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Hyperevolution Organism Data SheetRiver Skunk |
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KINGDOM: Anamalia PHYLUM/DIVISION: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia GENUS/SPECIES: Mephitis riverus COMMON NAME: River Skunk BASE ORGANISM: Striped Skunk ORIGINAL NICHE: Small Nocturnal Carnivore CHARACTERISTICS OF ORIGINAL ORGANISM: 40-60 centimeters, 6 kilograms, 4 legs, black with 2 white stripes, nocturnal, releases strong odor out of glands for defense. NEW NICHE: Nocturnal River Predator ADAPTAIONS OF ORGANISM TO NEW NICHE: The skunk needed to swim better and faster, so it gained the coated hair and the webbed feet, and its head also flattened out. Its lung capacity increased so it could stay underwater longer, and its nostrils became smaller to keep water out more effectively. BIOME TYPE/HABITAT: Temperate Deciduous Forests NUTRITION: Eats small fish, amphibians, crabs, and water rodents. ORGANISM INTERACTIONS: Solitary except during mating season. Flat tail provides decent speeds in water for escaping predators (badgers, large fish). BEHAVIOR: Female prepares den for 1-4 offspring. Male leaves female after mating season (spring) and may kill offspring. |
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