NTI Day 17

Wax Zoo Resources

Climate information: https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/

Climate information for oceans: http://www.iupui.edu/~g115/mod09/lecture01.html

Alligator

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-alligator

https://animals.mom.me/life-cycle-alligators-crocodiles-8058.html

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/alligator/ ("Alligator Behavior and Life Style" for habitat; all answers for "Body Structures" are also found throughout this page)

Artic Fox

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/arctic-fox/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/Arctic-fox

Bats

https://defenders.org/bats/basic-facts

https://study.com/academy/lesson/bat-adaptations-lesson-for-kids.html (Body Structures)

http://www.whateats.com/what-eats-a-bat

Bearded dragon

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/bearded-dragon/

http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/other-pets/bearded-dragon-stats-facts/ (Good for "Body Structures" and others)

Cats

The mother provides the kittens milk for the first 8-10 weeks of life.

https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2220-what-is-a-group-of-cats-called

http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/aschenbr_rach/Adaptations.htm (Body Structures)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/d/domestic-cat/

Cobra Snake

https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/life-cycle-cobra-snakes-77b8e658d5f579ce

https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/many-eggs-king-cobra-lay-bc98a7ce062c003f

https://animals.mom.me/cobras-adapted-environments-5518.html (Body Structures)

In addition to being fast, king cobras can raise more than one-third of their body off the ground to warn off predators or climb trees. They are comfortable slithering on the ground or swimming in water, too, by moving their body back and forth.

Cottonmouth Snake

http://www.cottonmouthsnake.net/

https://www.livescience.com/43597-facts-about-water-moccasin-cottonmouth-snakes.html

https://animals.mom.me/adaptations-cottonmouth-water-moccasins-10227.html (Body Structures)

Cows

https://hoards.com/blog-17515-the-average-herd-size-is-three-cows.html (how many in a herd)

https://www.britannica.com/animal/cow ("Body Structures" under "Natural History")

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/wild-cattle (long, but great information)

Coyote

https://www.livescience.com/27976-coyotes.html (Habitat and Habits)

http://www.coyotesmarts.org/coyotes101/

Deer

http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/wilderness-library/white-tailed-deer/

Dog

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/d/domestic-dog/ (Body Structures)

https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/adaptations-shown-dogs-9cd69b6aa0abfc43 (Body Structures)

Dolphin

https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-dolphins/

https://www.dolphins-world.com/how-do-dolphins-protect-themselves/ (for defense against predators)

Eagle

https://journeynorth.org/tm/eagle/Adaptations.html (Body Structures)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/b/bald-eagle/

Grizzly Bear

https://defenders.org/grizzly-bear/basic-facts

Horse

Body Structures: http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=4223

http://animals.mom.me/adaptations-mustang-horses-6112.html

(Habitat) https://www.livescience.com/27686-mustangs.html

Humpback whales

http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/education/marine-mammal-information/cetaceans/humpback-whale.html

https://www.whalefacts.org/whale-adaptations/

Jellyfish

http://www.torontozoo.com/ExploretheZoo/AnimalDetails.asp?pg=687

https://sciencing.com/jellyfish-adaptations-10061435.html (great for "Body Structures")

Koalas

http://www.worldanimalfoundation.net/f/koala.pdf

Lobster

https://www.mainelobsternow.com/blog/the-life-of-the-mother-lobster/ (last paragraph) life cycle

http://www.parl.ns.ca/lobster/overview.htm (last paragraph of Habitat)

https://lobsteranywhere.com/seafood-savvy/lobster-lingo/ (for protection from predators, read under "Claws" and "Legs")

https://animals.mom.me/how-do-lobsters-get-oxygen-12169360.html (for surving in the environment, read under "Lobsters and Gills")

How lobsters move: Adult lobsters do not swim. They crawl by using their walking legs and by contracting and retracting their tail. When they are young, they swim with the use of their swimmerets and walking legs. Once they reach the bottom, they remain there for good.

Pandas

(Habitat under "Giant Panda Behaviour") https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/giant-panda-bear/

Pig Body Structures: http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Sus_scrofa/

Pig Life Cycle: https://study.com/academy/lesson/pig-life-cycle-lesson-for-kids.html

Pig Predators: http://articles.extension.org/pages/63656/natural-predators-of-feral-hogs

Pig Habitat: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/wild-boar/

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/nuisance/feral_hogs/

Pugs

http://www.petpugdog.com/pug-life-span

Rabbit Body Structures: https://study.com/academy/lesson/rabbit-adaptations-lesson-for-kids.html

Rabbit Getting food (look at teeth and digestion section): https://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/76628.aspx

Rabbit Habitat: https://www.livescience.com/28162-rabbits.html

https://animals.mom.me/rabbit-habitats-wild-6661.html (Geography and Habitat)

Sharks

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/great-white-shark/#great-white-shark-swimming-blue.jpg

Snow Leopards

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/snow-leopard (for predators, scroll down to "Threats"- you will focus on what is harming them, but there isn't anything snow leopards can do about it:( )

Tiger

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/where-do-tigers-live-and-other-tiger-facts#

Tiger Shark

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/tiger-shark2.htm

Trout

https://www.wildtrout.org/content/trout-lifecycle

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/8-trout-facts-might-known/ (body structure under the picture of the eye)

https://forum.americanexpedition.us/rainbow-trout-information-facts-photos-and-artwork (look at the end of the section "Rainbow Trout Facts")

Turtle

https://www.livescience.com/52361-turtle-facts.html

http://www.boxturtles.com/

Sea Turtle

https://www.seaturtle-world.com/sea-turtle-social-structure/

Wolves

http://westernwildlife.org/gray-wolf-outreach-project/faqs/#a2

https://blueplanetbiomes.org/gray_wolf.php