The Importance Of Alpacas

River otters have beautiful coats and thus they have been hunted by many people. They mainly eat fish, but they eat many other easily accessible things, like shellfish, crustaceans, mollusks, oysters, birds, rodents, and frogs. Their population is hard to tally, but has been estimated to be over 100,000 based on harvest reports. River otters may be found in all states and territories of the U.S. and Canada. They will only settle into an area amidst concealing structures, generally consisting of foliage or rock piles.

Chapter One: Athena-Encountering the Mind of a Mollusk This story begins at the New England Aquarium, in Boston. This is where the courtship with octopuses began for author Sy Montgomery. It started with an octopus named Athena. Octopuses are part of the invertebrate family.

Usually killer whales prey on about 30 species of fish. On average, a killer whale eats 227 kilograms (500 lb) each day as it needs lots of food to sustain itself. Killer whales hunt in a very strange way called carousel feeding. They force fish into a tight ball by releasing bursts of bubbles .They then slap the ball with their tail flukes, either stunning or killing up to 15 fish at a time.

The American Bison, known as the American Buffalo or simply buffalo, is a North American species that roams from Mexico up to North West Canada. They are the largest land mammal in North America. When bison are scared they run, like there is no tomorrow, which is called stampeding. Bison have very good hearing and smelling, if you try to sneak up on one it will smell you and run. Did you know male bison are called bulls?

Fish are cold blooded legless vertebrate that live in the water and breathe using their gills. Rainbow Trouts live in streams, rivers and generally cold water areas like the pacific ocean in Asia and North America. They are carnivores and have a healthy population meaning they aren 't endangered or at the risk of extinction because they have a big population but this also has a negative impact as they will be competitive in terms of their environment or food. Rainbow trout are known predators in their habitats but they are also prey for larger fish. Rainbow trouts are able to adapt to warm and cold water temperature as well as reproduce in warm or cold water temperature.

Everyday all around the world whales are being kept in captivity against their will. Sure, attraction parks such as Sea World are an amazing experience for everyone. Every child wishes to experience large mammals up close doing acrobatics, splashing, and interacting with the trainers. However, whales are not choosing to participate. They are being forced, and rewarded with food, love and attention.

Veal Production When dairy cows give birth to a male calf, that calf is sold to veal farmers for veal production. To improve the quality of veal Dutch famers used to feed their calves skim milk. Now there are three different classes of veal; special-fed veal, bob veal and grain-fed veal. Special-fed veal are calves that are fed complete milk supplements, this is the most popular form of veal.

Im Maddy and you are about to learn about the mysterious Kinkajou. Imagine that you are in the tropical and mysterious Amazon Jungle. You see a flash in the trees, it can’t be a monkey, to small. But, it looks kind of like a monkey and it looks kind of like a ferret, it is nicknamed the Honey Bear.

Have you ever seen a duck, otter, and beaver all mashed into one animal? That would be a platypus, not a figure of your imagination. The plural of platypus is either platypuses or platypi it doesn’t matter. They were first discovered by an unknown “taxidermist”, at first scientist thought he has sewn a duck, beaver, and otter together to fool them. Therefore the went to go find this “made up creature” and found some in eastern Australia.

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It covers 1.4 billion acres. Majority of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil, but it is also in the surrounding countries. Within the Amazon rainforest, 10% of the world’s known species live and 20% of the world’s bird species. There are around 2.5 million different insects and over 40,000 different species.