Sea otters need to eat nearly a third of their body weight each day. Radial symmetry as illustrated in figure 142 describes when an animal has an up and down orientation. Body length of 4 5 inches and a wing span of up to 2 feet. Bcs for zoo animals bcs has been used for many years in the livestock industry to evaluate and improve the productivity health reproduction and longevity of herds. They also get treats for enrichment such as crayfish worms potatoes or yams. Thats a lot of abalone.
Body condition scoring bcs is a subjective measurement of an animals muscle definition and superficial fatty tissue. Variable in size and weight depending on the breed. In this study we evaluated the application of thermal imaging to measure the body temperature of koalas phascolarctos cinereus in a zoo environment. Measure the circumference around your natural waist and your lower waist two separate measurements. They are asymmetrical radial or bilateral in form as illustrated in figure 142. Your lower waist is the widest part of your waist usually at the bellybutton or just below where weight.
The otters at the san diego zoo are fed a fortified meat based commercial carnivore diet carrots and either squid or trout. The natural waist is the smallest point of your waist unlike where clothes waistlines are located these days and is usually an inch or two above your bellybutton. An example of an asymmetrical animal is a sponge. Any plane cut along its longitudinal. The aim of the study was to determine the body feature most suitable for recording a koalas body temperature using coefficient of variation scores. Animal body plans follow set patterns related to symmetry.
They grow up to 9 feet long and up to 55 feet high. Thermal imaging technology has been used as a non invasive technique to measure the body temperature of various domesticated and wildlife species. Asymmetrical animals are animals with no pattern or symmetry. They can weigh up to 990 pounds. 8 20 pounds and about 2 feet in length.