The Physical Features of the OBP Habitat
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The Orange-Bellied Parrot lives mainly in small grassland areas and also salt marshes.
If their natural environment was to be replicated, the first thing that would be part of it would have to be temperature. The OBP's have grown very used to the cold weather of Tasmania and the very southern parts of South Australia and Victoria. Another point that would have to have been thought about would be is the constant supply of water around the area, very much like in the salt marshes of Victoria, seen on the left.
The areas that the Orange-Bellied Parrots live in are also very limited with fresh water - rain, as shown on the graph. The habitat of the OBP has been replicated before, but problems that may arise when trying to copy their natural environment would be the spaciousness of the saltmarshes and grass. Another problem would be that the birds migrate yearly and they will always return to within 5 metres of their original home.
If their natural environment was to be replicated, the first thing that would be part of it would have to be temperature. The OBP's have grown very used to the cold weather of Tasmania and the very southern parts of South Australia and Victoria. Another point that would have to have been thought about would be is the constant supply of water around the area, very much like in the salt marshes of Victoria, seen on the left.
The areas that the Orange-Bellied Parrots live in are also very limited with fresh water - rain, as shown on the graph. The habitat of the OBP has been replicated before, but problems that may arise when trying to copy their natural environment would be the spaciousness of the saltmarshes and grass. Another problem would be that the birds migrate yearly and they will always return to within 5 metres of their original home.