adaptations claws = grip and killing preylong tails = balancehowl = communication and frightening preylarge eyes = let in more lightbig ears = good hearingStrong Hearing = Communicate over very long distances two layers of thick fur to keep it warm

Arctic White wolf

Arctic circle live in Alaskan wilderness live in sub zero tempter's

•Lives in the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania•They live in water so deepthe water pressure is 12 timeswhat it is at sea level

Blobfish

Adaption’s1. Gas bladder is ineffective at the depths it lives at so its

skin has adapted to be gelatinous and have a density slightly less than water making it buoyant.

2. Has no muscles because it floats and waits for its next meal in one spot. Its diet consists of sea urchins and mollusks.

3. Females lay 1000’s of eggs at once but stays with them to protect them

Python Regius AKA Ball PythonHabitat: Edge of Forestlands

Range: Central and West Africa

Adaptations: The Ball Python curls up in a ball to hide from predators.

They have an increased Jacobson’s organ which functions with the tongue so its can sense chemicals.

They also shed their skin to avoid illness.

Cheetah

Environment- Savannahs, Rainforest.

Adaptations:

•Fur- The color of the spots blend in with the light tan savannah grass.•Speed- To hunt and catch zebras.•Heart- Pumps lots of blood to the muscles to give it it’s energy to run.

Fin shape: a dolphin's tail goes up and down to help it dive up to get air

To help dolphins save oxygen while they dive underwater, their heart beats slower during a dive and their blood is diverted from other parts of the body to their heart, lungs, and brain.

Adaptation WHITE SIDED DOLPHIN

Ecosystem characteristics

Live in the Atlantic oceanFeed on shrimp, squids mainly cold to warm tempters Salty waters

Emperor PenguinEcosystem

Characteristics•Cold Climate ( Snow All Year Long )•Icy Environment with Blizzards

Adaptations• They Huddling Together to During Big Snow Storm to Survival• Emperor Chicks Are Kept Warm And Safe Under Parents Brood Flap • Strong Bonds to Dive in Water With Icy In It

Flying Dragon Lizard (Draco Volans)

Draco Volans live mostly in dense forests and they originally cam from Asia & India The Flying Dragon has a camouflage pattern to blend with tree bark so their prey and predators don’t see them.

These lizards have scent glands so they can mark 2-3 trees for themselves.

They glide from tree to tree to look for places to live or to find termites and ants to eat.

Giant Panda

EnvironmentoBroadleaf and coniferous forestsoElevations from 5,000-10,000 feetoDensely populated with bamboo

AdaptationsoPseudo thumb is an extension from the wrist bone that helps pandas grasp bamboo.oExtra powerful jaws and strong teeth helps crush tough bamboo.oEsophagus has a special lining that protects it from rips and tears when the bamboo slides down the throat.Julia

DeVerePeriod 4

GREAT WHITE SHARKS ADAPTIONATIONS:1. Gills: Take in oxygen directly out of

the water. Because of its gills, sharks can stay underwater and not have to come to the surface to breathe.

2. Color: In general, the species is dark above and white below, a pattern called “countershading”. Makes the Great White difficult to see because it reduces the contrast between its belly in the shadow of the shark’s bulk and its back illuminated by sunlight/camouflage

3. Skin: The skin of a Great White is very tough and studded with tiny, tooth-like scales called dermal denticles. Dermal denticles protect the skin from damage . Each individual denticle has a flat, table-like crown that has a series of raised ridges . These ridges reduce the drag and noise generated by shark’s swimming movements .

HABITAT: -Primarily an inhabitant of cool temperate

waters over continental and insular shelves-Coastlines

-Seems to prefer areas with rocky bottoms, but it has been recorded over sandy bottoms and on coral reefs as well as in the deep-sea

-Feed on kelp forests -Lives mainly in the upper part of the water

column, near the shore -Cruises just off the bottom or near the

surface

Harbor SealsMove hind flippers to move forward

Use their front flippers to steer

A seals heart rate slows to 75-120 beats per minute to 4-6 beats per minute to conserve its oxygen

A seal has a higher blood volume than land mammals therefore it can contain more oxygen in its blood

Has a higher amount of myoglobin which prevents muscle oxygen deficiency

Seals exhale before they dive because they store the oxygen in their blood and muscles when they dive

Seals sleep vertically in the water so they can breath when necessary when they’re asleep

They have a high metabolism which helps them generate body heat

Information from seaworld.org

Harbor Seal Adaptations

By Josh HolcombHarbor seals live in the Northern Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans

Between 300,000-500,000 seals live

ECOSYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS ADAPTATIONS

Spends most of its life in trees and only comes on the ground to move from one tree to another

Koalas inhabit a variety of woodland habitats across mainland Australia.

Their bodies are rounded due to the capacity of their large intestines required to digest eucalyptus leaves.

Forepaws are well-adapted to gripping branches and picking eucalyptus leaves

Tough textured skin on the soles of their feet along with long sharp claws provide traction

Thick pad of fur on bottom which provides cushioning so koalas can sit comfortably on branches for many hours

Koala

Lynx

Lynx is covered with beautiful thick fur that keeps them worm during frigid winters.

The lynx lives is northern America either in Europe or Asia

The lynx has sharp teeth to catch its prey. They hide the left over meet so that they

don’t starve later on.

SNOW LEOPARDThe snow leopard lives in mountain forests at elevations between 4,000-12,000 feet. In the winter they like to retreat to lower elevations.

Adaptations:•The snow leopards spotted fur can grow up to 1 inch in length on back and 3 inches on stomach, the thickness of this fur keeps the animal warm in its cold environment and the spots camouflage the animal. •To help the animals balance while its climbing, the long tail is a huge factor, the tail also can be wrapped over the face when there is a freezing temperature. •The large and furry paws keep this animal warm and help provide padding against sharp rocks.

OCELOTAdaptationsKeen sight and hearing to hear

and see prey at nightPointed fangs to tear

through meatOcelots can sit perfectly still

for a half hour or more

waiting for unsuspecting prey.

Where they liveSouth American rain forestBrushlandSometimes as far north as Texas

Orca, Killer Whale

Environment- Killer whales inhabit all oceans of the world, although they are the most abundant in coastal in coastal waters

3 Adaptations- Adaptation1- Being a toothed whale

The Orca, Killer Whale is a toothed whale with a total of 80 sharp teeth that allows it to be a efficient under water predator when it needs to catch other whales like, young blue whales

Adaptation 2- Size The Orca, Killer Whale is the largest orca and sometimes called , “the wolf of the sea”

with measurements of 27-33 feet in length this adaptation helps it because being the biggest whale of the ocean means there are no prey being able to eat it, which means it is on top the food chain and it will be able to survive longer

Adaptation 3- Speed Orca Killer Whales are very fast swimmers. They can swim up to 30 mph which

means they can have sudden bursts of speed which helps them to catch prey.

The polar bear is a bear native largely to the Arctic

circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its

surrounding seas and surrounding land masses.

Polar BearStrong swimmers - Polar bears can travel up to a speed of 10 kph - Have been known to swim continuously for 100 km - Enables them to catch prey

Hollow fur - Traps air inside, thus making the bear buoyant in water - The layer of air provides insulation between their warm bodies and the cold Arctic air and water - Insulation provided is lost when fur is covered with oil

Small and rounded ears - Prevents water from entering the bear's ears and freezing their eardrums, u see, big ears, more water! - Helps conserve body warmth in sub-zero temperatures

Stingrays

Stingrays like to live in warmer parts of the ocean anywhere from the Tropic of

Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

AdaptationsIts color helps to blend into the ocean floor so that when predators like sharks and bigger rays.Its tail is full of venom and is only used for defense but when a predator starts to attack it will stab its tail into them. Also in ancient times doctors used their venom as anesthetics.Their mouth which is located on its belly is used for easily collecting clams and mussels and oysters that their very sharp teeth can easily crack open.

The Northern Lynx

Adaptations: Habitat: Can leap up to 10 meters

because of long legs The tufts of fur on their ears let

them hear up to greater distances

Thicker coat than most cats Big furry feet to help run

through snow Short tail (longer tails have an

increased chance of frostbite) Color for camouflage Good swimmers to catch fish

other than land animals

Northern coniferous forests where thick snow is most of the year

North America, Europe and Asia