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Life Science; Animal Distribution Animal Distribution, the geographic distribution of animal life on the earth, the study of which is called zoogeography. Animals vary widely in their tolerance of environmental conditions. Some can survive in several types of habitat, whereas others perish when removed from their natural surroundings. No animals other than humans can create sufficient artificial changes to enable them to exist in a totally strange environment without evolving through many generations of adaptation. The specific interactions of animals with their environment are the subject matter of ecology. The zoogeographer studies the distribution of animal life, using ecological principles to explain the patterns of that distribution. Animal environments can be roughly classified as either water or land habitats. Winged creatures are classified according to the land or water bases to which they ultimately return. Distribution of aquatic animals is subdivided into saltwater and freshwater habitats. Saltwater Animals Many species of whales and...

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