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Most pet turtles, red eared sliders included, are mainly herbivorous in the wild and can survive on vegetables such as carrots, lettuce or cabbage or fruits such as berries. Some owners also introduce earthworms or live insects such as crickets, beetles or spiders. You can also buy commercial turtle food to ensure that your turtle is getting all of the nutrients it needs. Diet and frequency of feeding is also, in part, a function of your turtle's age. One thing you will notice is that the red eared slider's diet tends to change as they mature. Younger turtles are usually omnivores, eating a wide range of vegetation and insects. As they mature, they tend to be more herbivorous, sticking to fruits and vegetables.…
The Blue Poison Dart Frog can be found in Central and South America. They live in tropical jungles. Theses dangerous frogs eat flies, ants, insects, spiders, and termites. They are threatened from extinction. The Blue Poison Dart Frog has permeable type skin. They are normally blue with black spots.…
The Snapping Turtle moves with his four feet on land. In the water it's a natural swimmer, it uses its webbed feet and its tail.…
In the rural village of Pichit in Thailand, a sixteen year old girl named Churai Phantong waits outside of the temple to speak with one of the Mothers, hoping to gain more information on how to succeed and survive her upcoming trial.…
BAD FROG BREWERY, INC. PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT v. NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY, ANTHONY J. CASALE, LAWRENCE J. GEDDA, EDWARD F. KELLY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES…
In America there is a number of invasive species but the one I chose the Brown trout. The Brown trout is a european species of the salmonid fish family. The Brown Trout’s scientific name is Salmo trutta. It was introduced in the mid 1800’s to america. The reason why the Brown trout is an invasive is because the Brown trout competes with other native species of fish(and obviously wins) and in some cases end up breeding with them. This has conservationist worried about the genetic makeup of the native species.…
The poison dart frog is one of the most deadliest of all frogs.The poison dart frogs toxin is so…
This is a story an animal named FrogDog. FrogDog is very different than the other animals. The humans don’t trust FrogDog because he looks different. There is one little girl that trust everyone even if they are bad. I can’t wait to tell more about FrogDog.…
During the early and mid twentieth century up until the mid to late nineteen seventies, the Cuban Tree frog seemed to be of no harm to American soil. However, throughout the…
Invasive species are organisms that infiltrate ecosystems that are unable to support their alien lifestyle and diet. Their initial invasion may seem inconsequential and, frankly, insignificant at first, but their numbers will quickly grow and multiply, so much that the future outcome takes a drastic turn for the worst. Florida, in particular, has been attacked by numerous invasive species because of its accessibility to foreign cargo and material. The Burmese python, Cuban treefrog, and lionfish are just a few of the infamous invasive species growing in prominence throughout Florida. Even though these species seem incredibly different, they have one thing in common - an ability to tear down entire ecosystems by just being alive! It is important…
Amphibians can secrete numerous different chemicals from their skin, and many of these have been used in pharmaceuticals (Kriger, Starkey). For example, frogs from the subfamily Phyllomedusinae secrete a group of antimicrobial peptides, called medusins, from their skin, which do not harm blood cells like other chemicals do (Xi et al. 1). Another incredible frog species is the phantasmal poison dart frog, which releases a toxin called epibatidine, a painkiller 200 times more potent than any that had been discovered before it. While epibatidine itself is too toxic to be used as a painkiller, scientists have been researching ways to alter the compound into safer chemicals (Epibatidine). Other discoveries include bradykinin, released from fire-bellied toads (Why We Must), which can reduce high blood pressure, and caerin, from whites tree frogs, which can prevent the transmission of HIV (Amphibians As Indicators). In fact, according Dr. Kerry Kriger and Michael Starkey, chair of the SAVE THE FROGS! advisory committee, “Approximately 10 percent of Nobel Prizes in Physiology and Medicine have been awarded to scientists whose research depended on amphibians,” (Frog Extinctions). However, as more and more species of frogs disappear, so too will the discoveries that come with them. For instance, the Northern Gastric Brooding frog, which can shut down the gastric…
In the past few years, citizens of Minnesota have discovered deformed frogs scattered throughout the state. There are many speculations as to how the frogs got such deformities. Some scientists believe that its something in the waters of the Minnesota wetlands, other factors could be parasites or ultraviolet radiation. Minnesota is not the only location in the world that has reported deformed animal sightings, but almost three-quarters of the deformed frogs were reported in Minnesota. This is not necessarily because Minnesota contains the most deformed frogs, because scientists are unsure if that is true. Residents of Minnesota are most aware to the problem, so they are basically looking out for the frogs. Deformed frogs are most commonly missing limbs, have extra limbs, or have some bent limbs. Also, there are internal deformities that one would not be able to tell just from looking at the frog. These include digestive and urinary problems, and a slow ability to eat, avoid predators, and move. Because of this most frogs do not survive the winter, and if they do, deformed frogs do not advance on to a second year of living. Deformities do not occur in all frogs, the most common frogs with these malfunctions include the wood frog, American toad, and the northern leopard frog. Since deformed frogs have been found in ponds and both the urban and rural parts of Minnesota, scientists have concluded that well water can produce such malfunctions. Several tests have been preformed on the water that Minnesota residents are drinking and nothing has been found. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have been performing tests to help solve the problem of deformed frogs in Minnesota.…
Formatting Requirements: Please compose your draft using a word processor using 12-pitch Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1” margins. The essay should be from 5-7 pages long. I will only accept a printed copy of your essay.…
As we enter the digital age, one thing is for sure and whether we like it or not this “dragonfly” will not be the last technology device we will see. However, as much as I fancies and enjoy this information ages I would not want to see this dragonfly spying my kids or me because, I believe it is an invasion of privacy.…