Bio 2 Meek Museum

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What are fallow deer known for? Why are they so widespread?

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Fallow Deer

Not like other kindsof deer, the Fallow Deer's are flat andbroad.

Introduced from Western Eurasia

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Where did they get their name?

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Rusa Deer

They are typically 1 color: reddish

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What ritual does red deer go through?

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Red Deer

Red deer malesgo through a ritual where the males 1)roar, 2) parallel walk and then 3) AntlerClash.

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What is special about their skin?

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Sika Deer

Sika deer are stillspotted as adults

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What are Chital deer associated with? What do each animal get from this relationship?

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Chital Deer

Chital deerassociate with Languars (a primate). Thedeer get increased browse and thelanguars get protection by early warningfrom predators.

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Brown Bear

thecoastal brown bear and the inland grizzlybear.

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What is their daily energy requirement?

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Moose

They meettheir daily energy requirement by eatingenergy rich leaves on land. They meettheir daily salt requirements by eatingaquatic vegetation high in salt.

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Where are they found?

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Mule Deer

They are found west of the Rockies.

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What is their special behavior?

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Caribou

Caribou areoften seen pawing at the snow to get attheir diet of lichen.

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What are they also called?

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Elk

They are also calledWapiti which is from the Shawnee and Creeword waapiti, meaning "white rump".

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Ring-Neck Pheasant

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Ruffed Grouse

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What is their horn made of? How is their mouth?

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White Rhino

Large horn made ofkeratin.

Broad mouth for grazing acts as prehensile lip

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Where do they live?

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Gemsbok

They are mainlydesert-dwelling and do not depend ondrinking water to supply theirphysiological needs.

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What can they tolerate?

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Oryx

They can tolerateperiods of extreme heat by raising theirbody temperature to 116 degreesFahrenheit causing heat to leave their bodyfor the surrounding cooler air and not losingmoisture through sweating or evaporation.

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What do males do?

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Southern Roan

If the dominantmale encounters another adult male aviolent interaction may sometimesensue; they strut proudly around incircles before running forward, droppingto their knees and clashing theirenormous horns ferociously together .

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What are their horns used for?

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Sable Anteloupe

These massivehorns are very effective defensiveweapons against natural predators andare used in dominance fighting

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Feral Sheep

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What can they do?

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Spanish Ibex

This gives theman advantage over potential predatorsthat possibly cannot reach them becauseof the terrain

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Thought to be ancestor of?

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Spanish Mouflan

The mouflon isthought to be one of the two ancestorsfor all modern domestic sheep breeds.

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What do they do?

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Chamois (horns curled back)

They aresuccessful because they can avoidpredators in these steep areas. Duringfights, chamois will lie down to avoidinjury because they can only hurt anindividual by striking upward with theirhorns.

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What is it?

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Wild Boar

Wild ancestor of domestic pig?

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Where does the name come from?

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Duiker

The nameduiker comes from the Dutch word for diverwhich refers to their practice of diving intotangles of shrubbery.

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Springbok (Front)

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Leopard

Smallest big cat

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How do they might?

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Himalayan TahrMn

Most fighting between males is ritualistic

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Choebe Bushbuck

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Springbok

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Feeding type

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DikDik

This type of feeding iscalled “concentrate selectors”.

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Bengal Tiger

The tiger is the largestcat species, reaching a total body length of up to11 ft and weighing up to 670 lb.

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Banteng

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Dwarf Buffalo

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Asiatic Buffalo

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Cape Buffalo

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Gerenuk

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Gazelle

high geneticdiversity due to contractions and expansions of theirhabitats.

STOTTING

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What do they possess?

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Eland

They possess adewlap which is believed to help themlose heat.

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Kudu

- show extreme sexual dimorphism

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What do they do when they are threatened?

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Impala

Whenthreatened, Impala rarely run into thewater.

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How are they different from other antelope?

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Blesbok

-unlike otherantelope, the blesbok are not goodjumpers and will go under objects ratherthan over them.

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Wildabeast

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How do they escape prey?

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Hartebeest

When escapingprey, they usually run a short distance andthan reassess the situation.

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What do they secrete?

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Kob

Inguinal glands (lymphnodes in the groin area) that secrete ayellow, waxy substance

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What do they do when startled?

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Reedbuck

If startled or attacked, theystand still, then either hide or flee with anodd rocking-horse movement, andcautiously look back to ensure the dangeris gone

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What happens when sexually excited?

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Waterbuck

When sexuallyexcited, the skin of the waterbucksecretes a greasy substance, giving it thename "greasy kob”

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What is their protection mechanism?

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Lechwe

They use the knee-deep water as protection from predators.Their legs are covered in a water-repellantsubstance which allows them to run quitefast in knee-deep water.

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Musk Ox

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They got theirnames from the males production ofmusk to attract females.