Essay - Field Assignment Abstract the Animal Species Studied for This Report...

Field Assignment

Abstract

***** animal species studied for this report include the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and the American Black Bear (Ursus americanus). The plant ***** studied are the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and the Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa). Each of these species has been observed at the local zoo, and further research has ***** conducted to learn about the environment in which each ***** would live in a n*****ural setting. ***** behavior ***** have been observed within the zoo ***** also been combined with the noted *****s of these species from a n*****tural ***** ***** give a more complete range of information. From this study, I have learned that there are many similarities between the behavior that can be observed in both plants and animals in a captive setting ***** their natural *****. However, ***** are also ***** notable differences, based largely on to what degree the zoological habitat varies from that in which each species would naturally live.

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Every living creature on this planet has a unique and (usually) symbiotic relati*****ship with the habitat that surrounds them. Through the physical characteristics and the behavior of a being, it is possible to determine a great deal ***** how said creature interacts with its habitat, ***** also to learn about the evolutionary processes that have brought this plant or animal ***** ***** current form. The purpose of my study is to gain a deeper understanding of the biological character*****tics of the *****s and plants I have ***** in captivity and to learn about the natural habitats of the ***** as well. I will address ***** the habitat which has been created for this animal or plant in ***** ***** display in an attempt to mimic the natural ***** in which it would be found, and also ***** actual natural habitat itself.

***** organisms discussed within this study were chosen because, when observed, each exhibited very unique characteristics and mannerisms that were telltale of both ***** organism's role in the natural *****, ***** also of how differently the ***** may be***** with***** the ***** habitat.

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) can be found ***** in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, where ***** natural habitats include *****ests, tundras, deserts, plains, and mountains, ranging from snowy mountain tops to the heat ***** ***** desert. Wolves were once located throughout much of the world, but humans have overtaken ***** of ********** natural habitat. The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species in North America, ***** it can be ***** ***** anywhere from Alaska and ********** Canada, all the way south into Mexico, and from the Atlantic to ***** Pacific oceans. The black bear ***** also live in climates from those that ***** warm, in the sou*****rnmost parts of their range, ***** the very cold, in the Northern parts of ***** range. The black ***** naturally lives ***** mountains and woodlands, and usually is found within protected parks and wildlife preserves. Like the wolf, bears *****