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Antelope Brush Ecosystem

Antelope Brush Ecosystem. by Brendan Kennedy. Bull Snake. The Bull snake looks like a rattlesnake but lacks the rattle. It mimics the sound of a rattlesnake by laying at the base of bushes and shaking them. Cottontail.

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Antelope Brush Ecosystem

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  1. Antelope Brush Ecosystem by Brendan Kennedy

  2. Bull Snake • The Bull snake looks like a rattlesnake but lacks the rattle. • It mimics the sound of a rattlesnake by laying at the base of bushes and shaking them.

  3. Cottontail • The Cottontail has very good hearing and is very fast this helps detect and escape most predators. • Its diet consists mainly of the bunch grasses in the area.

  4. Yellow Bellied Racer • The Yellow Bellied Racer is an extremely fast moving snake. This helps in capturing prey. • It gets it name from its yellowish color.

  5. Sage Brush Hold mouse over picture for fun fact. • The Sage Brush is a commonly found plant in this ecosystem. • It has very thin leaves which help maintain moisture. • This is also an abundant food source in this ecosystem.

  6. Antelope Brush • This plant is what supports most of the ecosystem which is why it is named after it. • It is abundant and offers food for many of the ecosystem’s inhabitants. • Its seeds are collected by the pocket mouse and its leaves are eaten by the deer.

  7. Bunch Grasses • These grasses are shaped so that they funnel water towards the roots of the plant this helps the plant obtain more water which is a necessity when in a desert ecosystem. • Their seeds are designed for desert life as well. They coil up tightly and only unwind when there is water. This drills them into the ground and the seeds will always have water. • These are an invasive species that are too sharp for deer to eat. They were brought for the cattle that were brought with the settlers that settled in this area. The cattle have tough enough mouths to eat this grass but the deer do not so this is bad because now there is no room for grasses that the deer can eat so the deer have moved to other areas.

  8. Citing of Sources • All pictures except the picture of the Cottontail were taken by Jared Manns • The picture of the Cottontail was taken by me • All information is from the tour at the desert centre in Osoyoos.

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