Indian lion or Persian lion.[2][3] In 2005‚ the Gujarat government reported that 359 Asiatic lions were sighted in the Gir forest.[4] The Asiatic lion is one of the three major big cats found in India‚ other being the Bengal tiger and the Indian leopard.[5] The Asiatic lions once ranged from the Mediterranean to the north-eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent‚ but excessive hunting‚ water pollution and decline in natural prey reduced their habitat.[6] Historically‚ Asiatic lions were classified
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went to the Sky God and asked to be given wisdom. The Sky God explains that he must earn the wisdom and gives him “three impossible things.” He needs to bring the Sky God three things: the scales of Big Fish‚ the milk of Wild Cow and the tooth of Leopard. Zomo as the title of the book says is a trickster and is a very clever rabbit. He manages to trick Big Fish and gets his scales‚ then he tricks Wild Cow and gets the milk and finally using both
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The author begins by discusses the effect of Europe on the Congo and people of it. It elaborates in different ways that Europe worked to exploit the resources and work to cover it up. For example‚ when King Leopard overtook the Congo‚ he claimed that his reasons were strictly philanthropic and that he wanted to extend civilization. However‚ he along with other travelers and companies‚ created systems that only allowed select few to benefit from trading while taking advantage of the natives of the
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the horse is fast. The effect of this is that is gives a very mysterious impression of the horse to the reader. This presents fear and it the reader is unsure how to interpret the nature of this horse. The simile: “or a moment like a nightmarish leopard” suggests that the horse has a daunting aura about him. The use of the adjective “nightmarish” gives the horse a negative connotation this create a menacing and frightful impression of the horse to the reader. The description: “He got one snapshot
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links to the narrator’s response of the piano articulating the new European ways of living and the drums expressing his home land. This image of the drums is furthered by "panther ready to pounce"‚ and "leopard snarling about to leap" which is energetic and youthful diction. Both the panther and leopard symbolise the part of the untouched Africa but the "pounce" and "snarling" signify that the their world has been changed‚ and the relationship between nature and people has been unbalanced by the arrival
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young Hamlet must face after his beloved father’s death. In The Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the characters are motivated to seek revenge in order to get what they believe is justice. Shakespeare’s main character‚ Prince Hamlet‚ is both clouded by his passion for vengeance and his responsibility to revive a sense of justice to Denmark‚ which evidently creates the ultimate tragedy of the play. Undoubtedly‚ the theme of revenge and justice is present throughout the entire play‚ from the moment
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EVS REPORT – BATCH 2 – THE MAP OF ENDANGERED No one will ever again see a paradise parrot flash its rainbow colors across the sky or see the Tasmanian tiger slink through the wet Tasmanian forest. They are gone forever – they are now extinct. It is very sad‚ but it is too late. Extinction is forever. Plants and animals have become extinct before. Dinosaurs are an example. However the process is slow‚ taking thousands of years and longer‚ allowing sufficient time for other life forms to adjust to
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Blood splattered to the ground‚ flung from the end of a longsword blade thrust in and out of the red man’s heart. Stumbling back‚ he fell to the earth beneath him‚ writhing in discomfort and pain. Such a descent left behind a resounding thud‚ though muffled by the pings and clashes of shield and sword and the screams of pain‚ agony‚ and terror. More red men arrived in droves‚ marching onward‚ firing a barrage of scorching arrows at the town‚ striking thatch roofs‚ the fields‚ and the trees. The quick
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(Fitzgerald 53). At the party‚ he made the poor decision to drive‚ which really could have hurt him and others. While trying to leave‚ he was so drunk that he crashed and had no clue what was going on. At Gatsby’s party‚ everyone’s judgement was clouded and they became irritable‚ so “Most of the remaining women were now having fights with men said to be their husbands” (Fitzgerald 51). Usually‚ people do not want to fight in public‚ and they want to be seen as classy and presentable. But while drinking
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