Chordata

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

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

7 POINTS

Play: The Common Shrew has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Shrews need to consume 200-300% of their body weight each day in order to survive. A shrew must eat every two to three hours to achieve this goal.

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Graphic by Victor Fatio (1869-1905)
The common shrew (Sorex araneus) or Eurasian shrew is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great Britain, but excludingIreland. It is 55–82 millimetres (2.2–3.2 in) long and weighs 5–12 grams (0.2–0.4 oz), and has velvety dark brown fur with a pale underside. Juvenile shrews have lighter fur until […] read more

Dunnock

Prunella modularis
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: The Dunnock has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The name “Dunnock” comes from the ancient british dunnākos, meaning “little brown one.”

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Graphic by H. Gronvold (1907-08)
The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include thehedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler. The name “dunnock” comes from […] read more

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

6 POINTS

Play: The Peregrine Falcon has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 200 mph during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive,) making it the fastest member of the animal kingdon.

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Graphic by J.F. Naumann (1905)
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine,[2] and historically as theduck hawk in North America,[3] is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head and “moustache”. As is typical of bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are […] read more

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: The Blackbird has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The Common Blackbird was described by lInnaues in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758.

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Graphic by J.F. Naumann (1905)
The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelatedNew World blackbirds),[2] or simply blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to […] read more