Habitat for Elephants After observing the giraffe exhibit‚ my partner Nan Chen and I decided to make our way to observe the Janice Suber McNair Asian Elephant Habitat which was built in 2008; an exhibit‚ home to seven different elephants‚ both young and old. The exhibit is home to adult bull Thai‚ adult cows Methai‚ Shanti‚ and Tess‚ juvenile bull Tucker (Tess’ son)‚ and calves Baylor (Shanti’s son) and Tupelo (Tess’ daughter). Janice Suber McNair Asian Elephant Habitat exhibit covers an enormous
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Habitat loss—due to destruction‚ fragmentation or degradation of habitat—is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife in the United States. When an ecosystem has been dramatically changed by human activities—such as agriculture‚ oil and gas exploration‚ commercial development or water diversion—it may no longer be able to provide the food‚ water‚ cover‚ and places to raise young. Every day there are fewer places left that wildlife can call home. There are three major kinds of habitat
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World Habitat loss isn’t only hurting our plant and animals around the world. Humans are also a part of the life cycle and depend on all of these damaged natural resources to maintain the life we live every day. Properly functioning natural systems give us the ability to breath‚ create safe food and drinking water and provide us with everything we need to survive. Each species plays an important role in its ecosystem. Habitat loss and degradation is one of the biggest threats to animals and plants
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Threatened Habitats A habitat is the physical environment in which a community of plants and animals live. There are many different habitats around the world. Threatened habitats are those that are in danger of being destroyed for reasons such as deforestation‚ pollution‚ urbanisation‚ natural disasters‚ increasing temperatures and erosion. Habitat destruction is happening all over the world. Tropical rainforests in Central and South America and in Southeast Asia and parts of Australia are being
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Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Kimberly Hall COM 155 November 27‚ 2011 Mara Galvez Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Orcas are complex social creatures deserving freedom and respect‚ not captivity in theme parks under the guise of public education and entertainment. Aquarium staffs say captive whales are priceless educational tools. However‚ people can educate their children by bringing them to the wild instead of bringing the wild to them at the expense of the Orcas health and well-being. "The
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Habitat Destruction Overview In this new age of technology and advances in every possible field of study‚ many people forget about the environment. Some will just throw their trash all over the place with no concern for the possible consequences. Of course‚ there are many consequences‚ but only one comes to my mind. That is the demolition of species’ homes or habitat destruction. Habitat destruction or habitat loss is the altering or elimination of the conditions that plants and animals need to
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“pool”‚ you see him. You see the majestic‚ beautiful‚ free‚ wild animal now in captivity. Only‚ this time‚ he looks tired‚ old‚ neglected‚ abused‚ and lifeless. This is exactly what SeaWorld is doing to killer whales. They take these wild animals out of their natural habitat and force them into captivity.
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Animals have been an obvious source of entertainment for humans for centuries. From ancient bull fighters to the lion tamers at circuses to modern day movies‚ animals have played a vital role in human entertainment. In modern day documentaries where one sees a dramatic close up of a wild cougar wandering ever closer to the camera‚ they are being deceived. It is a common tactic in documentary filming to use ‘wild’ trained animals that have been trained to perform certain actions on command. However
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Animal’s Response to Mother Nature Any type of natural disaster caused by Mother Nature can and will impact an animal’s life in many ways. From hurricanes‚ droughts and floods to tsunamis‚ and earthquakes‚ these incidents can dramatically alter the animal population. Wildlife animals have an instinctive quality to be able to identify and attempt to avoid natural disasters‚ but it does not always work to their benefit. It is the goal of many organizations throughout the United States‚ including
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Habitat Loss Habitat loss—due to destruction‚ fragmentation or degradation of habitat—is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife in the United States. When an ecosystem has been dramatically changed by human activities—such as agriculture‚ oil and gas exploration‚ commercial development or water diversion—it may no longer be able to provide the food‚ water‚ cover‚ and places to raise young. Every day there are fewer places left that wildlife can call home. There are three major kinds
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