Hi Saphira thanks for the video - you looked like you were having lot of fun with the whiptails. Can 8.1 please ask How long does it take for their tail to regrow? How many do you predict are left? How many rats have you found on the island, and what happens if you find them? How many people are working on the project? How many hours do you dedicate to the whiptails each day? Have you ever been whipped by a tail and did it hurt? Thank you very much :-)
Hi class of 8.1, Sorry I'm a bit late at answering; I was conducting the training component for the Whiptail Survey.
It takes the whiptails acouple of years to regrow its tail. Whiptails drop their tails as a defence measure. Currently the Whiptail population on Maria Major is healthy, after we complete the population survey then we'll have a definite number. I believe the numbers are in the hundreds. Rats have never invaded the Maria Islands, all work done on these islands are to prevent them from coming. We constantly monitor to keep these islands rat free. Two of us work on the conservation of the islands backed up by the Forestry department and Durrell. Each week we visit a different island. I reckon we spend 4-6 hours per visit on the conservation of the Whiptails. I've never been whipped by a tail but I've been bitten; that wasn't too painful.
You're most welcome Keep the questions coming Saphira :)
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What does it eat?
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah,
DeleteThe Whiptails eat insects, fruits and smaller lizards.
How long do they live?
ReplyDeleteHello again,
DeleteWhiptails can live 7 to 8 years in the wild.
Hi Saphira thanks for the video - you looked like you were having lot of fun with the whiptails.
ReplyDeleteCan 8.1 please ask How long does it take for their tail to regrow?
How many do you predict are left?
How many rats have you found on the island, and what happens if you find them?
How many people are working on the project?
How many hours do you dedicate to the whiptails each day?
Have you ever been whipped by a tail and did it hurt?
Thank you very much :-)
Hi class of 8.1,
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm a bit late at answering; I was conducting the training component for the Whiptail Survey.
It takes the whiptails acouple of years to regrow its tail. Whiptails drop their tails as a defence measure.
Currently the Whiptail population on Maria Major is healthy, after we complete the population survey then we'll have a definite number. I believe the numbers are in the hundreds.
Rats have never invaded the Maria Islands, all work done on these islands are to prevent them from coming. We constantly monitor to keep these islands rat free.
Two of us work on the conservation of the islands backed up by the Forestry department and Durrell.
Each week we visit a different island. I reckon we spend 4-6 hours per visit on the conservation of the Whiptails.
I've never been whipped by a tail but I've been bitten; that wasn't too painful.
You're most welcome
Keep the questions coming
Saphira :)