Parrot Confidential

 
Watch the video, Parrot Confidential and answer the following prompts:
1.  What happens when you keep a wild bird as a pet?
2. Is it a good idea to keep a wild bird as a pet?  Why or why not?

A Murder of Crows

Watch the video, a Murder of Crows and explain how crows demonstrate their intelligence.

Inside Nature's Giants - Python

Watch the video about a Python dissection and record at least 10 adaptations.  Tell how each adaptation helps the snake to survive.

Inside Nature's Giants - Python

OGT Practice

Go to the following link and practice OGT tests online!  You can check your answers and everything.  It is really great!

http://ogt.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/Profile/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fpracticetest%2ftestworkbook.aspx%3fnav%3dstudent&nav=student

Gator Holes

Read about gator holes in the following two links and then answer the prompts on a piece of notebook paper:

Why would someone consider an alligator to be a keystone species?  How do alligators impact the ecosystem? (Survival of other species?  Habitat?) 

Reading 1: 
http://www.smithlifescience.com/gatorholenotes.htm

Reading 2:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/alligators/habitat.php

Clips to Watch from Life In Cold Blood

Watch the following five clips from BBC - Life In Cold Blood: Land Invaders

• Japanese Giant Salamander (starts at 3:35)
• Alpine Newt (starts at 5:48)
• Caecilians (starts at 17:47)
• Panamanian Golden Frog (starts at 25:35)
• African Bullfrog (starts at 32:33)