BIOL 1902 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Electromagnetism, Bird Migration, Green Darner
22 Feb 2017
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Natural history class 8: physical adaptations: (snow, mobility: Moose have very long legs which helps them get through the snow with ease. Key notion here is height, an animals height can allow it to adapt to snow. Snowshoe hares they do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e height, ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er they re(cid:373)ai(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:271)ile (cid:271)y possessi(cid:374)g (cid:271)ig feet that act as, well, snow shoes. Their gigantic feet give them a larger surface to cover and makes it easier for them to move around in the snow. (more support on the top of the snow) Fun fact, their back feet are much bigger than their front feet. Marten is a northern weasel that also have larger hind feet. Caribous have these cool looking hooves that also act as snowshoes of sorts. Ruffed grouse grow little scales on the sides of each toes which gives them a larger surface to walk on.
