The platypus is a unique animal that lives in Australia. Although it lays eggs like a bird, it's a mammal. A platypus mother feeds her babies with milk from her body. The platypus spends much of its time in the water. It paddles with its front feet and steers with its back feet. The platypus scoops through the sand with its bill in search of worms and small water animals that it eats. The male platypus has sharp spurs and venom sacs on its back feet. It can scratch its enemies and poison them with its venom.
White Spruce Population Dynamics in Spruce Woods Park, Manitoba
Investigating impacts of climate change on boreal forest ecosystems
Recent investigations of changes in the world's climate show that over the last century the Northern Hemisphere has experienced warming trends of up to 5 degrees Celsius, and these temperature changes are believed to be continuing. Warmer temperatures will influence boreal forests through reduced soil moisture and there is concern that boreal forest areas will eventually experience prairie-like conditions. It is crucial that boreal species such as white spruce trees are investigated in order to discover their population dynamics. Researchers from the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, are gathering information which will help scientists understand how future climate change will affect the distribution and growth of boreal forests throughout the course of the next century.
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