Observations by lauren95

Tradescantia pallida

range--- wide range of soil conditions; will not survive the winter months; southern US and Australia

Habitat-- soil, warm, can't survive winter

Niche-- to look pretty in momma's garden; provide protection for some insects

Buceros rhinoceros

Range-- Southeast Asia, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java

Habitat-- Found in lowlands and hill forests; few harmful predators besides larger mammal; habitat destruction would be the main cause of extinction

Niche-- eats mostly fruit and insects; long bills help them get food that is not available to many other organisms

Me and Jacob's favorite bird cause it was flying around like crazy the entire time!

Camelus dromedaries

Range-- throughout the world; originated in Middle East

Habitat-- mostly domesticated now; farms; wherever herders have taken them; the ones that are still wild inhabit the dry hot regions of north Africa, Ethiopia, Near East and western to central Asia

Niche-- domesticated ones are mostly used for carrying things; feed mostly on vegetation; hunted by wolves

Have a third eyelid!

Syngnathinae Scovelli

Range-- Southeastern United States through the Gulf of Mexico

Habitat-- sea grasses

Niche-- feed on small crustaceans; many fish eat them including the perch and bass, garpike,and sharks

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Habitat-- Open wetlands

Range-- Tropical Africa south of the Sahara

Niche-- eat mostly fish; big beak is used for spearing prey; eaten by larger mammals but not threatened at this point so doesn't have to many natural predators

Suricata suricatta

Range-- South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, extending from the southwest arid biotic zone and eastward into southern savanna and grassland areas.

Habitat-- open and arid country; savannas and open plains with firm ground; live in dug burrows

Niche-- They dig holes for their group to hide in. This allows them to burrow when the weather gets cold; eaten by hyennas

Immune to scorpion stings.

10 different vocalizations have been identified to warn off predators.

Dendrobates azureus

Range-- southern part of Suriname (or Surinam), South America. Other species of poison arrow frogs live throughout tropical South America from Costa Rica to southern Brazil.

Habitat-- They live in the rainforest. They are said to be terrestrial but are usually near some water. They like a dark, moist environment.

Niche-- territorial, bold, and aggressive; have many unique features that help their tadpoles; eat crickets, termites, etc; Leimadophis epinephelus is one of few predators (snake) that can withstand the poison

Fun Fact-- They have 200 micrograms of poison in their body.. It would take 2 micrograms to kill a human

Heloderma horridum

Range-- Mexico and Southern Guatemala

Habitat-- primarily tropical deciduous forests and thorn scrub forests, but are found in pine-oak forests. In the wild, the animals are only active from April to mid-November, spending about an hour per day above the ground.

Niche-- uses its extremely painful and sometimes fatal bite to fight of predators; feeds mostly on bird and reptile eggs; eaten by coyotes and raptors

Fun fact-- Venon has some enzymes in it that have been used to help diabetes

Atelopus zetek

Range-- treams along the montane slopes of the Central Cordilleran rainforests and cloudforests of western-central Panama

Habitat-- moist environment of the rainforest floor, from lowlands up to the cloud forests. They are often found in the vicinity of fast-moving streams, where they breed.

Niche-- Their brightly colored skins serve as a warning that they have poisonous glandular skin secretions; help get rid of flies and gnats; Leimadophis epinephelus, (snake) only natural predator

Tupinambis rufescens

Range-- Central Bolivia through Central Argentina

Habitat-- forest floor

Niche-- oraging for a wide range of foods using their forked tongues, including fruit, seeds, various arthropods, small vertebrates, carrion, and eggs; example of convergent evolution; Within their native range, tegus are often thought of as pests, sometimes raiding chicken coops to feed on the eggs or fow; not many natural predators; often used as pets

Chelonoidis nigra

Range-- Galapagos Islands off Ecuador

Habitat-- Volcanic islands from semiarid lowlands to moist uplands. It spends the cooler part of the day in the lowlands, and the warmer part in the uplands where it swims and feeds on the lush plants that grow there.

Niche-- eats grasses, forbs (any herb that is not a grass), cacti and other succulents, sedges, fruits and leaves of bushes; long neck allows it to eat higher parts of plants; Wild cats, dogs, rats, goats, and pigs (all introduced). Throughout the peak of maritime travel, pirates and merchant sailors slaughtered the tortoises for food until few remained.

FUN FACT-- THE RECORD FOR THE OLDEST ONE IS 152 YEARS OLD

Lynx Lynx

Niche-- hunt there prey with a sense of hearing and sight; capture and kill usually during the winter months; eaten by grey wolves, brown bears, and wolverines

Range--Central Asia, Europe, Siberia-- wide range

Habitat-- ive in forested, mountainous regions far from dense human populations. When young, lynx spend time in trees. In winter, when many animals hibernate or migrate

Phoenicopterus ruber

Niche-- has a narrow niche because it only likes to eat the little organisms in the water; most predators are other species of birds

Range- They can be found in northern and southern parts of the Caribbean, the Galapagos Islands, and the Yucatan Peninsula

Habitat-- muddy flats, lakes, lagoons, and other areas of shallow water. Flamingos tend to prefer saltwater and are able to adapt their habitat to areas with better breeding grounds and better food availability.

Giraffa camelopardalis

Niche-- necks are influential because of what they can see and eat; eat the foods higher up, allowing less competition for most other organisms; birds perch on the necks and shoulders of giraffes and pick off the tasty morsels; natural predators are lions and crocodiles

Range-- sub-Saharan region of Africa (eastern and southern)

Habitat-- savanna areas, dry open woodlands, places with acacia trees

Llama pacos
Niche-- grazing the lands that they are on to keep the plants and grass down; coyotes, cougars, mountain lions, and bears

Range-- can be found all over South America in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. Because they have been imported for their fleece they can be found in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Habitat-- high mountain foot hills