Trivia question for Sep-14-2011
This snakes environment is rapidly diminishing. In Swaziland alone, 75% of the population is employed by subsistence farming. Because of agricultural encroachment on the snakes habitat, the snake is commonly found in sugarcane fields. They will climb to the top of the sugarcane to bask in the sun and possibly wait for prey.
Trivia question for Sep-13-2011
These guys average over 100 miles per day on long migratory flights that often exceed 2,000 miles. This duck’s population is affected by predators, parasites and avian diseases
Trivia question for Sep-12-2011
Enemies of these spiders include certain pompilids (spider wasps), which seek out the burrows and manage to gain entrance. They sting the owner and lay their eggs (usually one per spider) on its body. When the egg hatches, the larva devours the spider alive.
Trivia question for Sep-11-2011
These primates live in a variety of habitats. It inhabits sub-tropical forests in the southern part of its range and sub-arctic forests in mountainous areas in the northern part of its range. It can be found in both warm and cool forests, though usually between those extremes.
Trivia question for Sep-10-2011
As one of the first sea turtle species studied, much of what is known of sea turtle ecology comes from studies of these guys. The ecology of these turtles changes drastically with each stage of its life history.
Trivia question for Sep-09-2011
These guys have a varied diet, that consists of small mammals, lizards, birds, amphibians, insects and even fruit. The Wood Mouse is a favorite prey, but some (those from the Balearics) live chiefly on lizards. As these guys are expert climbers, they also prey on Red Squirrels and Dormice. They typically kill with a bite to the neck, like cats.
Trivia question for Sep-08-2011
Many species also emit poisonous liquid secretions or hydrogen cyanide gas through microscopic pores called odoriferous glands along the sides of their bodies as a secondary defense. Some of these substances are caustic and can burn the exoskeleton of ants and other insect predators, and the skin and eyes of larger predators.
Trivia question for Sep-07-2011
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3.8 million square miles. Its global population estimated to be 3.8–6.7 million individuals.
Trivia question for Sep-06-2011
These guys are social herd animals that live in family groups consisting of a territorial alpha male, females and their young. They warn the herd about intruders by making sharp, noisy inhalations that sound like a high pitched bray. The herd may attack smaller predators with their front feet, and can spit and kick.
Trivia question for Sep-05-2011
These guys are insectivores and eat an exclusive diet of termites. An adult requires up to 20,000 termites each day. The only marsupial that is fully active by day, they spend most of their time searching for termites. It digs up termites from loose earth with its front claws and captures them with its long sticky tongue.
Trivia question for Sep-04-2011
These guys an extensive geographical range with a patchy distribution. This is due to specialization for certain grasslands in arid and savanna biomes. Human hunting and habitat destruction have further isolated their population.
Trivia question for Sep-03-2011
It mainly feeds on small mammals in the 0.44-4.4 lb weight range, such as voles, rats, mice and hares. However, prey can be killed up to the size of foxes, marmots and young deer (up to 37 lb), if taken by surprise. The other significant group of prey is other birds and almost any type of bird is potential prey.
Trivia question for Sep-02-2011
Diseases transmitted by these insects kill 250,000–300,000 people per year. Males and females both feed on blood, unlike mosquitoes where only the females do.
Trivia question for Sep-01-2011
The females of these lizard lays eggs in loose sand in a sunny location, leaving them to be incubated by the warmth of the ground. They have a light underbelly and a dorsal stripe: males tend to be darker and color and turn partly or wholly bright green during the mating season.
Trivia question for Aug-31-2011
They are capable of limited autotomy; if another animal grasps the tail, the skin breaks easily and slides off the underlying bone, allowing the rodent to escape. The exposed vertebrae then break off and the wound heals over, forming a fresh brush of hair.
