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In Florida, there are over ____ plant and animal species listed as threatened/endangered.

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100

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_____ refers to live animals and _____ usually means dead animals on the beach

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stranded, beached

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Since the program began in 1965, SW/BG has rescued over ___ animals

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18,000

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Threatened Endangered species found in Florida by the FWC inlucde:

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Threatened: Florida Scrub jay, eastern indigo snake, key deer, johnson's seagrass, Endangered = florida panther, wood stork, and small tooth sawfish.

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Seven species of Sea Turtles

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Green, Loggerhead, kemps ridley, leatherback, hawksbill, olive ridley, and flatback. 1 subspecies - the black or easter pacific green sea turtle.

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Acts that protect Manatees:

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Marine mammal protection act, florida manatee sanctuary act of 1978.

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There are ___ species of NA tortoses and the _____ is the only one occuring east of the Mississippi River.

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4, gopher tortoise

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Gopher tortoises have been reclassified as ____ by ______.

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threatened, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commision (FWC)

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habitats for gopher tortoise includes:

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sand pine scrub, wire grass flatwoods, dry prairies, and coastal dune ecosystems

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Conditions needed for healthy populations of gopher tortoises:

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well drained sandy soils for digging burrows, sufficient low plant growth for food and open sunny areas for nesting.

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Gopher tortoises are thought to live in excess of ___ years

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60

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Gopher tortoise burrows:

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Up to 40 ft in length, 10 ft. in depth, provides shelter for over 360 species (eastern indigo snake, gopher frogs, burrowing owls, toads, and many invertebrates), has a single opening and the width of the burrow is approximately equal to the length of the tortoise so it can turn around.

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Gopher tortoises are referred to as a ____ because _____.

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keystone species, they share their burrows with other species

Front 14

A _____ has a major influence on the structure of an ecosystem, and its removal can have consequences for the whole ecosystem.

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keystone species

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Challenges gopher tortoises are facing:

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habitat loss, poor forestry practices, pines planted too close limiting low plant growth, disease, road mortality, use of herbicides and pesticides, the release of exotic pet tortoises, and predation by domestic dogs.

Front 16

SW's labs can check for:

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white, red blood and platelet counts, progesterone, test for bacteria, fungi and yeast, and also check animals glucose, cholesterol, sodium, iron, potassium, and electrolytes.

Front 17

Animals behave in certain ways for four basic reasons.

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1) to find food and water, 2) to avoid predators, 3)to reproduce, 4) to interact in social groups.

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Animal behaviors are mostly strategies used for ____.

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survival

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Swim test requirements:

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220 ft. freetyle, swim under 110 ft in one breath, 24ft. surface dive, tread water for 5 mins with ands above head, dive from 4-6ft above water, read short show script.

Front 20

Three important steps ____,_____,_____, are the basic building blocks of how SW trains killer whales and other animals

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reinforcers, communication, and target recognition

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innate behavior may be used as a part of a learned behavior that is taught through _____.

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conditioning.

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Departments in Zoo Ops:

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Education, Animal Care, Aviculture, Aquarium, Animal Training, Vet services, and water quality. Approx. 450 ppl.

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basic needs of animals

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food, air, shelter

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basic needs of plants

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air, water, nutrients, and light

Front 25

There are over ____ species of sharks

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355

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Different types of shark teeth:

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sharp, pointed canine-like teeth used for grapsing (sand tigers eating fish), serrated like the edge of a saw or steak knife used for tearing and cutting (tiger sharks eating sea turtles), flat like our molars for crushing and grinding (horn sharks eating sea urchins)

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Sharks can bite down with a closing force of approximately ____ lbs.

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8,000 lbs. About 800 times harder than making a fist. (10 lbs)

Front 28

Some sharks can lose up to ____ teeth in a lifetime.

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30,000.

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Smallest shark at 6-7 inches....

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pygmy sharks

Front 30

Whale sharks are the largest at ___, or the length of _____, and approx. ______ lbs.

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45-60 ft, two school busses, 26,000 lbs.

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Less than ___ of the 355 species of sharks grow over 10 feet.

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40

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Ways rays are related to sharks:

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both have cartilaginous skeletons, five or more pairs of gill slits, scales on their bodies called placoid scales (dermal denticles = skin teeth), and they lack swim bladders like most bony fish.

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Sharks ____ pick up vibrations.

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lateral lines

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Sharks' ___ and ___ provide stability

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dorsal and anal

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Shark's____ provides propulsion

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caudal fins

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Sharks' _______ provide lift

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pectoral and pelvic fins

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Sharks' can smell as little as ____

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one part per billion.

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Eyesight of sharks is good especially in ____.

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dim light

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Sharks do not have ____ but some have _____.to protect while feeding.

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eyelids, nictitating membranes

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Over ____ species of whales and dolphins.

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80

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Whales range in size from ____ to ___.

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4 to over 100 ft

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Smallest whales are _______.

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Hector's and Heaviside's, which grow to only 4.6 ft long and weigh no more than 100 lbs. Average size of 5th grader

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Largest whale, blue whale, averages about ___ feet, length of ____ or 8-9 elephants standing one each ohers shoulders and weigh as much as _____ the weight of 38 school buses

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70 ft, 3 school buses, 380,000 lbs.

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Baleen is made of _____.

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keratin.

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Baleen whales are known as _______.

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filter feeders.

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Baleens have ___ blowhole openings

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2

Front 47

Animals lose body heat ___ more quickly in water than land

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