Adaptations for Survival
Maintaining Homeostasis:
The Green Hunter lives in the sawgrass beds of the Everglades. It uses the sawgrass as food, shelter, and stalking prey. When the Green Hunter children are left to live life on their own at the age of 7, they migrate south to an area with much deeper water. There they mate and live on small palm tree islands. Once the female Green Hunter is ready to give birth, both parents migrate back north to the grassland to care for their young. Green Hunter's are ectotherm's and the weather controls their body temperature. It doesn't affect the body of the Green Hunter because it lives down here in Florida. The Green Hunter goes through estivation during the summer months due to the hot and humid weather which raises its body temperature. In this estivation period, the Green Hunter sleeps on their sawgrass bed. This is usually the time during pregnancy for females. When the females wake up from estivation they usually lay their eggs a day or two after.
The Green Hunter lives in the sawgrass beds of the Everglades. It uses the sawgrass as food, shelter, and stalking prey. When the Green Hunter children are left to live life on their own at the age of 7, they migrate south to an area with much deeper water. There they mate and live on small palm tree islands. Once the female Green Hunter is ready to give birth, both parents migrate back north to the grassland to care for their young. Green Hunter's are ectotherm's and the weather controls their body temperature. It doesn't affect the body of the Green Hunter because it lives down here in Florida. The Green Hunter goes through estivation during the summer months due to the hot and humid weather which raises its body temperature. In this estivation period, the Green Hunter sleeps on their sawgrass bed. This is usually the time during pregnancy for females. When the females wake up from estivation they usually lay their eggs a day or two after.
Reproduction:
The Green Hunter uses sexual reproduction and also uses internal fertilization. Both Green Hunter parents are needed for reproduction and fertilization takes place inside the female. The Green Hunter has amniotic eggs which protect the offspring and keep it from drying out. The offspring are born and fully developed when they crack out of the egg.
The Green Hunter uses sexual reproduction and also uses internal fertilization. Both Green Hunter parents are needed for reproduction and fertilization takes place inside the female. The Green Hunter has amniotic eggs which protect the offspring and keep it from drying out. The offspring are born and fully developed when they crack out of the egg.
Growth and Development:
Both Green Hunter parents care for their young and the offspring are altricial. Green Hunters are egg-laying animals and have amniotic eggs to protect them. They grow with support from the yolk and albumen of the egg and also munch on the egg shell after birth.
Both Green Hunter parents care for their young and the offspring are altricial. Green Hunters are egg-laying animals and have amniotic eggs to protect them. They grow with support from the yolk and albumen of the egg and also munch on the egg shell after birth.