9.1 Species Role Nyla Ford_Period 4 by Nyla Ford https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2021-09-07 17:35:38 UTC 2023-03-19 10:56:24 UTC hello@padlet.com The Indian Mongooses fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766244895 Indian Mongooses are small mammals that resemble weasels; with slender bodies, short legs and a tail that makes up 40% of its total length. The narrow head had a pointed snout and short ears. The fur is brown with gold flecks and is paler on the belly than the backside.]]> 2021-09-24 17:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766244895 How does the species cause environmental , economic or Human health harm to an area? fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766247311 Indian Mongooses were introduced to islands for biological control over rags and snakes. The Indian Mongooses spreaded quickly, which made it hard to get rid of them. Also, Indian Mongooses carry a human-animal disease caused by rabies. Indian Mongooses can harm a human's health within a bite.]]> 2021-09-24 17:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766247311 Prairie Dogs fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766254117 Prairie dogs have small ears, relatively large black eyes, a short tail, and muscular legs. They are recognized as falling into two subgroups, with the black-tailed and Mexican prairie dogs in one group, and the remaining three species, including the Gunnison’s, in the other group.]]> 2021-09-24 17:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766254117 What would happen if prairie dogs are removed from the habitat? fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766261718 Livestock and other grazing animals would have lower quality vegetation to consume, as its been shown that grazing animals such as bison and deer prefer to graze over prairie dog towns for the increased nutritional profile of the vegetation surrounding them. The trimming of the grasses and vegetation leads to increase in soil upturn, which lends to more nutritionally dense vegetation.]]> 2021-09-24 17:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766261718 Purple Frog fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766265653 The purple frog has a bloated body with short stout limbs and is dark purple to greyish in color. Reaching to about 7 centimeters, it has a small head in comparison to the body length, and an unusually pointed snout. Its short and muscular forelimbs with hard palms help it to burrow underground. Unlike other frogs, it has very short hind legs, which does not allow it to leap from one spot to another.]]> 2021-09-24 17:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766265653 Where is the on geographic region the Purple Frog is located? fordnyla https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766271997 This family is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and has been evolving independently for around 100 million years. Molecular evidence has found the purple frogs to be most closely related to a family of tiny frogs only found on the Seychelles.]]> 2021-09-24 17:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fordnyla/rk8rs0gcwxp4r1e5/wish/1766271997