O'Reilly Animals Starter Deck

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This deck includes a variety of organisms that are represented by various O’Reilly book covers and are also in various levels of endangerment. More information about the organisms and conservation work can be found at animals.oreilly.com/. The game consists of 41 different cards, encompassing a variety of organism and events.

Illegal Poaching

Event Card
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Event

Play: Place this card on any SPECIES cards of forest or grassland terrain AND scale of 6 or higher.

Effect: The played SPECIES card is discarded.

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Poaching has traditionally been defined as the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.[1][2][3][4][5] Until the 20th century, mostly impoverished peasants poached for subsistence purposes, thus supplementing meager diets.[6] By contrast, stealing domestic animals (as in cattle raiding, for example) classifies as theft, not as poaching.[7] Since the […] read more

Agamidae Lizard

Phrynocephalus horvathi
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia

7 POINTS

Play: Phrynocephalus horvathi has a MOVE of 2

Fact: Phrynocephalus horvathi population is declining due to habitat loss, a result of human development.

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Phylogeny within the genus Phrynocephalus is not well understood yet. There is a lack of data and controversy between opinions regarding both phylogenetic relationships and species vs. subspecies status of the different forms Phrynocephalus helioscopus and Phrynocephalus persicus, also called the “helioscopus-persicus complex”. The most recent works[which?] suggest evidence supporting both. In 2008, Melnikov et […] read more

African Elephant

Loxodonta africana
Scale 9 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

4 POINTS

Play: Loxodonta africana has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Loxodonta africana is one of the largest living terrestrial animals.

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African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta (from the Greek words loxo (oblique sided) and donta(tooth)).[2] The genus consists of two extant species: the African bush elephant and the smaller African forest elephant. Loxodonta is one of two existing genera of the family, Elephantidae.[1] Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa, […] read more

Indian Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis
Scale 8 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

4 POINTS

Play: Rhinoceros unicornis has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Rhinoceros unicornis has a single horn that is usually about 25cm long, but has been known to grow up to 50cm in length.

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The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros, belongs to the family Rhinocerotidae. Listed as a vulnerable species, the large mammal is primarily found in north-eastern India‘s Assam and in protected areas in the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the riverine grasslands in the foothills […] read more

Maleo

Macrocephalon maleo
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

2 POINTS

Play: Macrocephalon maleo has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: Macrocephalon maleo’s egg is five times larger than a chicken egg.

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The maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genusMacrocephalon. The maleo is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is found in the tropical lowland and hill forests, but nests in the open sandy areas, volcanic soils or beaches that are heated by the sun or geothermalenergy […] read more