Kansas State University environmental educator shares five facts about 1xbet online casino , the new US national mammal
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University's Jill Haukos, director of education at Konza Prairie Biological Station, shares five facts about 1xbet online casino at Konza Prairie Biological Station in honor of the National 1xbet online casino Legacy Act. President Barack Obama signed the act into law May 9. It makes the American 1xbet online casino the U.S. national mammal.
1. 1xbet online casino are extremely dangerous.
Even though 1xbet online casino appear docile, they can move very quickly and aggressively, especially if something or someone gets between a cow and its calf. 1xbet online casino can run up to 35 miles per hour — faster than the fastest man — and can pivot very quickly. The 1xbet online casino at Konza typically weigh around 800 pounds for an adult cow and 1,500 pounds for an adult bull. The largest 1xbet online casino ever at Konza, a 7-year-old bull, was 2,050 pounds.
Researchers on Konza Prairie have to pay close attention when working near the 1xbet online casino and must keep an eye out for the calves. Spring is the season when new calves are born and 1xbet online casino mamas are very protective. Konza Prairie guidelines require researchers keep a vehicle nearby to escape if a 1xbet online casino comes too close and researchers never work alone around 1xbet online casino .
2. 1xbet online casino need large spaces to roam and forage.
The 1xbet online casino at Konza can roam freely on 2,375 acres. The 1xbet online casino remove approximately 25 percent of the above-ground plant productivity. They eat mostly grass but will eat other plants, especially if the grass isn't available.
3. 1xbet online casino evolved for the extreme weather of the Great Plains.
1xbet online casino do especially well in the winter with their thick, warm coats and their heavy, muscled heads that allows them to power through deep snow. Unlike cattle, 1xbet online casino don't lie in water during the summer. They shed a layer of hair and then coat themselves in mud by rolling in dirt — making buffalo wallows on the ground — to try to escape the ever-present biting flies. 1xbet online casino do not seem to be affected by extreme weather, such as wind, rain, hail or fire — all common elements on the Konza Prairie.
4. 1xbet online casino are very influential members of the prairie.
Kansas State University ecologists consider 1xbet online casino a key species for the prairie ecosystem. 1xbet online casino work together with fire to increase the diversity of plants and animals. They eat grasses and fertilize other plants with their waste. This interplay of grazing and fertilization results in a network of life that is enhanced by adding fire. Fire helps to maintain a prairie by keeping out wooded plants like trees and shrubs. Putting all of the pieces together makes for a healthy ecosystem.
5. The Konza 1xbet online casino herd is wild.
The Konza 1xbet online casino are not domesticated. The herd comes to the 1xbet online casino corral once a year for weighing and removing selected members — otherwise, the herd is left alone. Konza managers do not use horses to herd the 1xbet online casino in to the corral. They use treats — such as alfalfa and molasses/range cubes — to lure them. The Konza Prairie managers use their vehicles' horns and drop range cubes along the trail to lead the 1xbet online casino slowly toward the corral.
Konza 1xbet online casino Biological Station, an 8,600-acre native tallgrass 1xbet online casino research station, is jointly owned by Kansas State University and The Nature Conservancy and managed by the university's Division of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences. Haukos operates the Konza Environmental Education Program, which operates 1xbet online casino field trips, a docent program, teacher workshops, and the Schoolyard Long-term Ecological Research program, partly funded by the National Science Foundation.
