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Illustration of Zanclus cornutus (Moorish Idol)
Zanclus cornutus (Moorish Idol)
A bush of Black-eyed Susans in bloom
Rudbeckia hirta (black eyed susan)
Impervious surfaces like roofs and parking lots cannot absorb water. A large volume of rainfall in a relatively short period of time produces runoff, which carries sediments and chemicals into bodies of water. Storm drains cannot always handle the volume of water, or get backed up for other reasons, creating puddles like this one in a parking lot. Video taken in Arnold, Maryland.
Stormwater runoff
Cheetah standing still
Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)
Walking tiger
Panthera Tigris (Tiger)
During heavy rainfall, water runs off impervious surfaces like sidewalks. Manmade or paved surfaces like roofs and roads cannot absorb water like vegetated surfaces, so rainwater flows directly into the nearest body of water, carrying sediments and other pollutants with it.
Runoff in action
Illustration of Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Illustration of Lontra canadensis (American river otter) standing
Lontra canadensis (American River Otter): standing
An illustration of the American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) swimming underwater.
Lontra canadensis (American River Otter): swimming
Illustration of Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus)
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus)
Illustration of Pomacanthus imperator (Emperor Angelfish)
Pomacanthus imperator (Emperor Angelfish)
Illustration of a girl running
Runner
Illustration of a soccer player
Soccer Player
A side profile view of the American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis (American Goldfinch)
Symbol of Earth
Earth
A small reef made up of oysters
Crassostrea virginica (Oyster reef)
Illustration of Achilles Tang (Acanthurus Achilles)
Acanthurus achilles (Achilles Tang)
An adult Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl)
An adult Lesser Scaup in flight
Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup)
A Labrador Retriever retrieving a mallard duck
Canis familiaris (dog): hunting dog
Side view of an adult striped bass
Morone saxatilis (striped bass 3)
side view of bird
Mniotilta varia (black and white warbler)
Left dorsal view of a female lizard
Sceloporus woodi (Florida Scrub Lizard) Female
Right dorsal view of male lizard.
Sceloporus woodi (Florida Scrub Lizard) Male
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