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gligar (future adaption sugar glider)- josh davies

The gilgar has developed into a water dwelling creature due to the fact that the water has risen so high that there is no more land left. The reason behind this the polar ice caps have melted due to intense heat from global warming. The gilgar like warmer climate water (highlighted in red), they have lost all their fur and gained a shell like skin to protect themselves from predators. There is not many predators to this creature, only very large animals like whales. The reason for this is there tank like skin is too powerful to break or crush. Due to the fact that there are no underwater trees, they quickly became carnivores. They anything that swims around rocks, around 25-50 meters deep. The larger they get the deeper they go to eat larger prey.
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 * 1) The sugar glider has developed a large stinger much like a scorpion. It has done this so that it is easier to kill its prey. It has lost it strong long teeth that once used to rip bark off trees because it has changed into a fierce carnivore. Its stinger is also used to defend itself from predators. There is a thick part in the tail (circled in red) that produces a deadly poison that can kill a fully grown human within 5 minutes.
 * 2) Also the tail of this once small mammal has become much more muscular and powerful. It has done this to help it propel itself through the water at a very rapid rate, of up to 150 MP/h. another reason it has done this is so that It can precisely maneuver itself whilst going at these high speeds.
 * 3) It has developed longer and more muscular legs like their ancestors so they can push of rocks or other terrain to give them a sudden acceleration and help them reach their top speed quickly. Another reason for these strong legs are to grip onto prey with their feet which have two small sharp claws on them. They maneuver the prey so that it can dig the claws into the tail to stop it swimming away.
 * 4) It has also developed a third arm in between the legs and claws to help it control the wings and produce more power in the direction wanted. For example if it wants to go forward the front section will have down and push water. Also it will help maneuver the fish or under water creature into the correct position to dig its claws into it.
 * 5) The final adaptation I will talk about is the development of large crab like claws. These can produce up to 300 pounds of force easily crushing bones and skin of prey. The main reason for these strong claws is so that it can crush the muscle so it can be easily devoured. They have done this because they still have skinny throats, so they must have defined throats.
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The climate has heated up by at least 25 degrees. It is mostly sunny with fewer clouds than today. There is no more land for creatures to live on so most animals died quickly, but some narrowly survived. The environmental pressure changed this animal because of the rapid flooding that happened and it affected the animal’s diets, physiological and physical appearance.
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