Animalia

Coral

Anthozoa class
Scale 9 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

3 POINTS

Play: Anthozoa is a suspension feeder and must be played adjacent to a 1 PLANKTON species.
Fact: Darwin’s The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836, was published in 1842.

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Graphic by Robert Ballwww.robertmball.com
Photo by Louiswraycommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diploria_Strigosa.jpg
Anthozoa is a class within the phylum Cnidaria. Unlike other cnidarians, anthozoans do not have a medusastage in their development. Instead, they release sperm and eggs that form a planula, which attaches to somesubstrate on which the cnidarian grows. Some anthozoans can also reproduce asexually through budding. More than 6,100 species have been described.[1] The […] read more

Clouded Yellow

Colias genus
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

3 POINTS

Play: Clouded Yellows have a FLIGHT of 2, and need to feed off a flowering PLANTAE species.
Fact: This genus occurs throughout the Northern hemisphere, and is also found in South America, Africa, China and India.

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Graphic by Simon Gurrwww.gurrillustration.com/
Photo by Charlesjsharpcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clouded_yellow_(Colias_croceus).jpg
Colias is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are usually called clouded yellows; the North American name “sulphurs” is elsewhere used for Coliadinae in general. The closest living relative is the genusZerene,[4] which is sometimes included in Colias. This genus occurs throughout the Holarctic, including the arctic regions. They are also found […] read more

Galapagos Hawk

Buteo galapagoensis
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Aves

6 POINTS

Play: This hawk has a FLIGHT of 2.
Fact: Darwin on the hawk: “A gun is here almost superfluous; for with the muzzle I pushed a hawk out of the branch of a tree…”

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Graphic by Golly Bardgollybard.blogspot.ca/
Photo by Thomas O'Neilcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galapagos_hawk.jpg
The Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Similar in size to the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) of North America, but the size is variable across the islands as is recorded for many animals native to the Galapagos. The Galapagos hawk can range […] read more

Flying Fish

Exocoetidae Family
Scale 6 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii

6 POINTS

Play: This fish has a MOVE of 2 and needs to be played next to a PLANKTON species (for food).
Fact: The flights of flying fish are typically around 50 meters, though they can use updrafts at the leading edge of waves to cover distances of up to 400 meters!

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Graphic by Rachel Ignotofskywww.rachelignotofskydesign.com/
Photo by NOAAcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pink-wing_flying_fish.jpg
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes of class Actinopterygii. Fish of this family are known as flying fish. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for […] read more

Galapagos giant tortoise

Chelonoidis nigra
Scale 8 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
Animalia, Chordata, Sauropsida

3 POINTS

Play: This tortoise has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos for five weeks on the second voyage of HMS Beagle in 1835 and saw Galápagos tortoises on San Cristobal (Chatham) and Santiago (James) Islands.

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Graphic by Robert Ballwww.robertmball.com/
Photo by Daniel Ramirezcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galapagos_Tortoise_(5213306875).jpg
The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) is the largest living species oftortoise and the 14th-heaviest living reptile. Modern giant tortoises can weigh up to 250 kg; even larger versions, now extinct, roamed every continent except Antarctica and Australia into the Pleistocene (<1.8 million years ago). Today, they exist only on two remote archipelagos: […] read more

Snowy Old

Bubo scandiacus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

8 POINTS

Play: The Snowy Owl has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The Snowy Owl is one of the largest species of owl and, in North America, is on average the heaviest owl species.

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Graphic by Heath (1808)
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. This yellow-eyed, black-beaked white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 cm (20–28 in) long, with a 125–150 cm (49–59 in) wingspan. Also, these owls can weigh anywhere from 1.6 to 3 kg (3.5 to 6.6 lb).[4] It is one of the largest species of owl […] read more