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The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Forty-five species have been recorded in Tennessee.
The location of the State of Tennessee in the United States of America. Topographic map of Tennessee. The U.S. state of Tennessee has a uniquely diverse array of fresh-water fish species, owing to its large network of rivers and creeks, with major waterways in the state including the Mississippi River which forms its western border, the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, and the Duck River.
Faxonius shoupi, the Nashville crayfish, is a freshwater crustacean native to the Mill Creek Basin in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] Prior to August 2017, the species was called Orconectes shoupi. [4] Faxonius shoupi is protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as an endangered species.
The Tennessee darter was first formally described in 2007 by Steven L. Powers and Richard L. Mayden with the type locality given as the Clinch River at Frost Ford along the Jimmie Roberts Road in Hancock County, Tennessee. [6] Some authorities, but not all, place this species in the Etheostoma simoterum species complex. [7]
These species can be found in Tennessee. ... "'Non-native species' and 'invasive species' can not be used interchangeably." ... Volunteer at local parks wildlife area to remove invasive species ...
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Think outside the zoo. Opportunities to see wild animals may be closer than you realize. Animal parks, refuges, and state and national parks offer a chance to see amazing wildlife in their natural ...
Five miles of unpaved trails wander through the woods surrounding the lake. Otter Creek Road runs through the middle of the park and is now closed to traffic. Visitors to Radnor Lake enjoy wildlife native to Middle Tennessee, including river otters, beavers, mink, muskrat, bobcat, coyote and the white-tailed deer. There is a visitor center open ...