 Tortoises in Trouble |
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 Did you know that due to changes to the environment caused by humans, the numbers of ravens, a natural predator to the desert tortoise, in tortoise areas is increasing? |
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Ravens are a natural predator to desert tortoises. They feast on newly hatched tortoises and pose a serious threat to them. |
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Gila monsters, kit foxes, badgers, roadrunners, coyotes, and fire ants are all natural predators of the desert tortoise. |
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In the 1920s, there were over 1,000 California desert tortoises per square mile of the Mojave Desert. They are now listed as an endangered animal. |
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| If you had the power to bring back an extinct animal, which animal would it be? |
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- Woolly Mammoth
- Dodo Bird
- Saber-Toothed Cat
- Megalodon
- Tasmanian Tiger
- Quagga
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