Chaparral

= __Animals__ =

Tertiary or Primary (Omnivore) Adaptation: small ears to keep cool
 * Grey Fox**

Tertiary (Carnivore) Adaptation: large feet and longer hind legs to help maneuver
 * Puma**

Primary Consumer (Herbivore) Adaptation: horns, used to fight for mates and defend itself
 * Wild Goat**

Tertiary (Omnivore) Adaptation: Large ears and thick fur to stay cool in both hot and cool temperatures
 * San Joachim Kit Fox**

Primary Consumer or Tertiary (Omnivore) Adaptation: Grows a thick fur in winter to stay warm
 * Golden Jackal**

**Black-Tailed Jackrabbit** Primary Consumer (Herbivore) Adaptation: Large ears to regulate body temperature
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Spotted Skunk** Secondary Consumer (Omnivore) Adaptation: Has the ability to shoot an odor that drives its predator away

Secondary Consumer (Omnivore) Adaptation: Long sticky tongue used to lick and eat termites
 * Aardwolf**

Secondary Consumer (Omnivore) Adaptation: Changes its eating habbits based on the temperature
 * Cactus Wren**

Tertiary (Omnivore) Adaptation: Thick fur to regulate body temperature
 * Coyote**

= __Plants__ =

Producer Adaptation: Has an extensive root system than can reach 80 ft. under ground to find water.
 * Blue Oak

****Coyote Brush** Producer Adaptation: Have small seeds that are designed to be carried away in the wind and fertilized somewhere else, helping the Coyote Brush to spread.