Dietary fibers can act by changing the nature of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract and by changing how other nutrients and chemicals are absorbed. Some types of soluble fiber absorb water to become a gelatinous, viscous substance which is fermented by bacteria in the digestive tract.
Scientific names are in Latin or Greek. The riparian brush rabbit is a subspecies of the brush rabbit species. Biologists add riparius to the species name to say that this is the riparian subspecies. So the scientific name of the riparian brush rabbit is Sylvilagus bachmani riparius.Brush rabbits are in the Leporidae family.ut it has lots of pictures and information. Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Homework Help page to learn more about endangered species. Photo credits: Picture at top of page by Heather Bell, USFWS. Linked photos by Laurissa Hamilton, a biologist with the Endangered Species Recovery Program.
Dryocopus pileatus. Copyright, Chandler S. Robbins. This large woodpecker is the same size as a crow, reaching about 15 inches long. Its body is black and white, and it has a large red crest on its head. The Pileated Woodpecker lives in open forests, usually where there are a lot of pine trees.In Virginia, these birds usually nest in White Pine, Hickory, Yellow Poplar, Maple, Sycamore, Red Oak, White Oak, Chestnut, or Sweetgum trees.ryocopus pileatus. Copyright, Chandler S. Robbins. This large woodpecker is the same size as a crow, reaching about 15 inches long. Its body is black and white, and it has a large red crest on its head. The Pileated Woodpecker lives in open forests, usually where there are a lot of pine trees.