Seungmin


 * Chosen animal:** Hyena (Carnivore)
 * Scientific name:** Corcuta corcuta (spotted hyena)
 * //Habitat://** Grasslands, woodlands, savannas, subdeserts, forest edges and mountains
 * //Facts: [|Link]//**
 * //-//** //Originated from Asia//


 * //Types of hyenas://**


 * Spotted hyena**
 * //Spotted hyena range//**
 * Striped hyena**
 * //Striped hyena range//**


 * Brown hyena**
 * //Brown hyena range//**


 * Objectives checklist**
 * No. || Task || Check ||
 * 1&2 || Make a checklist for the objectives || O ||
 * 1&2 || Choose an animals with enough information || O ||
 * 1&2 || Explore wiki space || O ||
 * 1&2 || Write burning questions || O ||
 * 1&2 || Make a glossary || O ||
 * 3 || Describe the roll of decomposer || O ||
 * 3 || Examples of decomposers with pictures || O ||
 * 3 || List animals and organisms that live in your animal's habitat. || O ||
 * 3 || Describe what is habitat and your animal's habitat. || O ||
 * 3 || Food web || O ||
 * 4a || Describe conditions of your environment (non-living) ||  ||
 * 4a || Describe what is habitat and your animal's habitat ||  ||
 * 4a || Watch video in G6 science wiki- home || O ||
 * 4b || Basic definition of ecosystem || O ||
 * 4b || Describe difference between environment and habitat. || O ||
 * 4b || Describe the ecosystem of your animal. Include an appropriate and labelled picture of the ecosystem || O ||
 * 5 || Describe the features of your animal that allow it to adapt well to it's environment and explain how these features help it to survive ||  ||
 * 5 || Make a mind map about what features of your animal help to adapt well to it's enrionment. ||  ||
 * 6 || Describe your animal as either __diurnal__ or __nocturnal__ animals ||  ||
 * 6 || Describe the feature that allow your animal to adapt as __diurnal__ or __nocturnal__ animal. ||  ||

- Does hyenas ever hunt themselves? - How does Hyenas adapt to their environment? - Does hyenas have enemies that hyenas have to hide from? - How are hyenas special?
 * //Burning questions//**


 * Objective 3**

//__**What is a food chain?**__// A food chain is when small animals or plants get eaten by bigger predators or animals.

A food web is lots of food chains linked together. The three main elements of a food web are... - Decomposers ( Fungi, bacteria...etc the cause of moldy food) - Consumers ( Animals, humans,.....etc cant get energy by itself so have to eat other organisms like producers or other consumers) - Producers (plants,trees, grass,...etc things that can grow and get energy by itself)
 * //__Description of food web__//**

 This is not the best picture I could have taken when i have finished my poster, but I was in a pretty big hurry so i couldn't take a good pictures of my poster. My poster as you can see is based on my main animal the Hyena. My poster was not neat compared to other posters but I think the information was accurate. I do not think I could have done it neater though because
 * My Hyena food web**

Decompose-rs are animals that eat garbage or dead animals but also eats plants too. While the decompose-rs eat them they brake them into small bits and pieces. Many decompose-rs are microscopic so you can not see the decompose-rs with your naked eye. Some examples of decompose-rs would be bacteria, earthworm, and fungi.
 * Description of Decompose-rs:**


 * Earthworm**
 * Fungi**


 * Bacteria**


 * List of decompose-rs:**
 * 1) Earth worms
 * 2) Fungi
 * 3) Dung Bacteria
 * 4) Beetles
 * 5) Termites
 * 6) Centipedes

- Lions //(Secondary consumers)(Carnivore)// - Gazelles //(Herbivores)// - Elephants //(Herbivores)// - Giraffe //(Herbivores)// - Eagle //(Carnivores)//
 * List of animals and organisms in Hyena's habitat.**
 * -** Zebras //(Herbivores)//
 * -** Cheetah //(Carnivore) (Secondary consumer)//

A habitat is a //natural// home or a place to live for an animal, human, plant...etc. A part of a habitat is an ecosystem.
 * What are habitats**



- There are many types of ecosystems - Ecosystem is a huge title to research
 * Ecosystem notes**

An ecosystem is a system of animals in a certain habitat. In example in a Hyena's habitat there areanimals like Gazelles, Zebras and also Lions, and Cheetahs. In an ecosystem there are also non living things like soil, water, air...etc.
 * Definition of ecosystem**

A habitat is a certain animal's house or place to live in with all the environments needed for the animal. But a habitat only works with living things but the environment includes non-living things as well like rocks, soil, water...etc.
 * Difference between environment and habitat**

My animal lives in... - African savanna - Grasslands - Woodlands - Mountains - Forest edges - Subdeserts
 * Habitat of my animal**

But Hyenas mostly live in the African savanna now because many hyena species that used to live in the past is extinct now.

This picture shows how much types of hyenas got extinct until 2006.
 * List of extinct Hyenas (pic)**


 * Objective 4a**

An environment is the surroundings or conditions a human, animal, or plant live, adapt, or operate in. It also means the physical surroundings that affects the animal, plant, human...etc's way of living.
 * //__What is environment?__//**

The hyenas mostly live in the African savanna so I will explain about the African savanna. There are a lot of animals living in the African savanna, one of the places with the most animals living in the nature. There are many plants and animals that makes the food chain of the African savanna. The African savanna has many tall grass and trees.
 * //__Facts about hyena's environment.__//**

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 * //Simple video of the African savanna //**

Photo of African savanna

The current places where hyenas live in the world

A hyena lives in the African savanna. The African savanna has animals like Lions, Cheetahs, Zebras...etc. Some conditions of my animal's habitat are...
 * //__Non-living conditions of my animal's environment.__//**


 * No. || Non- Living conditions || Adaptation ||
 * No.1 || Tall grass || - To hide until other organisms finish eating an animal ||
 * No.2 || Trees || - To hide from pr-editors ||
 * No.3 || Dirt || ??? ||

Spotted hyena in it's environment


 * //__Objective 4b__//**

An ecosystem is a complex set of relationships among the living resources, habitats, and residents of an area. This includes plants,trees, animals,fish...etc. It also means many different organisms living in the same place like the Hyena lives close to the Africa Lions, Giraffes,...etc.
 * //__A general description of ecosystem.__//**

__**Difference between environment and habitat.**__ The difference between an environment and habitat is actually pretty simple. A habitat is not only a place a certain animal live in but it also means a place a certain animal hunt, reproduce, and move around. Though environment in the other hand includes all living and non-living conditions for the animals habitat. The living things include plants, and micro-organisms. Some non-living factors would be small amount of rain, rocks, soil...etc.

__**//Description of Hyena's ecosystem//**__ The hyena's ecosystem is not that complicated. Hyenas live in packs, mostly in packs of 12 or more. The reason hyenas travel in packs are so they would not easily get attacked by lions one of their only enemies to watch out for. The hyenas hide a lot, not to hide from enemies, but to hide until animals like lions or cheetahs are finished eating their pray and the hyenas could eat the leftovers. Hyenas do sometimes hunt themselves but usually leave it to the others. Hyenas also sometimes hunt and eat lions too if they are alone and if the hyenas are in packs.


 * Hyena hiding**

__//**Hyena eating leftover**//__

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 * Hyena hunting and eating lion**


 * //__Objective 5__//**

__**Features of hyena that allow it to adapt well to it's environment**__
 * **Features** || **How this can help adapt to it's environment** ||
 * The color of hyena's fur || Helps hyenas hide in the tall grass which is a similar color as the hyena's fur. ||
 * Strong jaws || To crush bones and even tusk and horns ||
 * Strong legs || To catch their prays ||
 * Short, blunt, not retractable claws || Also to catch and eat prays ||
 * Large ears || To hear the high peach screams to other hyenas are calling ||
 * Very high pitch screams || High pitched screams to call other hyenas ||
 * Long toungue || To lick off tree barck ||


 * Hyena's strong jaws**


 * Hyena's toungue**


 * __//Mind map of hyenas adaptations//__**

//**Objective 6**//

//**Definition for diurnal and nocturnal animals.**// Nocturnal animals are most active at night and often find food during the night hours. Diurnal animals are most active during the day and look for food during these hours.

Hyenas are nocturnal animals. The hyenas are most active at day because it is the time when most animals in the African savanna hunts. The hyenas hide for a while and then snatch the food the other animals where eating. Because of this the Hyenas are more active in the days too. Sometimes Hyenas hunt themselves too but they also do that in the day time, not the night.
 * Describe your animal as either __diurnal__ or __nocturnal__ animals**


 * //Hyenas hunting zebra in day time//**


 * The feature that allow your animal to adapt as __diurnal__ or __nocturnal__ animal**

__**//Glossary //**__


 * Word || Definition ||
 * Environment || The surroundings or conditions a human or animal live or work on. ||
 * Habitat || A __natural__ home for animals, plants, or other organisms. ||
 * Ecosystem || A complex relationship between animals, plants, humans...etc of an area. ||
 * Adaptation || A way of getting use to an environment. ||
 * Decompose-rs || Animals that eat garbage or dead animals but they also eat plants too. ||
 * Diurnal animal || Animals that are most active and finds food during the night ||
 * Nocturnal animals || Animals that are most active and finds food during the day. ||


 * //Bibliography //**

[|Extinct hyenas] //Hyena specialist group//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2012. . [|Basic Hyena facts]//Out to Africa//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2012. . [|Ecosystem] //UBC Botanial Garden and Centre for Plant Research//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2012. .// //[|Environment]// Fact Monster//. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2012. .// //[|African savanna video]// "African Savanna." You Tube//. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2012.// //.// //[|Hyena eating lion]// "Hyena kill and eat lion for lunch." You Tube//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2012. . [|Environment and habitat] question/index?qid=20080413130404AA1stZz>. || [|How hyena adapt to it's environment] //Cha Cha//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2012. 
 * || //Yahoo Answers//. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2012. <http://in.answers.yahoo.com/