We were in a car on our way to the beach‚ because leatherback turtles were found and are expected to have eaten plastic and have it stuck around their body. Leatherback turtles are one of the biggest form of sea turtles. They can grow up to 2.4 meters long. I asked‚“does any of you know how big these are.” We were with 3 of us in the car. Even though it was more like a bus to fit the turtles in. The others in the ‘car’ are called James and Faith. I am the youngest of the three. I am 17 years old
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The Japanese government implies the annual hunts are used for pest control. They tell their fishermen that the dolphins are eating up all the fish in the ocean‚ therefore‚ giving a reason to catch them first (“The Cove”). What the fishermen do not understand or don’t want to understand is it is the humans who are causing the depletion of fish. What happens when all the dolphins are gone? It would completely damage and affect the ecosystem. Why can’t people physically help the dolphins? People who
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he Plains Zebra or known more commonly as the Zebra is one the most known animals in the world. Their stripes make them known but most people don’t know why they have the stripes‚ the Zebra has the stripes so that when running in a herd the predators can’t tell where one stop and where the other one ends. Zebras live typically for 20-30 years and can weigh up to‚ a staggering‚ 770 pounds American Alligator - “The American Alligator is a very historic animal. Scientists say that the American Alligator
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As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to drench southeast Texas and flood the Houston area‚ people aren’t the only ones seeking higher ground. The wild animals are‚ too. Reports and images of swimming snakes and lurking alligators are making the rounds on social media‚ and some are not current or real. Some alligator photos were from 2016. A fake photo shows a shark that was definitely not swimming down a flooded city freeway. But the Houston area is home to thousands of American alligators that reside
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Name: Morgyn Murry Date: October 25‚ 2016 Type of Speech: Research Class Period: 9:25 MW Sea Turtles General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience on the causes of the endangerment of sea turtles. Introduction Attention Getter: Over millions of years‚ sea turtles have played a major role by maintain the overall health of marine ecosystems. Reason to listen: According to the Sea Turtles Conservancy‚ sea turtles have existed over 100 million years but numbers of the
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Human Impact And Population The negative human impacts on harbor seals are devastating‚ and there are yet to be any major positive impacts. In the 1900s‚ fur traders would hunt harbor seal pups that were less than four weeks old for their fine coats‚ which were highly valued. This led to a decrease in the harbor seal population. Harbor seals were also hunted by salmon fishermen who saw the seals as competitors for the fish. After a while many harbor seal populations had to abandon traditional haul-out
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The Cove Video Response Assignment The documentary‚ The Cove‚ is a film which demonstrates the cruelty and abuse done to the Dolphins‚ held captive in a Japanese Lagoon. After‚ discovering more about the intelligence‚ advancement and innocence the dolphins possess‚ I began to agree more with Ric O’Barry argument that dolphins should not be hunted in Japan and the world. As stated previously‚ dolphins have an extraordinary intelligence that can be used to further scientists’ research on aquatic ecosystem
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Salton Sea By Genesis Quihuis The Salton Sea began its way to life in 1904‚ when California decided that they needed a way to tap into the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. They decided that they would need to create two intake gorges without the use of floodgates. In came the California Development company and dredged the two gorges; but not long after‚ the intakes became clogged with silt deposits from the Colorado River and water stopped‚ creating the need for another intake gorge. But
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The Taung child was found with the whole face and lower jaw complete with many teeth (Figure 2). As well‚ most of the cranium portion was intact with a natural endocast of the braincase (Dart‚ 1925). Only in very rare cases does a fossil have an endocast. Dart focused on the features of the brain because he saw signs of cerebral advancement towards humans. The foramen magnum was positioned upright from the spinal cord which is present in bipedal locomotion in an upright position. When the foramen
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Sea Animal Captivity By Hitesh. S 8A(Rough copy) “Each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me‚” said by Anthony Douglas Williams. Like all animals‚ sea animals are meant to live in the wild or live in the ocean. However‚ many sea animals are captured to be held captive‚ to be abused‚ to be separated from their family‚ to be captured only to live an inferior and shorter life compared to their previous lives. Sea animals lose so much only to be forced to entertain
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