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Bora Bora-1b:
Triggerfish.
Scientific name:Balistidae
Class: Actinopterygii
Live mostly in the Indian and pacific region. The dorsal fin of the trigger fish locks itself into a crevice at night in order to not get eaten by a predator.
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Bora Bora- leg 1b:
Butterfly fish
scientific name: Chaetodontidae
Class: Actinopterygii
Occur in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific ocean. An adaption that makes it easier for them to live there is its false eye, on the dorsal fin, the butterfly fish has a small black dot, making predators believe that it may actually be facing front when it is really facing back.
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China: Leg 1a:
Chinese False Gudgeon
Scientific Name: Abbottina rivularis
Class: Actinopterygii
Live in the benthopelagic/freshwater environments, in order to survive in this environment their body shape helps because water is more thick than air so they will need to be able to slide through the water easily and quickly
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China 1a:
Koi
scientific name:Cyprinus carpio haematopterus.
class, Actinopterygii.
The Koi live in most any temperature of water, except arctic waters, and they are mainly found in China. An adaption the Koi have developed is being able to survive in most climates, that is why the Koi are successful through out most of the world.
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Brazil: (LEG 2)
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog
Class: Amphibia
Scientific Name: Dendrobates leucomelas
The Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog has adapted to its surroundings by developing the ability to excrete an extremely poisonous toxin from their skin, which deters other animals from attempting to eat it.
The Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog lives in the Amazon Rain forest.
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Brazil: (LEG 2)
The Maned Wolf
Class: Mammalia
Scientific name: Chrysocyon brachyurus
The Maned wolf has adapted to its environment by not hunting in packs like normal wolves. Also, it violently shakes its neck after biting its prey.
The Maned Wolf lives in the semi-covered grasslands in Brazil.
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Africa: (LEG 4)
Giraffe
camelopardalis
Class: Mammalia
Where: Africa (woodland savannas)
Giraffes are able to drink up to 10 gallons of water in one drinking session, which keeps them hydrated in the hot, desert areas of Africa.
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Africa: (LEG 4)
African Lion
Panthera leo
Class: Mammalia
Where: Africa (grasslands and semi-arid plains)
The lion has a tan fur coloring so that it can blend in with the grassland colors, also known as camouflage.
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Galapagos Islands: (LEG 4)
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus
Class: Malacostraca
Where: Galapagos Islands (beaches and rocky coastlines)
This crab has a tough, outer shell that protects itself from wave-sweft rocks that come up to the shore.
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Galapagos Islands: (LEG 4)
Blue Footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Class: Aves
Where: Galapagos Islands (tropical, oceanic) These islands are located off of the west coasts of Central & South America.
These birds use their long wings to plunge into water much deeper than other animals can when hunting for prey.
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MOROCCO: (LEG 3)
Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria Coerulea
North American West Coast
Class: Reptilia
The color of their scales have changed from dark to light brown colors to camouflage their bodies in the water.
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MOROCCO: (LEG 3)
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Oceans and Mediterranean Sea
Class: Reptilia
-have adapted to migrating out of colder waters to prevent cold stunning
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