Dominant+Wildlife

**__Dominant Wildlife- [] Herbivores:__** •desert mule •deer •pocket mice •rabbits •squirrels The Herbivore is a plant eater, it uses energy to maintain itself and grow , losing some enery in the process(waste excretion, respiration) [] **__Carnivores:__** • African Buffalo •Coyote •Gray Wolf • African Wild Dog •Cheetah Carnivores are meat eaters that hunt other animals to survive. []
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:44AgMLd0RN0xGM:http://plainview.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/squirrel1.jpg width="107" height="80" caption="http://plainview.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/what-do-squirrels-think-of-people/" link="http://plainview.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/squirrel1.jpg"]] ||
 * Grey Squirrel ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:NceK1IIA1vrq6M:http://ks031.k12.sd.us/Amazon/Group%25209/jaguar.jpg caption="http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?sort=1&curGroupID=99&display=1&area=99&searchText=jaguar&curPageNum=1&recnum=MA0466 "]] ||
 * Cheetah ||

**__Decomposers:__** •Mold •Fungi •Microbes Decomposers break down waste into nutrients for themselves. The leftovers then go back to plants, with the rest going back to the biomass. __**Omnivores:**__
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:s4RUVw7HHFr0TM:http://seshdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/microbes.jpg width="118" height="108" caption="http://seshdotcom.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/shortage-of-energy-microbes-is-the-answer/" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://seshdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/microbes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://seshdotcom.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/shortage-of-energy-microbes-is-the-answer/&usg=__0PZnk_UZQywCpMMmKWjIScTwBTg=&h=294&w=320&sz=85&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=s4RUVw7HHFr0TM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMicrobes%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den"]] ||
 * http://seshdotcom.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/shortage-of-energy-microbes-is-the-answer/ ||
 * Bush Rat
 * Swamp Rat
 * Egernia
 * Shingleback



Omnivores are animals that eat plants and meat as their primary food source. []

[] There are many endangered species in the Tropical Dry Forest. Here are three of the many endangered species: the Jaguar, the Oita Salamnder, and the Bandicoot
 * __Detrituses:__**
 * Red-Handed Shore Crab
 * Yabby
 * Horned Urfly
 * Sand Bubbler Crab

> || Jaguar (Panthera Conca) || The Jaguar has had its home destroyed and has nowhere to hide from poachers.
 * The Jaguar
 * [[image:http://www.galeschools.com/images/environment/jaguar.jpg width="175" height="115" caption="Jaguar (Panthera Conca)"]] ||
 * The jaguar's population dropped because of the loss of it's home.

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Oita Salamander is threatened because of habitat loss from water pollution and infrastrcture development. The oita salamander's population is dropping from loss of it's home as well.
 * [[image:http://www.biolib.cz/IMG/THN/_69619.jpg caption="Oita Salamander (Hynobius dunni)"]] ||
 * Oita Salamander (Hynobius dunni) ||

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The Bandicoot has some species that are extinct and the ones that are living are in rough conditions. The bandicoot's habitat is the reason for the extinction and becoming endangered. There are different animals that have been extinct from the Tropical dry Forest.
 * [[image:Bandicoot.jpg width="151" height="142" caption="Bandicoot(Perameles Gunni)"]] ||
 * Bandicoot(Perameles Gunni) ||

The first one is the Queensland Snake Neck Turtle. For example, the Queensland Snake Neck Turtle is extinct
 * [[image:SnakeneckedTurtle.jpg width="123" height="168" caption="The Queensland Snake Neck Turtle(Chelodina Buxtoni)"]] ||
 * The Queensland Snake Neck Turtle(Chelodina Buxtoni) ||

The Lesser Bilby is an extinct animal from Australia is also extinct.


 * [[image:lesser_bilby.jpg caption="Lesser Bilby(Macrotis Leucura)"]] ||
 * Lesser Bilby(Macrotis Leucura) ||

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