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ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS�VIRGINIA WILDLIFE

Jennifer Bowen, Mecklenburg 4-H

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WHAT IS AN ADAPTATION?

An adaptation is something about an animal's BODY or BEHAVIOR that helps it survive in its environment.

      • STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION = something about the animal’s BODY

      • BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION = something the animal DOES

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WHITETAIL DEER

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EASTERN BOX TURTLE

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HOGNOSE SNAKE

This is a cobra - definitely NOT a native to Virginia and very venomous. Can you see why the caller who thought she had a cobra in her yard may have been confused?

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HOGNOSE SNAKE

Taken on the HIgh Bridge Trail in Farmville, VA Sept. 2022

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HOGNOSE SNAKE

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COPPERHEAD

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COPPERHEAD

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CORN SNAKE

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OWL

Great Horned Owl

Screech Owl

Barred Owl

Barn Owl

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OWL

Taken in South Hill, VA Oct. 2017

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OWL

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COMMON FIVE-LINED SKINK

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