BRAIN CANDY FRIDAY ANSWERS!! 1. We have 157 species/subspecies of reptiles and amphibians in the state of Oklahoma. What percent of this number is made up of frogs and toads? A. About 2 % B. About 12% C. About 22% D. About 32% E. About 42% C about 22% is correct! Amphibians make up 37% but frogs and toads only account for just under 22%. The other 15% consists of salamanders, a newt, a siren, an amphiuma, and a mudpuppy. 2. What animal has a 340 degree field of vision, 20/5 vision and can see ultraviolet light? A. Mountain Lion B. Raccoon C. Eagle D. Goat E. Goldfish C an Eagle is correct! They can see an ant crawling from the top of a 10 story building! Colors like blue yellow and red green among countless others are visible and vibrant to an eagle eye. 20/5-20/2 is what scientists believe these raptors are capable of. Impressive! The best vision ever recorded for a human is 20/8! This means that at 20 feet they can see what a person with normal vision can see at 8 feet. 3. Which bird is likely to fake an injury to lure a predator away from its young? A. Loon B. Canada Goose C. Owl D. Flycatcher E. Killdeer E a killdeer is correct! These shorebirds (that dont live on the shore) have an unusual method of deterring predators from their eggs. By faking their own injury they become the target. With larger animals such as horses or cows its a bit different approach. Since the animals are not looking to eat the bird the usual broken winged effect wont cut it. Puffing the body up and running at the giant has proven effective and has saved plenty of eggs over the years. TRUE or FALSE? A white tailed deer will eat a bird. True!! It is thought that this unusual choice of food by an herbivore is because of the lack of certain vitamins/minerals. A young buck in the process of growing antlers will pluck baby songbirds or eggs straight from the nests. Here is a video link that is really interesting. The narration is hilarious! https://m.youtube/watch?v=sQOQdBLHrLk BONUS What semiaquatic vegetarian rodent averaging about 17 pounds and 24 inches long is in the picture? The rodent pictured is the nutria! They are an invasive species from South America and a major nuisance that harbor disease. Plant damage from these mammals is off the charts due to their habits of eating 25% of their body weight in roots and stems. Habitats can quickly be destroyed and the vegetation reduced to a mud hole. Louisiana offers money per nutria tail. The 2012-2013 season brought in 388,160 tails!! Thanks to all of you who support the page! Hope you enjoyed! Feel free to message me if you have ideas of something you would like to see in future posts. Have a great weekend!
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:10:01 +0000