Polar Bear in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Polar Bear The polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle , encompassing the Arctic Ocean , its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. [5] [6] A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), [7] while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear , [8] it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche , with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals , which make up most of its diet. [9] Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice . Their scientif...
Gila Monster in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Gila Monster The Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum , / ˈ h iː l ə / HEE -lə ) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora . A heavy, typically slow-moving lizard, up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) long, the Gila monster is the only venomous lizard native to the United States. Its venomous close relatives, the four beaded lizards (all former subspecies of Heloderma horridum ) inhabit Mexico and Guatemala. [2] [3] The Gila monster is sluggish in nature, so not generally dangerous and very rarely a real threat to humans. Yet, its exaggeratedly fearsome reputation has led to its sometimes being killed, in spite of being protected by state law in Arizona. I am a Gila Monster. I'm about two feet long and one of only two kinds of poisonous lizards in the whole world. That's qu...
Horned Lizard in Shia Kijima Chronicle (2020 October 2nd Games) Regal Horned Lizard Horned lizards ( Phrynosoma ), also known as horny toads or horntoads , are a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae . The common names refer directly to their horns or to their flattened, rounded bodies, and blunt snouts. The generic name Phrynosoma means "toad-bodied". In common with true toads ( amphibians of the family Bufonidae ), horned lizards tend to move sluggishly, often remain motionless, and rely on their remarkable camouflage to avoid detection by predators. They are adapted to arid or semiarid areas. The spines on the lizard's back and sides are modified reptile scales , which prevent water loss through the skin, whereas the horns on the head are true horns (i.e., they have a bony core). Of the 22 species of horned lizards, 15 ar...
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