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--- NICHE - The role a particular species plays within its ecosystem; this includes its selection of food, water and shelter sources as well as other facets of its behavior. Usage: Raven - Desert Wildlife Niche: Preys on bird eggs and young as well as on small vertebrates. Jackrabbit | Desert Wildlife Niche: Because of their great adaptability, and rapid rate of reproduction, Badger - Desert Wildlife Niche: Badgers are highly specialized fossorial mustelids that help control Desert Animals - Desert Wildlife The Desert Food Chain * Everything has it's niche. Who eats what, and what eats who in the desert? Horned Lizard Niche: This species overlaps in range with the flat-tailed horned lizard. One record of predation by prairie falcon (Stebbins 1954); probably eaten by ... Bobcat - Desert Wildlife Niche: Great horned owls may kill young bobcats (Jackson 1961), Wild Horses Niche: Compete with native mountain sheep, pronghorns, and with livestock. Mojave Desert Sidewinder - Desert Wildlife Niche: This snake is eaten by kingsnakes and roadrunners, and probably by Vulture - Desert Wildlife Niche: Often feeds with ravens and condors, although apparently subordinate Side-blotched Lizard - Desert Wildlife Niche: Predators of side-blotched lizards are numerous, resulting in high |
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