ANIMAL TRACKS GROUP Discussions - Totem Talk2024-03-29T14:27:51Zhttps://totemtalk.ning.com/group/animaltracksgroup/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noBEARTRACKER'S ANIMAL TRACKS DEN ~ INSECTStag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-28:5521792:Topic:12122010-04-28T03:27:34.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
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<b>What is an Insect?</b><br />
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Insects outnumber all other animals, with about 800,000 species described so far. They are arthropods and are found almost everywhere. They are the most highly developed of the invertebrates (animals without a backbone). Some have a highly developed social structure. Most grow by…
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<b>What is an Insect?</b><br />
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Insects outnumber all other animals, with about 800,000 species described so far. They are arthropods and are found almost everywhere. They are the most highly developed of the invertebrates (animals without a backbone). Some have a highly developed social structure. Most grow by metamorphosis, passing through at least two distinct stages. Insect bodies consist of three parts: the thorax, abdomen, and head. They have two antennae and mandibles, or jaws, on the head. Insects have three pairs of legs and an external skeleton (exoskeleton).<br />
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<b>What is a Spider?</b><br />
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Although spiders are arachnids rather than insects, I have put them on this page. Spiders have eight legs and most of them spin webs from silk.<br />
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Click on the name of the <b><a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/insects.html" target="_blank">INSECT</a></b> to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it.<br />
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• Beetles<br />
• Grasshoppers<br />
• Spiders BEARTRACKER'S ANIMAL TRACKS DEN ~ REPTILEStag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-28:5521792:Topic:12112010-04-28T03:19:27.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
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<b>What is a Reptile?</b><br />
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Reptiles include snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. Reptiles are cold-blooded. (They depend upon their environment to provide warmth.) Most reptiles are egg-layers, although some produce live young. In cold regions, reptiles hibernate. In extremely hot or dry…
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<b>What is a Reptile?</b><br />
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Reptiles include snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. Reptiles are cold-blooded. (They depend upon their environment to provide warmth.) Most reptiles are egg-layers, although some produce live young. In cold regions, reptiles hibernate. In extremely hot or dry climates, some reptiles will estivate, or go into a torpor. Because they lack internal heating mechanisms, reptiles depend on external heat sources. Thus, you will often find them lying in the sun on rocks and logs. Most reptiles have a three-chambered heart.<br />
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Click on the name of the <b><a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/reptiles.html" target="_blank">REPTILE</a></b> to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it.<br />
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• Lizards<br />
• Snakes<br />
• Turtles<br />
• Gopher Snake BEARTRACKER'S ANIMAL TRACKS DEN ~ AMPHIBIANStag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-28:5521792:Topic:12102010-04-28T03:11:25.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
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What is an Amphibian?</b><br />
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Salamanders, frogs and toads are amphibians. Some amphibians have long tails and slender bodies. They live near water. Unlike reptiles, they do not have scaly skin. The skin is smooth and moist. Mucous glands help to keep the skin moist. Blood vessels just beneath the…
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What is an Amphibian?</b><br />
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Salamanders, frogs and toads are amphibians. Some amphibians have long tails and slender bodies. They live near water. Unlike reptiles, they do not have scaly skin. The skin is smooth and moist. Mucous glands help to keep the skin moist. Blood vessels just beneath the surface allow the amphibian to use its skin to help it breathe. Some secrete poisons from their skins. Special color cells allow the amphibian to change its skin color by expanding or contracting. If a limb is lost to a predator, some amphibians can re-grow a new limb. Amphibians are cold-blooded and those living in cold regions hibernate during winter. Eggs are laid in jelly-like masses in the water, or in other moist places. Some amphibian larvae have gills and live underwater until they metamorphose into land-dwelling forms. Many adult amphibians are carnivorous, but larvae are herbivorous (vegetarian).<br />
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Click on the name of the <b><a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/amphibs.html" target="_blank">AMPHIBIAN</a></b> to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it.<br />
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Some of the amphibians you will find on the page above are:<br />
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• Pacific Treefrog<br />
• Western Toad<br />
• Foothill Yellow-legged Frog<br />
• Salamanders<br />
• Rough-skinned Newt BEARTRACKER'S ANIMAL TRACKS DEN ~ BIRDStag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-28:5521792:Topic:12092010-04-28T02:52:00.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
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<b>What is a Bird?</b><br />
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Birds are feathered animals. Birds have a four-chambered heart and are warm-blooded. They develop in eggs outside the mother’s body. Egg shells are hard, unlike those of reptiles. Most birds can fly.<br />
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Click on the name of the bird (LISTED on the…
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<b>What is a Bird?</b><br />
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Birds are feathered animals. Birds have a four-chambered heart and are warm-blooded. They develop in eggs outside the mother’s body. Egg shells are hard, unlike those of reptiles. Most birds can fly.<br />
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Click on the name of the bird (LISTED on the <b><a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/birds.html" target="_blank">BIRD TRACKS</a></b> page) to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it.<br />
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<b>Some of the BIRDS listed on the page above are:</b><br />
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• Brown Pelican<br />
• California Valley Quail<br />
• Ducks<br />
• Great Blue Heron<br />
• Gulls<br />
• Turkey Vulture<br />
• Killdeer<br />
• Merganser<br />
• Raven<br />
• Robin<br />
• Steller’s Jay<br />
• Wild Turkey<br />
• Acorn Woodpecker<br />
• Red-breasted Sapsucker<br />
• Pileated Woodpecker<br />
• Northern Flicker BEARTRACKER'S ANIMAL TRACKS DEN ~ MAMMALStag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-28:5521792:Topic:12082010-04-28T02:45:23.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
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<b>What is a Mammal?</b><br />
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Mammals are animals that are born with fur or hair. Mammals produce live young which they nourish with milk. They are warm-blooded and have the most highly developed nervous system of all the animals. A mammal usually has four limbs and a four-chambered heart. The largest…
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<b>What is a Mammal?</b><br />
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Mammals are animals that are born with fur or hair. Mammals produce live young which they nourish with milk. They are warm-blooded and have the most highly developed nervous system of all the animals. A mammal usually has four limbs and a four-chambered heart. The largest mammal is the blue whale at 100 feet in length. The smallest mammals are shrews, mice, and bats. Many are less than two inches long, excluding the tail length.<br />
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Click on the name of the animal (LISTED on <a href="http://www.bear-tracker.com/mammals.html" target="_blank"><b>MAMMALS PAGE</b></a> ) to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it.<br />
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Some of the animals listed above are:<br />
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Black Bear<br />
Grizzly Bear<br />
Beaver<br />
Bobcat<br />
Domestic Cat<br />
Townsend’s Chipmunk<br />
Coyote<br />
Black-tailed Deer<br />
Elk Gray Fox<br />
Red Fox<br />
Harbor Seal<br />
Black-tailed Jackrabbit<br />
Mountain Lion<br />
Mink<br />
Deer Mouse<br />
Opossum<br />
River Otter<br />
Wild Pig<br />
Porcupine<br />
Brush Rabbit<br />
Raccoon<br />
Ringtail<br />
Spotted Skunk<br />
Striped Skunk<br />
Douglas' Squirrel<br />
Gray Squirrel<br />
Gray Wolf<br />
Moose<br />
Domestic Dog<br />
California Vole<br />
Domestic Cattle