Carnivore

The feeding pattern of Canis Lupus is indicative of its predatory nature. Canis Lupus is typically a carnivore and when feeding on a large mammal, Canis Lupus will consume the heart, liver and intestines followed by the flesh, bones and the hide (Mech and Boitani 2003). When in North America Canis Lupus’ primary prey consists of white-tailed deer, moose, musk-ox, caribou, bighorn sheep, elk and bison (Bibikov 1982, Mech and Boitani 2003, Mech and Merric1998, Sullivan 1978). When its primary prey becomes scarce, Canis Lupus will settle for a less robust meal in smaller mammals such as rabbit, hares, and voles (Mech and Boitani 2003) and scavenged food to supplement its diet. These scavenged meals could come from other predators (Mech and Boitani 2003) and…

A food chain usually has three levels, the producers, primary consumers, and the secondary consumers. During the Mesozoic Era, many trees and ferns were producers, and herbivores like the Ankylosaurus were primary consumers. This meant that the primary consumers devoured the producers. Then, the secondary consumers consisted of carnivores such as the Spinosaurus. These secondary consumers ate the primary consumers. Today, the producers would be regular plants, the primary consumers would be…

Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, is a children’s movie with a much deeper and important message. In the movie, Judy Hopps, a bunny whose whole family works on a carrot farm, becomes Zootopia’s first bunny cop. Zootopia is a big city with animals of all kinds working in all kinds of jobs, just like a normal city. Throughout the movie, Judy is underestimated because of who she is, until she solves a case involving predators become dangerous, or “turning savage”. The different…

Rattlesnakes are native species to the America’s southwest with lifespans ranging from 20-30 years. Rattlesnakes have 32 different species, and 83 different subspecies split into genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. Habitats that these snakes live in are very versatile, and their diets includes small mammals and reptiles. They have a unique defense mechanism with a rattle on the end of their tails: when threatened these snakes will vibrate their tails causing the buttons to make a rattling sound.…

Animal Behavior Objectives Define fixed action patterns and give an example. Fixed action patterns (FAP) are innate behavioral sequences of an individual within a species that consistently displays these sequences with a regular pattern of behaviors carried out to completion. These behaviors are prompted by a “releaser,” which is a specific sign stimulus. This prevents energy waste within the individual, and hence the species. An example of a fixed action behavior is a female turkey’s mothering…

In the article for this week, we explore the Tytannosaurus rex, or the T. Rex. If we were to translate this, it means tyrant lizard king. This definition gives off very powerful image of the dinosaur. Paleobiologists have tried to study the T. Rex fossils to put their lifestyle and habits into perspective for humans. People continue to study these dinosaurs to discover new things that other scientists have over looked in the past. The scientists that study dinosaurs these want actual proof of…

The current article intends to show photo-elicitation technique (PE) as a useful method of data collection about eating behavior and its potential to add gathered information to other methods usually used to study populations’ dietary intake. According to our findings, through the pictures and the narratives, PE gave information to better understand the participants’ eating behaviors, from the individual to the contextual level. This article also provides information about the opinions that…

Nowadays, Disney movies are a hit or miss: it is hard to live up to the motto “a film the entire family can enjoy” with every movie. Yet, Disney made an animated masterpiece when it created a utopia for zoo animals. Zootopia is caked with humor, layers of character development, a deep understanding of how stereotypes and racism affect society as the icing on top with bits of symbolisms being the cake topper. With these features and themes, Zootopia is Disney’s latest movie to engross more than…

Interesting Facts about the Gila Monster There are many interesting facts to note about this lizard, considered the largest lizard in the United States that is native to the region. The interesting reptiles are also found in Mexico while in the United States they are found in Nevada, New Mexico, Sonora Arizona, California and Utah. These are dry areas since the Gila monster likes desert and semi-desert areas. The Gila monster is one of the poisonous lizards in the world, having poison that is…

An animals is the smartest carnivores in North America. This are like dogs and lions because they live in packs like lions and are playful like dogs. The grey wolf is the top of the food chain. Wolves live in pack, unlike most animals so, this is one of the reasons why it is the smartest North American carnivores and it makes it easier to hunt. Wolf are very strong animals and are in the dog family. The strength of grey wolves is why it doesn’t have many predators. Large cat like mountain…