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Pre Travel Sickness
We got vaccines for Hepatitis A and Polio. The one vaccine we didn't get was Typhoid because we figured we'd be careful about what we eat and drink. But, unfortunately, we managed to catch Typhoid fever by eating some meat at a restaurant that apparently wasn't completely cooked. The bacteria in our bodies caused our temperatures to rise. We figured out that we were sick when we came down with heavy fevers. We were told to drink a lot of orange juice and just rest. -
Morocco
Common Chamaeleon
Class: Reptilia
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
3 Adaptations: special 4 toed feet that help grip onto branches, skin that changes color to camouflage into their surroundings, and eyes that can rotate indepentently to each other
how it reproduces: sexually, lays eggs
Chameleons keep the bug population under control. -
Bora Bora
Humphead Parrotfish
Class: Actinopterygii
Scientific Name: Bolbometopon muricatum
3 Adaptations: They use seaweed beds to protect them, can make a mucous bubble around itself that hides it's scent from predators, and have a greenish-blue color to help blend into its' surroundings
Females spawn their eggs under rocks for the males to fertilize.
Parrotfish are important becausee they crunch on rocks and can make 200 pounds of sand a year. Parrotfish also keep the algae under control. -
China
Black Carp
Class: Actinopterygii
Mylopharyngodon piceus
3 Adaptations: Gills allow it to breathe under water, is very small to fit into cracks and small spaces, and lays its' eggs under the sand to protect them fom other fish
how it reproduces: Spawning (female releases eggs to be fertilized by the male)
why it's important: Black Carp are a part of the "four famous domestic fishes" used in polyculture in China for thousands of years. -
Australia
Koala
Class: Mammalia
Phascolarctos cinereus
3 Adaptations: They eat only eucalyptus leaves. Koalas have a unique spread of their fingers which helps them grip onto branches. Their feet are spread to help them eat and sleep in the tree.
how it reproduces: They reproduce sexually and give birth early. Their forelimbs, nostrils, and mouth are well developed before everything else so they can find the pouch.
Koalas keep he eucalyptus population under control and are eaten by dingos. -
Galapagos Islands
Vampire Finch
Class: Aves
Scientific Name: Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis
3 Adaptations: it's hard, sharp beak to puncture the skin of Masked Boobies, sucking their blood. They use rocks to crack birds' eggs on, and when fresh water runs out they started usin blood as a substitute.
Vampire reproduce sexually and lay eggs.
Vampire Finches keep the Boobie population under control by stealing their eggs as food. -
Brazil
Brazilian Gold Frog
Class: Amphibia
Scientific Name: Brachycephalus didactylus
3 Adaptations: Are poisonous so that they don't get eaten, they are very small and fast, and can see very well at night.
Gold Frogs reproduce by Spawning. Females spawn their eggs into ponds or water so that the males can fertilize them.
The Brazilian Gold Frog keeps the insect population under control and are a food source for birds and snakes.
