By Sonia Benson
Together with the addition of forty new species, this second version is totally up to date to mirror the adjustments in endangered and threatened prestige. colour pictures and maps offer scholars with many species threatened by way of extinction, together with amphibians, birds, crustaceans, fish, bugs, mammals, mollusks, reptiles and extra. all of the 240 entries supplies a species description, place, reason behind endangerment and measures being taken to guard it. (19991001)
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Like all vultures, the California condor feeds mainly on carrion (decaying flesh of dead animals), preferring the carcasses of deer, cattle, or sheep. It will also attack and eat rodents, fish, and birds. When searching for food, the condor covers vast distances, sometimes as much as 140 miles (225 kilometers). It soars at speeds of 35 to 55 miles (56 to 88 kilometers) per hour on warm thermal updrafts at altitudes up to 15,000 feet (4,570 285 The California condor is now the rarest bird in North America.
Lichen: A plantlike composite consisting of a fungus and an alga. M Marsupial: Mammals, such as the kangaroo and the opossum, whose young continue to develop after birth in a pouch on the outside of the mother’s body. Metamorphosis: A change in the form and habits of an animal during natural development. Migrating: The act of changing location periodically, usually moving seasonally from one region to another. Molting: The process of shedding an outer covering, such as skin or feathers, for replacement by a new growth.
2 to 18 centimeters). 5 ounces (71 grams). The tarantula’s body is dark brown and covered in tiny hairs. The joints (knees) on its eight legs are bright orange and red, which is the basis for its name. It has two claws on the end of each of its legs for climbing and gripping. Although the red–kneed tarantula has eight eyes set above its mouth to give it forward and backward vision, it has very poor eyesight. It uses its sensitive leg hairs to feel its way about. The red–kneed tarantula lives in a burrow it has dug out underground and lined with its spun silk.