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Adaptation (Behavioral Adaptation (Ex. (Camels (A camel spits when threat…

- - - - Polar Bears dig dens to protect themselves from cold wind.
      - The ability to be a strong swimmer helps with hunting and swimming though ice.
    - - A camel spits when threat approaches or comes near
        
        What is this Spit?
        
        It is part of the food the camel has digested, making the threat and it's owners to back away.
      - Nocturnal
      - The camel selects only a few leaves from each plant and ingests the foliage parts
      - The camel is ruminant .. this means they have several stomach compartments where their tough, dry, grassy food needs to ferment and be broken down
      - Camels like to stay together in groups called herds. The herds are led by a dominant male, while many of their own herd called a bachelor herd. Camels are very social and like to greet each other by blowing in each other's faces
    - - Water
        
        Movement
        
        Stream-lined body
        
        Helps to reduce resistance
        
        Water-proof feathers
        
        To swim faster in the water
        
        To not get cold during getting out of the water
        
        Heavy, solid bones
        
        To dive more easily
        
        A pair of wings
        
        To propel forward in the water
      - Breath
        
        Have
        
        Special blood and muscle tissues
        
        Increasing more oxygen
        
        For
        
        An underwater dive
      - Diet
        
        Krill/ Squids/ Fish
      - Protection
        
        Guards around the egg
        
        Swimming in a zigzag pattern
        
        Moves in Groups
      - Warmth
        
        A layer of over lapping feathers coated in oil
        
        Makes
        
        Pockets of air underneath their feathers
- - - - White Fur
        
        The white fur of the Polar Bear helps it camouflage with its environment, the snow and ice.
      - Blubber
        
        Thick layer of fat layer of fat under its skin helps it stay warm in such cold temperatures
      - Small and Round ears
        
        It's small and round ears help maintain body heat and don't allow the cold water enter the ears
      - Sharp Claws
        
        To help hunt or eat the prey
      - Black skin
        
        To keep all the heat inside the body
    - - Hump
        
        To store food as fat to provide energy for long periods of time in the desert
      - Padded Feet
        
        Protects from heat and acts like snowshoes to help prevent it sinking
      - Long Eyelashes
        
        To keep the sand out of their eyes
      - Long, Muscular Legs
        
        Allow camels to walk for miles across the desert
      - Thin nostrils that can be closed to prevent sand from blowing in.
      - Leathery knees to help prevent burning while kneeling on hot sand
      - Wide feet to spread the camel's weight and makes it easier to walk on sand.
      - Very long intestines to reabsorb as much water as possible from foods eaten.
      - Thick fur to keep the Sun's heat away during the day; but provides warmth at night.
    - - Webbed feet/fins
        
        Purpose: Helps swim through the currents
      - Stream-Lined Body
        
        Purpose: Helps with swimming faster in the ocean
      - Beak
        
        Purpose: To help with catching it's prey