Giraffes live primarily in savanna areas in the sub-Saharan region of Africa Giraffes can be found in central‚eastern and southern Africa Some giraffes live in the zoo to. Giraffe are browsers and mainly eat buds on trees‚ shrubs and leaves They also eat herbs‚ climbers and vines‚ and prefer flowers and fruit when in season Acacia leaves and shoots form the bulk of a giraffe’s diet in most areas. Giraffes have more than one stomach Giraffes are ruminant Giraffes have four stomachs and the
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The human being consists of two aspects - of an immortal spirit and of a mortal body. The flesh comes like a gift of the mother Earth and the spirit of the father God. We dedicate excessively big attention to the first one‚ but nearly nothing to the latter one; and sometimes we even forget that it exists. However‚ there is a saying that a shirt is always closer to the body than a coat. Our planet was developed within the process of evolution - step by step. Millions of suns originate in the nebula
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The results‚ detailed in the current issue of the science journal Current Biology‚ may help to explain curiously peaceful interactions among neighboring social groups. The groups were observed in new behavioral studies of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). 1. The study could also provide clues about the role and development of kinship in early human society‚ say researchers behind the work. Despite being the most numerous kind of gorilla‚ the western lowland gorilla species
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Jocelyn Carraman Anthropology 101 March 8‚ 2015 Professor Robertson Siamang Gibbons One of the most interesting primates living on this earth is the Siamang gibbon. I first found these primates interesting while I was at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago years ago because of their unique sound they make with their giant throats that sounds like a howl but has rhythm like a song. They have distinct features unlike other gibbons and they sure know how to make a scene or at least noticeable to visitors
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Pet Rats Pet rats are one of the most misunderstood animals that people keep as pets. When I tell someone that I have pet rats they say things like: ”Ew! thats gross” and “rats carry disease”. However‚ rats are one of the oldest types of domesticated animals and is also the friendliest. Rats are very social animals‚ people who have rats usually keep two or more together. Rats like play fighting with one another and will sometimes make friends with other animals like guinea pigs. Which is exactly
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Wrangham describes how humans have some different abilities than chimpanzees‚ although there are some positives there are also drawbacks. Humans have long legs and less arch in out feel enabling them to walk longer distances and better upright on the ground. Chimpanzees have shorter legs and more arched feet which makes them better tree climbers. Similarly‚ chimpanzees have much longer digestive tracts‚ which allows them to digest raw foods better than humans. Humans have evolved to use fire to
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The Importance of Dogs Many people have pets just because it has become a typical thing to have‚ like a car or a pool‚ but dogs have a far more importance than most people know. These animals are sensitive‚ caring and a solid bundles of happiness that love just the presence of people; a thing foreign to most people today. Dogs have many qualities and among those are the love that they give‚ the protection that they offer‚ and the service that they volunteer to people in need. Love Dogs give love
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During the Pleistocene epoch‚ or 1.8 million years to 10‚000 years ago‚ Homo floresiensis occupied the Liang Bua‚ a cave on Flores in eastern Indonesia. They were relatively small people‚ identical to modern-day dwarfs. But after researching recovered fossils of their bodies scientists realize there are distinct differences; one of these differences happens to be the foot of h. floresiensis. The size of the foot is unusually long compared to their tibia and femur. These proportions have never
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“Real versus Virtual” Each individual has his or her perceptions on people‚ places and ideas‚ thus creating one’s definition of reality. With his or her concept of reality‚ either being physical or virtual relationships are conceived and shattered. Sherry Turkle expresses concern in human society regarding this issue. In “Alone Together”‚ Turkle illustrates how physical intimacy between humans is corroding due to the Internet. However‚ in “In the Forest of Gombe” Jane Goodall depicts one can retain
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Tarzan of the Apes Character Analysis Tarzan of the Apes was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and it was published in 1914. Tarzan is a human that was raised in the African jungle by great apes. Tarzan was a part of a tribe. None of the apes in the tribe like Terkoz‚ their evil king. Tarzan was smart enough to leave the tribe and his last words to the apes were‚ “If you have a chief who is cruel‚ do not do as the other apes do‚ and attempt‚ any one of you‚ to pit yourself against him alone
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