jordan tolbert - the african wild dog

ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH PROJECT

BY  JORDAN TOLBERT

 

                 

THE COMMON NAME OF MY ANIMAL IS THE AFRICAN WILLD DOG.THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THIS ANIMAL IS LYCAONPICTUS.THE APPEARANCE IS THEY HAVE BLACK  light ORANGE AND YELLOW PATERN(www.earthsendangered.com).THE SIZE OF THE WILLD DOG IS THE BODY LENGTH OF 30 TO 40 INCHES.  THEY RUN UP TO 15 WILD DOGS IN A PACK. 

         

 The wild dog is a predator. The wild dog is a carnivore it feeds off of small living stock impala gazelle and wildebeest. The sleeping habits are thy sleep at night and hunt in the day. The African wild dog can be found in SUBS SAHARA AFRICA.  The animals natural habitat is long grass big these they are nomads they travel up to 30  miles. African wild dogs were all over African now there only in six countries. People are the reason this animal is being killed off. They are being saved from the Wild Dog Foundation.                                                 

Works Cited:

www.earthsendangered.com

                                              



K'Paw Doh the Red Wolf

K'Paw Doh 
 5/7/13

Endangered species Research Project

                The red wolf is an endangered species. The common name of the animals is red wolf. The scientific name of animals is Canis Rufus. Red wolves live in the southeastern United States, where they are endangered .The red wolf is smaller the than the gray wolf. The head of the red wolf is more elongated. The coat is tawny red with some gray and black area and the back tends is dark. It has a black tail and has black tip. The fur is reddish color. The adults of a red wolf can reach up to 4.5 feet .in the head and the body length. The tail can grow up to 13.8 inch and can weigh up to 77lb. Males are usually larger than females.

                The red wolf is a pack of animals. That’s how they catch their prey. They also work together to get their food and protect their young .they are carnivore they eat mice, rabbit, and meat. The preyed upon life stock.

                The red wolf currently lives in North Carolina. Red wolves live in many different types of habitats. They lived in swampy terrains, forests, wet lands, bush lands, and even agricultural land with enough forest covers. They usually live in place with a lot of grass and swamps. Basically they live in place with hot weather.

                Red wolves live in the southeastern United States, where they are endangered. These animals actually became extinct in the wild in 1980. Scientists established a breeding program with a small number of captive red wolves and have reintroduced the animal to North Carolina. Today, perhaps 100 red wolves survive in the wild. Some Cause of population decline are human population, growth, clearing of forest and hunting.

                They reintroduced by recaptured and tested are said to be healthy. Zoos are trying to save the species with captive-breeding programs. In zoos, captured red wolves give birth in a protected environment. Their babies, or pups, have a good chance of surviving. When the pups become adults, some of them are returned to their natural habitats—prairies, marshes, bayous, and forests.

                  www.earthendangered.com/go.grolier.com


                                                                         Works Cited
Glenn, C. R. 2006. "Earth's Endangered Creatures - Red Wolf Facts" (Online).Accessed 5/10/2013 at http://earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?sp=938&ID=9.

Amir Ford- african wild dogs

Endangered species research project

Amir Ford

African wild dogs

      You may have heard of the African wild dog. These are

Not your regular dogs. They are very mean but good looking dogs

They have a dark or light brown fur coat and have a lot of spots (www.earthsendangered.com).  They are endangered due to isolation. The African people are trying to take over the land they are on now (www.wcs.org). The wildlife conservation society is trying to start capturing the wild dogs because they want to make sure they are in a good place and not going to be killed by the South African tribes.

When these dogs hunt for food they attack the prey from the back side so they can’t run away. They travel in packs of 6 or they are with a larger pack but they are all family.  The African wild dogs are also

called carnivores. They live in South Africa in the woodlands (www.natgeo.com).  Just a place with a lot of grass and land.

Work citied

www.earthsendangered.com

www.natgeo.com

www.wcs.org

mountain zebra ~ Asia Devaul~

mountain zebra

   common name:  mountain zebra 

scientific name:  equus zebra

size: 7 feet to 8.5feet and anywhere from 550 lbs to 800lbs

packs or solitary: a pack that usually consists of 1 male and up to 5 female the male controls the group until defeated by another male




predator or prey: the mountain zebra usally falls prey to lions hyenas leopards cheetahs and African wild dogs.

 Mountain zebras are herbivores they eat grass , bark, leave and trees. 
sleeping habits:  they sleep standing up and only when they are in large groups that will warn them of danger. They are mainly active during the day and rarely moving during the night time

 Where do Mountain zebras live: They live in Nambia which is located in south Africa. 

more specifically in mountainous ranges, during colder weather they move to lower elevations to graze and seek shelter from caves and or wooded areas.

population Data:  in the 1950s there were less then 100 Mountain Zebras

current population: as of 2000 there were close to 1,200 zebras all over in Nambia

Reasons for population decline: 

• Being hunted for their skins
• competition with farmers for grazing
• loss of habitat due to agriculture
• cross breding between 2 sub species 

What is being done to protect Mountain Zebras: They are being kept in protected environments where the group size, individual identies, activity, location, and other changes such as the birth of a foal (Baby mountain zebra) are tracked. They also keep track of their zerbas and their parents that way it is possible to look back at a family tree if needed for medical purposes.

                                                                              

other facts-

• Mountain Zebras mate all year 

  • round sexually mature at 3-6 years old  

    • pregnant for a year (12 months) The stripes of a 

      • zebra are like human. finger prints no 2 patterns are identical.