Island Species

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Island Species

• Purpose Derive an animal that could have
  realistically evolved on one of the following
  islands.
• Draw and color the animal.
• Describe characteristics of the animal that are
  not evident in your drawing such as
• diet
• social behavior
• senses
• special characteristics
• Give the full classification/taxa of your animal
  (K,P,C,O,F,G,S) and common name.

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Oyster Island

• Precipitation 30 inches/year
• Topography sea-level to 6,500 feet, rolling
  hills
• Vegetation mostly deciduous trees, shrubs, and
  grasses
• Temperature Summer ave. 77F, winter ave. 65F
• Potential prey plentiful shellfish, small
  rodents, birds, and reptiles
• Potential Predators large Komodo type
  lizards/dragons
• Terrain rocky cliffs by the sea and organic
  soil in the lower elevations of the mountains.

3
Lunkamunka Land

• Precipitation 75 inches/year most precipation
  occurs during rainy season
• Topography Sea level to 8,000 ft
• Vegetation Water loving plants such as swamp
  roses, bog sage, grasses, palm trees and pecan
  trees
• Temperature Moderate- Winter average of 60 F
  Summer average of 75 F
• Potential Prey Small birds, rodents,
  salamanders, fish, crabs and bugs
• Potential Predators Lynx, Minks, alligators, and
  carnivorous birds
• Terrain Swamps, small lakes and rivers. Meadows
  and steep hills.

4
Jeffalopogous Island

• Precipitation 60 inches in winter 10 inches in
  summer
• Topography Sea level to 12,300 feet, mountainous
• Vegetation Evergreen forests on the slopes of
  the mountains, bamboo in the lowlands
• Temperature Sea Level Summer average 85
  degrees Winter average 30F 8,000 ft Summer
  average 70F Winter average 20 F
• Potential Prey Small birds, rabbits, horses,
  foxes
• Potential Predators Wolves (very large wolves),
  Dragons (fire-breathing), Sharks offshore,
  silverback gorillas
• Terrain 100 ft. cliffs around the island with
  only a few gaps that lead down to sandy beaches,
  rich organic soil in the lowlands, more rocky in
  the mountains, two mountains of 12,300 ft each,
  many rivers that flow down from the mountains
  through deep canyons

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Frunewtopia Island

• Precipitation Daily rain, 100 inches per year
• Topography Sea level to 15,000 ft.
• Vegetation Huge mammal eating Venus mammal
  traps, palm trees, ferns, pineapple, mango,
  citrus fruit trees
• Temperature Sea level 65F in winter 85F in
  summer
• 15,000 ft 0F in winter 30F in summer
• Potential Prey River dolphins, fish, toucans,
  other birds, mountain goats, koala bears, water
  fowl
• Potential Predators Chupacabra, giant spiders,
  killer river whales, polar bears
• Terrain flat, except for one volcano at center
  of island 15,000 ft high, dry, well drained
  ground, lots of rivers run from volcano to sea,
  rivers flood once a month

6
Wonka Island

• Precipitation 8 inches/year
• Topography Sea level to 500 ft.
• Plant life a few palm trees, dry grass, and
  cacti
• Temperature summer average 80F, winter
  average60 F
• Potential Prey small birds, small reptiles, and
  a few rodents
• Potential Predators small reptiles
• Terrain mostly sand dunes, rolling hills, and
  small streams

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Ayanagous Island

• Preciptation 31 a year rainy season Jan- Mar
• Topography sea level to 5,000 with rolling
  hills
• Vegetation shrubs and abundance of fruit trees
  and plants, jungle like setting and many streams
  flowing from mountain
• Temperature 60ºF 85ºF
• Potential Prey gazelle, rabbits, field mice,
  deer, birds, foxes
• Potential Predators cougars, bobcats, wild dogs
  (huskies), bears
• Terrain Many hills and grassy areas, forests and
  rocky beaches. Minimal sources of fresh water. In
  the middle of the island there is a canyon filled
  with fruit trees and low fruit bearing shrubs.

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Hour Glass Island

• Precipitation 5 inches of rain/year
• Topography Sea Level 5,000 ft. volcano
• Vegetation 30 ft cactus, tumbleweed, dry grass
• Temperature Summer Average 110ºF, Winter
  Average 85ºF
• Potential Prey Humans, Scorpions, Snakes,
  Shrews, Armadillos, Praire Dogs, Sea Turtles, Sea
  Lions, Manatees, 3ft. Spiders
• Potential Predators Buzzards, Hyenas, 10ft.
  Vultures, King Cobras, Komodo Dragons, Piranhas,
• Terrain Sandy Desert Island with a 5,000 ft.
  volcano that erupts violently every two days.
  Slopes are bare because of constant eruptions
  except for the Eastern side of the island, which
  the volcano never erupts to. Lowlands have 200
  ft. tall sand dunes covered in tumbleweed and few
  cacti. The sand is extremely fine, so anything
  stepping in it will sink down ten feet.

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XevionBeast Island

• Precipitation 60 inches of rain during winter
  with constant snow. Summer 10-15in rain.
• Topography Sea Level to 2500ft
• Vegetation Many fruits vary from mangos to
  coconuts. Small bushes and vine like plants that
  cover the ground.
• Temperature Reaches 80F during summer time.
  During winter goes below 0 F.
• Potential Prey Birds that roam the skies freely.
  Small animals that look like monkeys live in the
  trees. Humans.
• Potential Predators Strong Rhinos/Dinosaurs look
  like animals roam the ground
• Terrain Forests in most places. Island divided
  by large mountains at some places. Volcanoes
  erupt from many times killing many
  animals/humans. Humid air. Daily fog and volcano
  dust.