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    White Tiger

    Panthera tigris
    8 carnivore4
    Card Graphic
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    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0
    6 POINTS

    • Panthera tigris has a MOVE of 2.

    • The white tiger is not a separate subspecies of tiger. Its white fur is the result of a genetic colour morph.
    Cool, Warm, Hot
    Image by Dafne-1337art www.dafneart.com/
    Anderson Mancini www.flickr.com/photos/ektogamat/

    White tigers are a color morph of any subspecies of tiger whose fur is white or almost white with black to light ash-grey stripes, though it is not a separate subspecies itself. To date, the only known white tigers have been from the Bengal tiger subspecies.[1] Compared to normal coloured tigers without the white gene, white tigers [...]

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    Marine Debris

    Event Card
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    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0

    PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card with Ocean or Fresh Water TERRAIN.


    EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded.

    Image by Alexandria Neonakis alexneonakis.com/

    Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human created waste that has deliberately or accidentally become afloat in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway. Oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the centre of gyresand on coastlines,[1] frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack. Deliberate disposal of wastes at sea is called ocean dumping. Some seeming forms of marine debris, [...]

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    Linnaeus Card

    Event Card
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    PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then discarded.


    EFFECT: When used, if a player can remember the latin name for an organism in his/her discard pile, then he/she can retrieve that card.

    Image by Alexander Roslin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus

    Carl Linnaeus (Swedish original name Carl Nilsson Linnæus, 23 May[note 1] 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (help·info),[1] was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is [...]

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    Horned Puffin

    Fratercula corniculata
    5 carnivore3
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    7 POINTS


    • Fratercula corniculata has a FLIGHT of 2.


    • Fratercula corniculata nest in bluffs of fractured rock or crevices in cliff faces near the shoreline.

     

    Cold, Cool
    Image by latyshoffa latyshoffa.deviantart.com/

    The Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk, similar in appearance to the Atlantic Puffin; this bird’s bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks. The yellow bill plate grows before the breeding season and is shed [...]

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    West Indian Manatee

    Trichechus manatus
    8 omnivore3
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    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0

    3 POINTS


    • Trichechus manatus has as MOVE of 2.


    • Trichechus manatus uses its large tail to propel itself forward.

    Cool, Warm
    Image by soyrwoo soyrwoo.deviantart.com/
    Keith Ramos www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsendsp

    As its name implies, the West Indian manatee lives in the West Indies, or Caribbean, generally in shallow coastal areas. However, it is known to withstand large changes in water salinity, and so has also been found in shallow rivers and estuaries. They can live in fresh water, saline water, and even brackish water. It is limited to the [...]

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    Pool Frog

    Pelophylax lessonae
    5 carnivore3
    Card Graphic
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    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0

    6 POINTS


    • Pelophylax Lessonae has a MOVE of 2.


    • Pelophylax Lessonae is common in Poland, the Baltic Republics, Moldova, Russia and the Ukraine.


    Cool, Warm
    Image by Martha Iserman www.bigredsharks.com
    Piet Spaans en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RanaLessonae1.JPG

    The Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a European frog. It is one of only four amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan. The reasons for declining populations are decreased pond habitat from human encroachment and also air pollution leading to over-nitrification of pond waters. Its specific name was [...]

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