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African Elephant Maleo Nicobar Pigeon Barbary Macaque Tiger Philippine Tarsier O’Reilly Media O’Reilly Media Tarsius syrichta oreilly.com • @oreillymedia oreilly.com • @oreillymedia Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia PLAY: This is a HOME card. The game starts with each PLAY: This is a HOME card. The game starts with each PLAY: Tarsius syrichta has a MOVE of 2. player having a HOME card played on the table next to player having a HOME card played on the table next to FACT: Tarsius syrichta is one of the smallest primates in each other. each other. the Animal Kingdom. HOME cards represent all TERRAIN and CLIMATE values. HOME cards represent all TERRAIN and CLIMATE values. African Elephant Maleo Nicobar Pigeon Loxodonta africana Macrocephalon maleo Caloenas nicobarica Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Aves Animalia/Chordata/Aves PLAY: Loxodonta africana has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Macrocephalon maleo has a FLIGHT of 2 PLAY: Caloenas nicobarica has a FLIGHT of 2 FACT: Loxodonta africana is one of the largest living FACT: Macrocephalon maleo’s egg is fi ve times larger FACT: Caloenas nicobarica is a small-island specialist. terrestrial animals. than a chicken’s egg. Barbary Macaque Tiger Large Flying Fox Macaca sylvanus Panthera tigris Pteropus vampyrus Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia PLAY: Macaca sylvanus has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Panthera tigris has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Pteropus Vampyrus has a FLIGHT of 2. FACT: Besides humans, Macaca sylvanus is the only FACT: Panthera tigris is the only cat with stripes. FACT: Pteropus Vampyrus is one of the largest bat free-living primate in Europe. species. Hawksbill Turtle Northern Krill Javan Rhinoceros Eretmochelys imbricata Meganyctiphanes norvegica Rhinoceros sondaicus Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia Animalia/Arthorpoda/Malacostraca Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia PLAY: Eretmochelys imbricata has a MOVE of 2 PLAY: Meganyctiphanes norvegica has a MOVE of 1. PLAY: Rhinoceros sondaicus has a MOVE of 2. Should be played adjacent to a PLANKTON species card. FACT: Until the practice was outlawed, Eretmochelys FACT: Rhinoceros sondaicus is critically endangered, imbricata were harvested for their shells, which were with only one known population in the wild, and no used for decoration. individuals in captivity. Lanternfi sh Grey-Crowned Crane Addax Electrona carlsbergi Balearica regulorum Addax nasomaculatus Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii Animalia/Chordata/Aves Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia PLAY: Electrona carlsbergi has a MOVE of 2 PLAY: Balearica regulorum has a FLIGHT of 2. PLAY: Addax nasomaculatus has a MOVE of 2. FACT: Electrona carlsbergi can feed on a Zooplankton FACT: Balearica regulorum is the national bird of Uganda. FACT: The slow-moving Addax nasomaculatus is hunted SPECIES card. as a game animal. Galapagos Land Iguana North Atlantic Right Whale Harpy Eagle Conolophus subcristatus Eubalaena glacialis Harpia harpyja Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Aves PLAY: Conolophus subcristatus has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Eubalaena glacialis has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Harpia harpyja has a FLIGHT of 2. FACT: Conolophus subcristatus can live for up to 50 years. FACT: Eubalaena glacialis feeds on Zooplankton or FACT: Harpia harpyja is an apex predator, meaning that Krill SPECIES cards. adults are at the top of a food chain and have no natural predators. Agamidae Lizard King Penguin Stovepipe Sponge Phrynocephalus horvathi Aptenodytes patagonicus Aplysina archeri Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia Animalia/Chordata/Aves Animalia/Porifera/Demospongiae PLAY: Phrynocephalus horvathi has a MOVE of 1. PLAY: Aptenodytes patagonicus has a MOVE of 2. FACT: Aplysina archeri is a simple, multicellular animal that feeds and breathes by fi ltering water. FACT: P. horvathi population is declining due to habitat FACT: Aptenodytes patagonicus was once hunted for oil, loss, a result of human development. blubber, eggs, and skins. Chicken-liver Sponge Père David’s Deer Asian Paradise Flycatcher Chondrilla nucula Elaphurus davidianus Terpsiphone paradisi Animalia/Porifera/Demospongiae Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Aves FACT: Chondrilla nucula is a favorite food of the PLAY: Elaphurus davidianus has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Terpsiphone paradisi has a FLIGHT of 2. Hawksbill Turtle. FACT: Elaphurus davidianus is a semiaquatic animal FACT: Terpsiphone paradisi catches its food on the wing, that prefers marshland, and is native to the subtropics thanks in part to its quick refl exes and sharp eyesight. of China. Mexican Agouti Indian Rhinoceros Great Hammerhead Shark Dasyprocta mexicana Rhinoceros unicornis Sphyrna mokarran Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/ Chondrichthyes PLAY: Dasyprocta mexicana has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Rhinoceros unicornis has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Sphyrna mokarran has a MOVE of 2. FACT: Dasyprocta mexicana is threatened by habitat loss. FACT: Rhinoceros unicornis has a single horn that is FACT: Sphyrna mokarran’s favorite food is stingrays. usually about 25cm long, but has been known to grow up to 50cm in length. Pampas Cat Greater Spotted Eagle Conservation Advocacy Leopardus colocolo Aquila clanga animals.oreilly.com Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia Animalia/Chordata/Aves The O’Reilly Animals PLAY: Leopardus colocolo has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Aquila clanga has a FLIGHT of 2. PLAY: You can play this card immediately after your opponent has played an EVENT card on one of your FACT: Leopardus colocolo is native to the west FACT: Although Aquila clanga can live to be over 20 years SPECIES. Andean slope in central and northern Chile. old, it is often killed by shooting or deliberate poisoning. EFFECT: Negates the effect of the EVENT card. Does not work on EVENT cards that are not played specifically on top of SPECIES. Habitat Loss Habitat Loss Habitat Loss Event Event Event Event Event Event PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card. PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card. PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card. EFFECT: This SPECIES card must be removed immediately. EFFECT: This SPECIES card must be removed immediately. EFFECT: This SPECIES card must be removed immediately. You may leave this card on the table to show that this You may leave this card on the table to show that this You may leave this card on the table to show that this location cannot be used anymore in the game. location cannot be used anymore in the game. location cannot be used anymore in the game. Illegal Poaching Illegal Poaching Climate Change Event Event Event Event Event Event PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES cards of forest or PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES cards of forest or PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card. grassland terrain AND scale of 6 or higher. grassland terrain AND scale of 6 or higher. EFFECT: The SPECIES card is IMMEDIATELY removed. In EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded. EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded. the same action, this Event card then moves to an adjacent SPECIES card. A game of rock-paper-scissors determines whether this 2nd SPECIES card is also discarded. Continue moving the Event card and removing SPECIES cards until your opponent wins at rock-paper-scissors. This card can only be played once per game. Ocean Overhunting Knife-leaf Wattle Knife-leaf Wattle Event Acacia cultiformis Acacia cultiformis Event Plantae/Angiosperms/Eudicots Plantae/Angiosperms/Eudicots PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card from an FACT: The fl owers of the Acacia cultiformis are safe FACT: The fl owers of the Acacia cultiformis are safe ocean habitat. for humans to eat. for humans to eat. EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded. Erect Prickly Pear Erect Prickly Pear Maize Opuntia stricta Opuntia stricta Zea mays Plantae/Angiosperms/Eudicots Plantae/Angiosperms/Eudicots Plantae/Angiosperms/Monocots FACT: Opuntia stricta produces yellow fl owers and FACT: Opuntia stricta produces yellow fl owers and FACT: An ear of Zea mays commonly holds about purplish-red fruits. purplish-red fruits. 600 kernels. Mango Tree Mango Tree African Baobab Magnifera indicata Magnifera indicata Adansonia digitata Plantae/Angiosperms/Rosids Plantae/Angiosperms/Rosids Plantae/Angiosperms/Malvales FACT: Magnifera indicata is the largest fruit tree in FACT: Magnifera indicata is the largest fruit tree in FACT: Adansonia digitata’s fruit is sometimes known as the world. the world. a superfruit. African Baobab Garden Snail Garden Snail Adansonia digitata Helix aspersa Helix aspersa Plantae/Angiosperms/Malvales Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta FACT: Adansonia digitata’s fruit is sometimes known as PLAY: Helix aspersa has a MOVE of 1. PLAY: Helix aspersa has a MOVE of 1. a superfruit. FACT: Helix aspersa has a life span of 5-10 years. FACT: Helix aspersa has a life span of 5-10 years. Thread-winged Antlion Thread-winged Antlion Zooplankton Nemoptera sinuata Nemoptera sinuata Copepoda subclass Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta Animalia/Arthropoda/Macillopoda PLAY: Nemoptera sinuata has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Nemoptera sinuata has a MOVE of 2. PLAY: Copepoda has a MOVE of 1. FACT: Nemoptera sinuata undergoes a complete FACT: Nemoptera sinuata undergoes a complete FACT: Copepoda live both in the sea and in freshwater metamorphosis with egg, larval, pupal, and winged metamorphosis with egg, larval, pupal, and winged habitats. adult stages. adult stages. Zooplankton Zooplankton Copepoda subclass Copepoda subclass Animalia/Arthropoda/Macillopoda Animalia/Arthropoda/Macillopoda PLAY: Copepoda has a MOVE of 1. PLAY: Copepoda has a MOVE of 1. FACT: Copepoda live both in the sea and in freshwater FACT: Copepoda live both in the sea and in freshwater habitats. habitats..
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