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25 Cards in this Set
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Dung Beatles occur on all continents except
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Antarctica
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Dung beetles eat dung excreted by what two types of animals
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Herbivores and ominvores
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Dung Beatles prefer excrements from what type of animal?
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Herbivore
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They do not need to ___ because the dung provides all the necessary nutrients.
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eat or drink anything else
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a dung beatle's mouthparts do what with the manure?
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squeeze and suck the juice from the manure
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Why do the dung beatle only need the juice from manure to survive?
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It is a liquid full of micro-organisms and other nutrients
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After capturing the dung, a dung beetle will roll it following what?
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a straight line despite all obstacles.
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Some dung beatles use the dung ball to reproduce by using it as a ___
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Brooding ball
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How are dung beatles useful to humans?
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They bury poop which can be harmful to livestock by way of pests attracted to it.
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Bald Eagles are what type of eagle?
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Sea Eagles
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Are Bald Eagles found in every mainland state of the USA?
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Yes.
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Bald Eagles usually like what two things where they live?
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Body of water for food and old trees for nesting
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Bald Eagles can be as tall as how many feet?
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3 feet
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Bald eagles can have a wingspan as wide as how many feet?
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8
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What is the living range of the bald eagle?
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Alaska to mexico
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What is bigger a female bald eagle or a male?
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A female by 25%
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Do male and female Bald eagles look alike or different?
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just alike in color.
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What color are juvinile bald eagles?
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Brown with yellow feet.
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In the wild, the bald eagle typically lives into it's ___ (years)
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Thirties
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At what age are Bald Eagles able to reproduce?
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4 years old
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How big do Bald eagles build thier nest?
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13 feet deep and 8 feet wide.
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How much does a full bald eagles nest weigh?
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1.1 tons
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Killing a bald eagle is what kind of offense?
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federal
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Bald Eagles have what color eyes?
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yellow
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Bald Eagles can fly how fast?
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up to 44 miles an hour
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