The Native American tale of "Coyote and Bear", originally translated from oral tradition in nineteen six by G. A. Dorsey in the book The Pawnee, Mythology, Part I, tells us the story of Coyote who accidentally meets Bear, and in order to protect himself from being killed by Bear, starts to make up self praising stories to impress Bear. Eventually, Coyote convinces Bear, but after a few hesitant moves, Bear realizes that Coyote was lying. The tale then, ends up with the murder of Coyote by Bear. The most relevant literary figure used in the tale is the trickster, which is, in the study of folklore, a god, a spirit, or simply a human hero who breaks god´s or nature´s rules, sometimes with bad intention, but usually with final positive effects. Most of the times, these broken rules take the form of tricks. Tricksters can be cunning, or foolish, or both. They are often very funny even though sometimes considered sacred. The present tale is part of the Native American oral tradition of the trickster, which is esthetically simple but considered sacred at the times, in which Coyote represents the figure of survival, who would invent any story to get away from death. Bear represents the nature, and its normal evolution of the species through the predation process. However, being myself aware of the likelihood…
The Caribbean Monk Seal was last seen in the early 1950’s but were officially extinct in 2008. It is known that their predators were sharks and humans. This is the first seal specie to go extinct due to human actions.…
There are many species in the world that are in danger for extinction. The Hawaiian Monk Seal is one of the top marine specie endangered in the United States. The Hawaiian monk seals are native species that live around the islands of Hawaii. It is important to conserve as many animals in the world and not wait until they are close to being endangered. They play a huge role in the world. Species can be endangered due to the lack of importance that people have for animals. Many times humans can interfere in a negative way without realizing how it affects them. It is due to how society does not take the time to learn about what goes around the environment. The most important resources that humans need daily are: water, food, and shelter and it…
Red pandas resemble raccoons and because of that, red pandas are about 42 inches long, including the long, bushy tail.The red panda has soft thick fur that's a rich reddish brown above the black fur underneath. The face is white, with a stripe of reddish brown from each eye to the corners of the mouth, and the bushy tail is red with a little white at the end. The tail 30 to 50 cm long. They weigh between seven and 14 pounds. Their soft, dense fur covers their entire body,even the bottom of their feet. Red pandas use their long, bushy tails to balance themselves when they're in trees. They also cover themselves with their tails in winter to keep warm. the red panda was known to be a relative of the giant panda family but now it is now usually classified as a member of the family Ailuridae.…
Looking at the chart shown in the results section, it is clear the most frequent behaviors are bark, yell, and yelp. The correlation between these three behaviors is that all of them are vocal behaviors. Beginning with the behavior of barking, barking is a very typical form of communication for seals and revolves around establishing and defending territory and mates (SOURCE). Harbor seals, usually males, will bark at other males in order to create territorial boundaries among themselves. These territorial boundaries are not created in order increase access to food because the diet of the harbor seal consists primarily of fish, which are located only in the water. This means that seals secure territories in order to secure mates. There is a competition between males to acquire mates and reproduce and it is for this reason that it's so important for males to be territorial.…
In this essay I will be talking about The ‘Evolution of Polar Bears from Brown Bears, specifically skin and fur colour, skull and ear shape, and digestion of seal fat’ ill also talk about the two theorists Jean-Baptiste Lamark (1744-1829) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882).…
There are two perspectives on this topic, with it or against it. Harp seals are overcrowding and lowering the population of fish in the Canadian waters, this leads to unemployment in many fish industries. There is an animal chain that has to be balanced, by having too many seals they overpopulate and jump the chain, their meat is a great source of omega 3 and 6, their pelts are water resistant and in many cases do not cause allergies, so the hunting sounds pretty beneficial. It’s the most regulated hunt of its kind & the population is large enough to sustain the hunting. There are 9.5 million harp seals and the hunting of seal pups has reduced the global seal population by two-thirds, but there are many other different ways to fix the problem…
Two animals that I chose are Panthera leo spelaea known as European or Eurasian cave lion and cave bear. European cave lion lived from about 370,000 to 10,000 years ago. From the paintings and the fossils that have been found we can say that cave lion is much bigger that the normal lions that we know today. Rounded, protruding ears, tufted tail, and perhaps faint, tiger-like stripes are the common thing between all of the lion caves. Mountain lion was living in Europe until the last European Ice Age. Cave lion lived in the same time pried that man was living in the cave because there is a panting of them all over the caves. The paintings in Paleolithic Europe shows some species that only people who saw them and lived around them can paint them…
People often see sea organisms that look the same and think that they have the same name; however, they do no not have the same name do to their characteristics. What is a characteristic? By definition a characteristic is a specific feature(s) or quality that help distinct an organism. Thus, a person might spot a seal and then make a conclusion that sea lions and seals contain the same name and are alike; however, this is not true due to the fact that sea lions have visible ear flaps, solid color, and long flippers with claws where as seals have ear holes, spots with multiple colors, and short flippers with claws. Thus, sea lions and seals have different characteristics that set them apart even though they both belong…
In five months alone, over 3,000 sea lion pups, at a point teetering towards death, washed ashore on Southern Californian beaches, fifteen times more than in past years, due to toxic algal blooms. Merriam Webster calls algal blooms, “rapid and excessive growths of a plankton population.” Since 1998, scientists have been aware of sea lions and their pups being intoxicated by domoic acids from toxic algal blooms. Agricultural and suburban areas are the main culprits as excess fertilizer and pesticides from fields and lawns are washed away in urban runoff and travel to our oceans by stormdrain. The nutrients in fertilizers and pesticides are overfeeding the algae, producing toxic algal blooms that expel poisonous…
1. The Mountain Lion has been my favorite animal for some time, and after much research, I personally think they are the most prolific animal on earth, and deserve the utmost respect, as well as protection.…
When it comes to the animal kingdom, it has long been established that each species has a role to play. However, not every critter can be as adorable as a red panda or as awe-inspiring as a Bengal tiger. While beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, it's hard to deny that some animals have really drawn the short end of the stick when it comes to looks. Here are the five ugliest animals in the world!…
Llamas maybe not that pretty in your opinion, but they have quite an captivating life. Llamas are mammals and are equivalent to a camels, but they do not have a hump. Llamas travel in herds and when they are in a herds they are in numerous places around the globe. Their herds are normally constructed of about 20 individuals. Their gaggles have lived here on earth for quite a long time, so they have many facts as well.…
The subject of my paper is Harp Seals. I choose this topic because I find it interesting how their senses help them survive the harsh environment. I also chose it because I love Harp Seals, they are the cutest and fluffiest Arctic animals.…
When one panda isn’t enough – because you can never get enough pandas obviously - you can count on Habanero to raise the stakes. Enter the double the joy, double the fun online slots offering in the form of progressive jackpot driven Panda Panda. Swinging around the Far East, it’s safe to say that this new game brings players plenty of precious bamboo to chomp on.…