Wildlife at Maymont

How do animals survive outdoors?

The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to explore animal life within our community

What do animals eat. Where do animals live. What are the adaptations of animals that

allow them to live in specific environments? Visit Maymont- http://tinyurl.com/c2ef8m

Deer

I am a herbivore I am a selective feeder. I primarily feed

on leaves, fresh grasses, soft twigs, fruit, fungi, and lichens.

I live in wooded areas throught Virginia.

I brush up against trees to mark my territory.

Bobcat I am a Carnivore I am a secretive hunter

and commonly found in Virginia, but seldom seen.

I have excellent hearing and vision

I hunt small mammals, such as mice, squirrels and rabbits.

I have the capability of taking down a sick or small deer.

Maymont's bobcats were born in captivity and would be unable to survive in the wild.

Black Bear I am a very large

omnivores I live in Virginia but, with

loss of undisturbed habitat, we are now found only in some mountain counties and in the Dismal Swamp in southeastern Virginia.

Maymont's bears are fed meat, fruit, grasses, fish and other food in a secure holding area at night and are allowed to roam the habitat during daylight hours.

Grass(producer)

Bear(primary consumer)

Deer(secondary consumer)

Bobcat(decomposer)

SUN

= Gives energy to

We are Consumers in the Food Web

The sun gives life and energy to all the plants and animals.

The grass gives energyto the Bears and deers.

The deer gives energy to the Bobcat when He eats it.

Bears and Deers eat grass

All animals give back to the soil when they die or through their waste.

Key

When the Bobcat dies or is killed it gives energy to the soil so the grass grows.

Bibliography

Maymont – Childrens Farm http://www.maymont.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=224

Wikipedia – Black Bears http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear