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Exotics Flashcards

1
Q

Rabbits

A

Prey species
evolved to be lightweight and fast
Burrowing herbivores

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2
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What are the communities rabbits live in

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Warrens

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3
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Rabbit eyes

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wide field of view due to lateral orientation
Blindspot below the mouth
Third eyelid

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4
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Rabbit ears

A

Highly vascular-take blood
Auditory reception
Heat regulation

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5
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What are the ears that hang down referred to

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Lops

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6
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Rabbit Fur

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Females have dewlop and perform nesting

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7
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Rabbit feet

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Fur covers the toes and feet

Do not have foodpads

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8
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Rabbit teeth

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Second pair of upper incisors are referred to as peg teeth or wolf teeth

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9
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Hyposodontic

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Teeth are continuously growing

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10
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Cecotrophs

A

Night feces or soft feces

Contain nitrogen, electrolytes, vitamins

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11
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Rabbit digestive system

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Appendix
Cecum
Sacculus

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12
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Breeds of Rabbit

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Dutch Belted, Lionhead, Angora, Flemish Giant, Holland Lop

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13
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What do you not give a rabbit to eat

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Fruits, sweets, crackers, toast or other complex carbohydrates

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14
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Reptiles-Shell

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Evolved from ribs

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15
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Carapace shell

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Dorsal shell

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16
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Plastron

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Ventral shell

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17
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Scutes

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Keratin that covers the outer periosteum of the shell

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18
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Turtle Heart

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Three-chambered

two atria and one ventricle

19
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Reptile lungs

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Ventral to the carapace

20
Q

Do turtles have a diaphragm

A

No. They ventilate from the movement of skeletal muscles and flexion and extension of limbs

21
Q

Male turtles and tortoises

A

Tortoises have a concave plastron
Water turtles have elongated nails
Box turtles have brilliant red eys

22
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Tortoise

A

Herbivore
Strictly terrestrial
Large hard scale
Thick domed shells

23
Q

Hermann’s tortoise
Sulcata
Leopard tortoise

A

Tortoise breeds

24
Q

Turtle

A 
Omnivores
Semiaquatic
Flattened shells
Smooth skin
webbed feet
Except Box Turtles
25
Q

Red-eared slider
Painted turtle
Box turtles

A

Turtle breeds

26
Q

Cere

A

Structure located at the cranial dorsal aspect of a bird’s beak

27
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Choana

A

Opening at the roof of a bird’s mouth that communicates between the oral cavity and the respiratory system

28
Q

Air sacs

A

Help with flight

Can pop

29
Q

Ventriculus

A

AKA the Gizzard
Muscular stomach
May ingest grit to help grind food in the gizzard

30
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Uropygial Gland

A

Helps coat their feathers
Preening gland
Secretes an oily substance used in grooming, water-repelling quality

31
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Vent

A

Opening at the end of the cloaca
Similar to the anus
Where everything comes out

32
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Crop

A

Sac where food is stored and softened

33
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Pneumatic bones

A

Hollow bones that contain pockets full or air

Essential for flight

34
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Feathers

A

Do not cut blood feathers

cut 1st 10 primary to prevent flying

35
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Piloerection

A

Fluffed appearance

36
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Lethargy, anorexia, resting at the bottom of the cage, sneezing, regurgitation, change in droppings, piloerection, decreased vocalization, tail-bob are all signs of what

A

Illness

37
Q

What does proper restraint allow the bird to do?

A

Expand the chest

38
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Common species of birds

A

Parakeet, Cockatiel, Lovebird, Cockatoo, Macaws, Aferican Grey

39
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Songbirds

A

Canary
Honeycreeper
Finches

40
Q

Bird diet

A 
Seeds are not enough
Pellet diets
Table food
Millet spray
Potato chips
41
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What foods should you avoid feeding your bird

A

Avacado, grapes, onions

42
Q

Frog

A

Aquatic or terrestrial

43
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Toad

A

Dry skin
generally terrestrial
Bufos

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