CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) CITES is an international agreement between governments which aims to protect wild plants and animals and to ensure that international trade does not threaten their survival. Although many of traded wildlife species are not endangered‚ the existence of CITES agreement would safeguard these resources end ensure their trade is sustainable. The trade of wildlife species could be in the form of live animals
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Jacob Mamiye 12/6/2014 Anthropology Professor Mwaria Social Organization‚ Characteristics and Behaviors of the Great Apes 1 Compare and contrast the social organization of the great apes (chimps‚ bonobos‚ and gorilla’s orangutans) and savannah baboons. What accounts for these differences? The social organization of baboons is one of the most intensely studied of the primates. There is only one defined level of social organization in savanna baboons‚ the stable group of several
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Frankenstein VS Planet of the Apes: A Frightful Showdown Humans as a species like to experiment with the world around them and push the limits of any known law. As a result‚ the human race is constantly toying with the everlasting puzzle: What is life and how can it be manipulated? Through many realistic fiction stories—such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Rise of the Planet of the Apes—the general public is able to take a look into how far the human mind wants to go. Both stories use technology
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There has been so much debate over scientists suggesting one thing over another about humans being a distant relative of the apes and how they share most genes. I personally think that human and apes do share similarities such as most genes. Furthermore‚ “Humans belong to the biological group known as Primates‚ and are classified with the great apes‚ one of the major groups of the primate evolutionary tree. Besides similarities in anatomy and behavior‚ our close biological kinship with other primate
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Style "The Hairy Ape" was done in the expressionist style of theater. Expressionism is the theatrical technique which will use the staging and setting to show the characters inner emotion or the keep the theme constantly within the audience’s sight. In Expressionism‚ characters do not act or talk the way they really would‚ everything is extreme to prove a point. In Expressionism plausibility is deliberately altered by the author to make the theme clear. Characters Yank Yank represents the lower
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Tarzan the musical is based on the Disney Movie of the same name and story by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story starts out with a young couple and their baby. After becoming shipwrecked and stranded off the coast of Africa‚ they make themselves a home in the jungle but are attacked by the leopard. The baby is the only one who survives. Kala‚ a gorilla has recently lost her son by the same leopard. She hears the baby crying and takes him for herself. She names him Tarzan. The leader of the gorillas
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Planet of Life: Apes to Man Reflection Paper In Social Studies Submitted to: Mr. Mario De los Reyes Submitted by: Costales‚ Adinah Marie B. II-Magalang (B) I. Introduction Planet of Life: Apes to Man is narrated by Stacy Keach‚ presented by Discovery Channel. A must see documentary regarding the Theory of Evolution. This series‚ Planet of Life‚ presents the history of evolution on this planet. Originally produced for the Discovery Channel‚ each episode covers a separate chapter in
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Environment: The Science Behind the Stories‚ 4e (Withgott) Chapter 5 Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology 5.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use Figure 5.1 to answer the following questions. 1) This graph helps to explain ________. A) why the open ocean is so productive B) why cultivated lands are a logical choice to replace rainforests C) why we need to be concerned with damage to rainforests and coral reefs D) why tundra has such high net primary productivity
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1. Make a simple drawing of Earth’s three major zones. Describe the composition of the zones. Briefly explain the internal process of plate tectonics and the external geological process of erosion. ● Continental Plates (Crust)- consists of the continental crust‚ and the oceanic crust ● Mantle- solid rock‚ but under its rigid outermost part is a zone of very hot‚ partly melted rock that flows like soft plastic. The plastic is asthenosphere. ● Core- is very hot and has a solid inner part‚ surrounded
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Ogallala Aquifer (10:45 min.) 1. Where does the water for the aquifer come from? underground 2. Why do they call the Ogallala Aquifer water “fossil”? it was develop million years ago‚ and recharge very slowly 3. How big is the Ogallala Aquifer? 174000sq mile + 4. How many states drain water from the Ogallala Aquifer? 8 mid western states 5. How much of the land is sand dunes? 20 percent of its land 6. What is the depth of the Ogallala Aquifer? few feet to a thousand ft down 7. How many
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