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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: December 2014
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Monday, December 8, 2014. No, it's the duck billed platypus! The Duck Billed Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of the most mixed up, interesting animals in the world. It has the head of a duck, the body of an otter, the tail of a beaver, and poisonous spurs to boot! Other than the echidna, it is one of the five living species. Platypuses are native to Australia.
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: Teddy Bears of The North Pole
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Monday, December 1, 2014. Teddy Bears of The North Pole. Polar Bears- Ursus maritimus. Polar bears, Ursus maritimus. Also known as a sea bear, has. They are also important because these bears depend on the sea ice for their existence and directly are impacted by climate change therefore serving as an important indicator species. (6). Listed below is polar bears full classification. (1). Their habitat range has been decreasing o...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: Not Just a Cartoon Character
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Saturday, December 6, 2014. Not Just a Cartoon Character. He Tasmanian Devil is known to many in the cartoon world as the Warner Bros.’ aggressive Looney Tunes cartoon character Taz, but that is not all there is to this creature (5). The Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii. Was hunted to extinction (4). After a three week gestation period, a female Tasmanian Devil gives birth to about 20 to 30 imps, but unfortunately only 4 o...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: The Rock Hyrax
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Sunday, December 7, 2014. Commonly known as the rock hyrax, are actually the closest living relative to elephants! They belong to the class Mammalia, the order Hyracoidea, and the family Procaviidae. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rock Hyrax area.png. Http:/ commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock Hyrax SA.jpg. Http:/ commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IRock Hyrax family in Rakefet.JPG. Feldhamer, George A., Lee C. Drickam...Gross...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: Sunda Colugo
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Sunday, December 7, 2014. Species: G. variegatus. The Sunda Colugo or Galeopterus. The word Dermoptera comes from the Greek words derma and ptera; derma means skin while ptera means wing, thus skin-wing (2). There are only two species of colugo the Philippine Colugo, Cynocephalus volans. And the Sunda Colugo. The Philippine Colugo is found in the southern Philippines while the Sunda Colugo is found in Southeast Asia. They can a...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: It's a bird! It's a beaver! No, it's the duck billed platypus!
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Monday, December 8, 2014. No, it's the duck billed platypus! The Duck Billed Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of the most mixed up, interesting animals in the world. It has the head of a duck, the body of an otter, the tail of a beaver, and poisonous spurs to boot! Other than the echidna, it is one of the five living species. Platypuses are native to Australia.
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Sunday, December 7, 2014. The Fox on Stilts. The maned wolf or Chrysocyon brachyurus. Is a canid that is native to South America. At first glance the maned wolf’s appearance is that of a fox with legs comparable to a deer, earning the nickname “fox on stilts”. However, being neither of the two, it is the tallest of all wild canids (1). Being the only species of the genus Chrysocyon. The maned wolf is a unique animal from the ca...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: The Naked Mole Rat
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Saturday, December 6, 2014. The Naked Mole Rat. Naked Mole rats, Heterocephalus glaber. Genetically may hold the secret to longevity. These mammals are members of the Bathyergidae family and belong to the Rodentia order.(1). 1 Maree, S., and C. Faulkes. "Heterocephalus glaber." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Nternational Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 30 Jun. 2008. Web. 3 Adams, Tim. ". 6Cox, ...
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Ashland Vertebrate Biology: The King of the Jungle
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A course blog for Bio 328 - Vertebrate Biology at Ashland University in Ohio. Friday, December 5, 2014. The King of the Jungle. Photo by: Kevin Pluck. Better known to people as the lion, is one of the five members that belongs to the genus Panthera. The five big cat groups belong to the mammalian family Felidae. While lions don't reside in the jungle, it's thought that they are given this title due to how strong, powerful and fierce they are. 2 Lions of Africa. Retrieved Nov 21, 2014. 7 Bauer, Hans.,...