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Prompt 4:

The scientists are proposing a new reintroduction site. They want to predict how many ferrets could occupy the
site. Here are some facts about the new site:
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Annual Rainfall - 17.59 inches
Area - 4600 hectares
Number of prairie dog colonies on site - 48
Prairie dog colony size on site - 473.24 individuals/site
Relative Prairie Dog Biomass - 0.3221
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Black-footed Ferrets are weasel-like in body shape and form but are heavier than ... They are therefore limited to the same open habitat used by prairie dogs: ... (several thousand acres of closely spaced colonies) can support and sustain a ... to 60 hectares of prairie dog colony is needed to support one Black-footed Ferret, ...

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