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Extinction

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Extiniction Total extermination of a species
Causes of extinction Alteration of habitat, pollution, introduction of exotic (not native), hunting, loss of mutualists, and climate change
Species threatened by habitat loss Bachman's Warbler / Gorilla / Orangutan / Panda
Species threatened by pollution Bald Eagle
What threatened Bald Eagle? DDT (insect spray); used to control mosquitos
Species threatened by introduced exotics European starlings / American Chestnut / American Elm / Eastern bluebird
Species threatened by hunting Passenger Pigeon / American bison / Rhinos / Northern elephant seals / Dodo birds
Why were Rhinos murdered? For their horns
Why were Dodo birds murdered? (flightless birds) For food
Species threatened by loss of mutalists Durian tree and flowers / Dawn bat
How are the mutualists? Dawn bat takes nectar from trees
Dawn bat decreased in population from what? Habitat loss
I f you lose the Durian tree you lose... Dawn Bat because that is their food source
If you don't get food... You don't get the next generation
Species threatened by climate change Polar bears
Created by: animalsavior
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