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Endangered Animals in F lorida

Endangered Animals in F lorida. By: Tony. Source : (picture) Dr. Paul Gray. Source :(pictures)Asbury Park Middle School Media center/AP Images. Examples of the Sand-Hill Cranes .

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Endangered Animals in F lorida

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  1. Endangered Animals in Florida By: Tony Source : (picture) Dr. Paul Gray Source :(pictures)Asbury Park Middle School Media center/AP Images

  2. Examples of the Sand-Hill Cranes Source: Gray, Paul. "Re: Florida Sand-hill Cranes." Web log comment. Reading Reflections. Blogmeister, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.

  3. What kind of food does the Florida Sand-Hill Cranes eat? • Cranes aren`t picky eaters. • They eat roots, plants, seeds, bugs, and even snakes, mice, and other animals. • They eat almost anything they can catch. Pictures: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/id Source: Gray, Paul. "Re: Florida Sand-hill Cranes." Web log comment. Reading Reflections. Blogmeister, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.

  4. Where and what kind of nests do Florida Sand-Hill Cranes build? • Their nests are built in the middle of the wetlands where mammals are unlikely to go to eat the egg. • The nest is made of plants piled several feet high and about three feet across. Source: Gray, Paul. "Re: Florida Sand-hill Cranes." Web log comment. Reading Reflections. Blogmeister, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. Pictures: http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/462/Grus_canadensis/pictures/

  5. What is their family life like? • Cranes mate for their life too. • But they are like if one of the mate is killed or died they find a new mate. • Just like all the humans do. Source: Gray, Paul. "Re: Florida Sand-hill Cranes." Web log comment. Reading Reflections. Blogmeister, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. Pictures: http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/462/Grus_canadensis/pictures/

  6. How are the Florida Sand-Hill Cranes becoming endangered? • The Cranes have become endangered because the prairies are being taken over by people. • We build cities on these prairies and we plow them under to grow our farm crops. • Luckily ,we have enough prairies left that they are not extinct. Source: Gray, Paul. "Re: Florida Sand-hill Cranes." Web log comment. Reading Reflections. Blogmeister, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. Pictures: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/sandhill.htm

  7. What isthe habitat of the Florida Sand-Hill Cranes? • Sand-Hill Cranes lives in the grasslands, and they feed in grain fields and pastures. • In Washington, they built their nest in wetlands in areas that are surrounded by Lodge- pole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Grand Fir, or Douglas Fir forests. • During winter they lives in, agricultural fields, and river valleys. Sand-Hill Cranes prefer to live in habitats where they have clear views of their surroundings. Source: http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=132

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