605594 Warm and Humid ]]> 2021-08-25 07:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695605594 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695653089 Moderate]]> 2021-08-25 08:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695653089 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695658936 Cold and Cloudy]]> 2021-08-25 08:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695658936 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695661526 Cold and Cloudy]]> 2021-08-25 08:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695661526 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695664408 Cold and Sunny]]> 2021-08-25 08:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695664408 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695666348 # A thick, shaggy coat that protects them in winter and falls away as seasons change and temperatures rise.
# They have long eyelashes in double rows and a third eyelid which acts like a windshield wiper to wash sand or dirt out of their eyes.
# Their nostrils can close to provide protection from blowing sand. 
# Their broad, flat feet have leathery pads and two toes on each foot which helps prevent them from sinking into sand or snow.

]]> 2021-08-25 08:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695666348 s201292 https://padlet.com/s201292/djsu1opwid66qc0x/wish/1695669221 # They have powerful feet that are superior hunting tools. The flight feathers have a downy fringe which reduce the sound produced during flight, allowing them to be silent hunters.
# They hunt using sound so their ears are placed asymmetrically on their heads to improve the detection of prey location and their large orange eyes provide excellent night vision.

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