ecosystem
YANGYANG
AnimalsThisYear.pptxThis Years Animals:
ECS 111
19 March 2018
This years statistics:
Total responses: N= 23
Animals (Multiple responses in brackets)
- Sharks (3)
- Tigers (2)
- Giant Panda (2)
- Penguin (2)
+ 14 others
Animals by Category
Mammals: 14
Birds: 2 (Both penguins)
Reptiles: 2 (Fer de Lance; Green turtle)
Fish 4 (3 Sharks; 1 Teleost)
Invertebrates: 1 (Mollusc)
Marine: 8
Terrestrial: 15
Are diverse ecosystems more stable in the sense that oscillations in populations are smoothed out making them resilient?
Loxodonta africana (African Savannah elephant)
Loxodonta cyclotis (African Forest elephant)
Elephas maximus (Indian elephant)
Extinct elephants include 44 species plus another six Genus.
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta cyclotis
Loxodonta cyclotis
Elephas maximus
Loxodonta Africana pharaonensis ?
Mammuthus primigenius
14
Extinct in the Wild
The Horse Family: Equus
Horses (Equus caballus)
Donkeys (Equus asinus)
Onager and kulan (Equus hemionus)
Zebras (E. grevyi, E. zebra and E. burchelli)
Przewalski or Asian wild horse
Six extant species:
Evolution of Horses:
Horses today:
Camels: Migrants to domestics
Camel Family:
Bacterian camel (Camelus bactianus)
Dromedary (Camelus dromedaries)
Llama (Lama glama)
Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Alpaca (Vicungna pacos)
Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Camels Today:
Human migrations: Out of Africa
Camels and Horses
Barriers and Bridges:
Wombats
Oddest Mammal?
Ancient Cousins
Ring-Tailed Lemer
Rabbits
Red Squirrels
Black-tailed Prairie Dogs
Cats: The Felidae
Cougar, Puma or Mountain Lion
White Tigers: Just a fad or mutation.
Habitat loss is restricting animal migration and therefore threatening populations.
