Which animals have special adaptations to the Mediterranean region?

1. What animals have adapted to the Mediterranean climate?
2. What is the wildlife of Mediterranean region?
3. What is the special feature of Mediterranean region?
4. What adaptations do Mediterranean plants have?
5. How have plants and animals adapted to the Mediterranean biome?
6. What climate is the Mediterranean?
7. What is special about Mediterranean trees?
8. What mammals live in the Mediterranean?
9. Why is the Mediterranean basin special?
10. What sharks do you get in the Mediterranean?
11. What are the three main characteristics of the Mediterranean climate region?
12. What makes up the Mediterranean?
13. How have animals adapted to the rainforest?
14. How do animals adapt to their environment?

What animals have adapted to the Mediterranean climate?

Wildlife. Mainly goats and sheep can be found in the Mediterranean climate type, but rabbits, jackals, and lynx are also able to live here. There isn't too much grass in this climate type, so animals that depend on lots of grass cannot sustain themselves here.

What is the wildlife of Mediterranean region?

There are about 299 species of terrestrial reptiles, including five freshwater species and four marine species, of which almost 40 percent are endemic. The reptile fauna of the Mediterranean Basin includes snakes, lizards, tortoises and tropical relicts, including two species of chameleon.

What is the special feature of Mediterranean region?

It has specific regional features: a climate of hot dry summers and humid, cool winters and a generally hilly landscape. The Mediterranean has not only a very rich biodiversity but also a large number of species that do not exist anywhere else.

What adaptations do Mediterranean plants have?

Plants in the Mediterranean biome are also well adapted for conserving water. Small leaves, waxy cuticles, trichomes, and succulence are some adaptations you find on such plants. Others may be deciduous, or have large, deep taproots.

How have plants and animals adapted to the Mediterranean biome?

Plants adapt to survive. In the Mediterranean they cope with long hot, dry summers and short cool wet winters. The conditions can be stressful and plants must be hardy and drought resistant. ... Plants in the Mediterranean are characteristically short dense scrubby vegetation that are drought resistant.

What climate is the Mediterranean?

The concept of Mediterranean climate is characterized by mild wet winters and warm to hot, dry summers and occur on the west side of continents between about 30° and 40° latitude. However, the presence of a relatively large mass of water is unique to the actual Mediterranean region.

What is special about Mediterranean trees?

The Mediterranean vegetation is dominated by evergreen shrubs and sclerophyllous trees adapted to the distinctive climatic regime of summer drought and cool moist winters with only sporadic frost. ... The winter temperatures of 10°C and lower are already too cool for growth.

What mammals live in the Mediterranean?

Species currently recognised as regular in the Mediterranean-the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) and 11 cetaceans (fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus; sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus; Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris; short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis; long-finned pilot whale, ...

Why is the Mediterranean basin special?

The Mediterranean Basin is home to considerable biodiversity, including 22,500 endemic vascular plant species. Conservation International designates the region as a biodiversity hotspot, because of its rich biodiversity and its threatened status.

What sharks do you get in the Mediterranean?

Mediterranean sea is thought to be home for 47 shark species like:Angelshark,Blue shark,Great white shark,Kitefin shark,Longfin mako,Sandbar shark,Scalloped hammerhead,Great hammerhead,Shortnose spurdog,Thresher shark. The most dangerous one is the Great White,however they are seen seldomly.

What are the three main characteristics of the Mediterranean climate region?

Traits of a Mediterranean Climate

Irregular rainfall. Annual rainfall is low, with more than half falling during the winter. Temperatures range from warm to hot in summer (or high sun season), with high evaporation rates. Temperatures are mild in the low sun season with reduced evaporation rates.

What makes up the Mediterranean?

They are Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. The Mediterranean region has historically been the scene of intense human activity.

How have animals adapted to the rainforest?

Many animals have adapted to the unique conditions of the tropical rainforests. The sloth uses camouflage and moves very slowly to make it difficult for predators to spot. The spider monkey has long, strong limbs to help it to climb through the rainforest trees.

How do animals adapt to their environment?

Animals depend on their physical features to help them obtain food, keep safe, build homes, withstand weather, and attract mates. These physical features are called called physical adaptations. They makes it possible for the animal to live in a particular place and in a particular way.