turtles‚ and Asian elephants—these are just some of India’s animal species in danger of extinction. Consider the largest land mammal‚ the elephant. The elephant’s ivory tusks are very much in demand. Japan is one of the largest users of ivory‚ and there is similar demand in China‚ where ivory chopsticks are still popular. How has the demand for ivory had an especially adverse affect on the Asian elephant? Some time ago The Times of India explained: “Unlike African elephants‚ only males among the
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Some wildlife species like the rhinoceros‚ cheetah‚ elephant‚ crocodile‚ snake etc. are hunted by the poachers. There are persons of much daring who go into the forest stealthily without the knowledge of the wildlife department authorities and shoot the animals which may be a source of great gain to them. Poachers have long been active in several parts of the world. The elephants are killed for their tusks of great value. A pair of tusks in the international market may fetch an enormous amount to
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Scientific page 2; Mammals: Elephants – Order: Proboscidea Rabbits and hares – Lagomorpha Three characteristics that mammals have middle ear bones (hammer‚ anvil‚ and stirrup) to assist with hearing. All mammals have hair at some point in their development which functions as insulation‚ coloring‚ and aiding in the sense of touch. All female mammals produce milk to nourish their offspring. Elephants require huge amounts of food over 400kg per day. Elephants are capable of pushing down
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woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was a species of mammoth‚ the common name for the extinct elephant genus Mammuthus. The woolly mammoth was one of the last in a line of mammoth species‚ beginning with Mammuthus subplanifrons in the early Pliocene. M. primigenius diverged from the steppe mammoth‚ M. trogontherii‚ about 200‚000 years ago in eastern Asia. Its closest extant relative is the Asian elephant. The appearance and behaviour of this species are among the best studied of any prehistoric
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Leopards‚ Elephants‚ hyena‚ and buffalo are considered to be sources of what is called bush meat. These animals are killed‚ skinned and striped of their meat to be smoked and shipped to restaurants in Africa‚ Asia and Europe. The Asian and African Elephants are hunted for the ivory of their tusks. More than 2‚500 tusks and 14‚600 pieces of ivory were seized worldwide between January 1‚ 2000 and May 21‚ 2002. That might not seem like a lot but that equals out to over 2‚000 dead elephants‚ in less
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Practice with African Americans SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 2 Abstract The focus of this paper is to highlight one of many special population groups within the United States‚ the African American community. This paper will give a preliminary understanding of the African American community‚ as well as an understanding of the problems associated with this community. Research included will provide information on the causes and consequences of the problems associated with the African American community
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In 2013‚ the Wisconsin International Law Journal published Emily Hutchens article‚ “The Law Never Forgets: An Analysis of the Elephant Poaching Crisis‚ Failed Policies‚ and Potential Solutions‚” focuses on the threat of elephant populations‚ failure to ban illegal poaching and trading‚ and possible solutions. Hutchens also points out the reason for why poaching has increased so much. The author provides a background information on the legal trading way back to the 1970s and 1980s and how poaching
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The Olive Baboon and the African Elephant have a mutual symbiotic relationship (Mutualism). The olive baboon inhabits 25 African countries ranging from the east and west coast of the continent. Their habitats are defined as the savanna‚ living in wide plains of grasslands. The African elephant can be found in many areas of Africa. Their main habitats are dense forests and woodlands. When the land gets dry and there is no water‚ the elephants are known to dig “wells” in the sand to create a
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of the African elephant. For many years‚ the African elephant was regarded as one species‚ due to similar features and characteristics‚ as well as living all on the same continent. However‚ recently scientists have classified them into three different species‚ due to morphological and DNA differences. Instead of just being the African elephant‚ it is now classified into West African elephants‚ Central African elephants and the Forest elephants. This happened because before‚ the elephants could interbreed
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African Slavery and the Slave Trade African Slavery and the Slave Trade was one of the most devastating events that took place between us African Americans. African slavery all began back in 1482 when the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the Western Coast of present day Ghana. The Elimina castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637 and traded slaves there until 1872 when
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