Black Tailed Prairie Dogs Summary

We looked first at the relationship between the wolf population and the moose population. From about 1960 to 1970, the wolf population remained fairly consistent at about 20 to 25 wolves. During this time, the moose population grew steadily from 500 to over 1200. The next 10 years saw a doubling of the wolf population to 50. This same 10 years saw a decrease of the moose population from over 1200 to over 800. Then in 1980 began a two year drastic decline in the moose population, which was brought down to 15. For the rest of the decade, the moose population remained quite low at numbers near 20. During the 1980s, the moose population doubled again from around 800 to

The Black-Footed Ferret is an endangered species. If you have seen one of these on a trip to the zoo, there is a chance that the little board that tells you what it is said that, “Black-Footed Ferrets are an endangered species. You will learn what they look like, what they eat, and where they live. Black-Footed Ferrets have a special appearance, their diet and habitat is special, and they have some interesting facts.

I finally got an indoor dog. I got a Yorkshire Terrier a day before my Birthday. The dog I got is a male and when I got him he was about 4 months old. He has a black, grey, and tan coat. Yorkies (shorter way of saying Yorkshire Terrier) usually tend not to be kids friendly but my dog is a friendly dog. He loves people and he is very protective of me and my family. Yorkies also tend to bark a lot and bite. My dog barks at strangers he can’t see such as people in the hallway. He never bites but most dogs play bite (which doesn’t even hurt) ,he licks me afterwards as a way of saying sorry if he hurt me.

I was born during the 1920’s in Southern Alberta Canada and Montana. My tribe and I lived there most of our lives. We are known as the Blackfeet tribe. When I was born my real name was “Pitamakan” and was given the nickname “Brown Weasel Woman”. My father was a very important warrior in the tribe and taught my how to fish and hunt by age 12. My mother was against the idea of me doing the things boys learn but, my father helped me learn. He eventually taught me how shoot my own buffalo. Later in my life, our camp was attacked by the Assiniboine and my father’s horse was shot down. I knew I had to save my father’s life so, I ran back on the field where I could get killed and saved his life. We celebrated my victory by singing the Victory Song

This experiment could be expanded on by comparing cortisol and testosterone levels in both male and female sticklebacks, to see if there is any sexual dimorphism in the levels of these hormones, and how this affects

We found the critical point to occur at 15 helpers, and thereafter the long-term reproductive success of breeders declines rapidly. This trend correlates to Michener and Murie's (1983) prediction that the rapid decreases in black-tailed prairie dogs' annual reproductive success, found in Hoogland's 1981 work, would also appear within their long-term reproductive success. The main conclusion from this data is that the more helpers there are after the critical point, the less effective the coterie cooperatively breeds. This indicates that when the helper to breeder ratio becomes too high, the coterie becomes too disjointed, thus lowering the black tailed prairie dogs’ long-term reproductive success. From our observations, prairie dogs seemed more disgruntled when there were more helpers, which may have been instrumental in lowering the long-term reproductive success that we found. This disgruntled behavior, which is a 25% increase in aggression, includes increased biting of other adults as well as continual collisions with other members within the coterie. In the cichlid fish, there is a breeder–helper conflict with brood care. It was determined that helpers needed to provide sufficient amounts of help to the breeders, otherwise, it will result in increased aggression towards them (Taborsky 1984). Perhaps in black tailed prairie dogs, when the helper pool size becomes too high, it causes breeders to have increased aggression towards non-breeders, which decreases the helpers’ aid efficiency, and thereby lowering the long-term reproductive success of breeders. We suppose that having disgruntled helpers would contribute less, thereby lowering black tailed prairie dogs’ long-term reproductive

This indicates that when the helper to breeder ratio becomes too high, the coterie becomes too competitive, thus lowering the black tailed prairie dogs’ long-term reproductive success. From our observations, prairie dogs seemed more disgruntled when there were more helpers, which may have been instrumental in lowering the long-term reproductive success. This disgruntled behavior, which is a 25% increase in aggression, includes increased biting of other adults in addition to continual collisions with other members within the coterie. There are two possibilities for this increased aggression: used in a way to regulate how much helpers help or caused by year

Wyoming, meaning that these little guys can also live in the high desert. The grassland

Review: In many small populations, inbreeding depression had created a major obstacle in the conservation of natural populations. To determine level of inbreeding in the Scandinavian wolf, Canis Lupus, DNA techniques were combined with the ecological field to construct the pedigree. This small population was founded by at least by two immigrated wolfs from a large Finnish/Russian source population. The field data was collected from the snow tracking and radio telemetry, and territorial pairs and packs were distinguished so that fitness can be measured using the number of pups per litter surviving. For genetic analysis, blood samples were taken from captive wolves, muscles tissues of dead and oestrus blood on snow and from scats. Samples were

African wild dogs run close to prey when hunting while the others fall behind. Then the ones that were behind take over when the front members tire. The dogs have a peculiar rather playful ceremony that bonds them for a common purpose and initiates each hunt. Pups that are old enough to eat solid food are given priority at a kill, even over the dominant pair. African wild dogs have huge home ranges and are constant wanderers. In the Serengeti, the estimated size of each pack’s territory is 1,500 km2.The female dog has a litters of 2 to 20 pups which are cared for by the entire pack. Pups are born every year, usually from March to June. The entire African wild dog pack shares responsibility for protecting the cubs with both males and females babysitting the young. Normally only the male and female reproduce, while other members of the pack help care for the young. Also, the African wild dog once considered a “pest” has become a symbol in

Looking into animal fear/anxiety and anger/aggression is a big outlook into why animals act the way they do and how it takes a toll on their lives. Understanding canine fear and aggression is important for our safety and the dogs. Also by being able to look into canine breed behaviors explains the traits that were studied within foxes. Seeing that canine fear, aggression, and tameness have been traced back to their domestication it easy to see why the study was taken place. The following study also allows the information to be used to explain why fox behavior may vary from tame to aggressive based on the information received within canine DNA and the use of domestication. However, canine genetic mapping has taken place to solve the mystery as to why certain canines experience more aggressive behavior. In addition, researchers were required to look at and map genetic variation among many different breeds (approximately 400 breeds). Seeing that canines are more similar within breeds and more different across breeds this can indeed make it more difficult to research their genetic make-up. Along with the fact that dogs have more phenotypic variation than most other land mammals, which is due to “evolutionary” selection under domestication. Furthermore, researchers within this study will determine whether breed stereotypes of fear and aggression can be mapped out by crossbred GWA.

Bell, M. K. (2013). Raising Africa?: celebrity and the rhetoric of the white savior. Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, vol. 10, no 1, January 2013. ISS: 1449-2490; http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/portal

It can be argued that along with cats, dogs were one of the first animals to become domesticated. For approximately 10,000 years humans and dogs have more than co-existed, they have developed a special bond unlike any other animal has developed with us. Today hundreds, if not thousands of breeds of dog exist. Although this fact remains true, all dogs belong to the Canis Familiaris family within the animal kingdom. Despite any tamed, domesticated, or docile tendencies, all breeds of dogs have traits that are derived from their wild ancestors and to this day many of those traits still exist and in fact, are quite important to the dog’s survival and mating techniques. Some of the more prominent survival tactics include digging, burying, being

This has led to the belief that dogs can provide company, affection and support to people who are going through a difficult time or who feel lonely. Dogs have aided humans in tasks such as hunting, livestock herding, and guarding. However, as society moved from small rural communities to increasingly large metropolitan areas, the dog’s role changed. Throughout the years a more specific type of

What would it be like to fight in a war? To have to kill as many people on the other side as you can. The Iliad is a book written by Homer and is about the Trojan War. The character of Achilles changes multiple times throughout the book The Iliad at first he is not excited to fight but then he becomes one of the Greeks best warrior's.