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Adaptations of wild Animals

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  • 28-01-2014 8:21pm
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    Gael23
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    I have to do a college project about an animal that has "Strategically adapted itself to life in the wild". I know very little about wildlife so I thought people here might be able to give me some ideas.


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    OpenYourEyes
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    Maybe pick an animal that's well camoflauged - that being its strategic adaptation to life in the wild and stopping it getting eaten?


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    monty_python
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    ryanf1 wrote: »
    I have to do a college project about an animal that has "Strategically adapted itself to life in the wild". I know very little about wildlife so I thought people here might be able to give me some ideas.

    a good idea might be the reticulated python.
    there is many sub species of them, some grow to 20ft + some grow to 6ft.
    diff locals of retics have diff coulours and diff sizes
    its a very under studyed area. you could get alot of info from alot of people online. people with credits behind them

    i could pm you contacts if you wish???

    the good thing about them is there is only 4/5 recognised subspecies but infact there is 15/20


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    seagull
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    Urban vs rural birds. There are a number of species where there is significant difference in colour depending on where they live.


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    Russellynx
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    sounds like an absolutely terrible assignment designed by a 'lecturer' who probably knows nothing about zoology.

    but to help you out, i think you could write up cicadas and it will blow him away.


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    Gael23
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    Russellynx wrote: »
    sounds like an absolutely terrible assignment designed by a 'lecturer' who probably knows nothing about zoology.

    but to help you out, i think you could write up cicadas and it will blow him away.

    It's for a business management module so yes you would be correct. I think it's just a fairly straightforward one to get us prepared for more challenging ones to come.


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    Russellynx
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    has the project come and gone or are you still doing it?


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    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,091 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Russellynx wrote: »
    has the project come and gone or are you still doing it?

    No I've got another week. I've made a start with the reticulated python as thee seems to be lots of info out there and there are various ways it has adapted.


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    Russellynx
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    ok cool good luck


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    dodderangler
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    ryanf1 wrote: »
    No I've got another week. I've made a start with the reticulated python as thee seems to be lots of info out there and there are various ways it has adapted.

    A good one would be the Burmese.
    From it's homeland to pet to pest.


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