Biology 2483A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Great White Shark, Lemon Shark, Nurse Shark
20 Oct 2017
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Nurse shark: opportunistic predators: nocturnal and durophagous, mouth is similar to a nutcracker, able to suck prey into its mouth and crush it. Lemon shark: stalking technique, pectorial fins. Not all organisms fit neatly into these categories. Some carnivores (ie. wolves) eat berries, nuts, and leaves. Stone fish: very toxic fish, classic sit and wait predator. Great white shark: migrate very far for their prey (ideally sea lions or seals) Barracuda: will eat anything that is not bigger than them. Jaguars: able to switch to another prey should their main prey become rare: common due to urbanization in forests. Guppies: behavioral switch between worms and flies: many herbivores specialize on particular plant parts, such as leaves (the most common food source), roots, stems, seeds, or internal fluids. Panda: specializes on bamboo: because it"s a bear, it has the features of a carnivore, has modified molars.
