ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS�VIRGINIA WILDLIFE
Jennifer Bowen, Mecklenburg 4-H
WHAT IS AN ADAPTATION?
An adaptation is something about an animal's BODY or BEHAVIOR that helps it survive in its environment.
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?
HOGNOSE SNAKE
Taken on the HIgh Bridge Trail in Farmville, VA Sept. 2022
HOGNOSE SNAKE
COPPERHEAD
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COPPERHEAD
CORN SNAKE
OWL
Great Horned Owl
Screech Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
OWL
Taken in South Hill, VA Oct. 2017
COMMON FIVE-LINED SKINK
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