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They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals) Genus: Balaenoptera. Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC (vagrant) [20]
This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
Woodland edge in Brandenburg. A woodland edge or forest edge is the transition zone from an area of woodland or forest to fields or other open spaces. Certain species of plants and animals are adapted to the forest edge, and these species are often more familiar to humans than species only found deeper within forests.
The only animal we have in the Southeast that digs a hole that deep is the gopher tortoise.” Sollenberger said conservation for the gopher tortoises and the indigo snakes go hand in hand.
The Refuge is primarily an upland forest dominated by loblolly pine on the ridges with hardwoods found along the creek bottoms and in scattered upland coves.Clear streams and beaver ponds provide ideal wetland habitat for wood ducks and other wetland dependent species.
Most of central and south Georgia house the longleaf pine, a tree which can grow in excess of 100 feet (30 m) in height. The live oak, Georgia's state tree, grows along the coast as well as certain wooded areas. The wood of the live oak is strong and heavy, but not often used. The acorns that grow on the tree are eaten by birds and animals. [4]
Animals categorized by adaptation or ecological niche; Subcategories. This category has the following 29 subcategories, out of 29 total. ...
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