. Crab eating raccoon- Marshy and jungle environment in Central and South America. The head and body length is 16 to 31 in. Tail length is 8 to 22 in. The height at the shoulder is about 9 in. Weight can range from 4 to 26 lb. Ring tail-Ring tails are native to North America. They are smaller than a house cat. The Ring tail measures from 12-17 in. long to the base of the tail. The tail adds another 12-17 in. to the length. The Ring tail can range from 1.5 to 3.3 lb. They are lighter than most house
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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. Its absolute location is 18.1096 degrees North and 77.2975 degrees West. There are no countries that border this island‚ but there are some that surround it. Jamaica is 238 miles from Cuba‚ 600 miles away from Mexico‚ 99.4 miles from Haiti‚ 1245 miles from the equator‚ 469.1 miles from the Dominican Republic‚ and 479 miles away from the Bahamas. Jamaica is greatly known for its resorts‚ diving‚ and snorkeling sites. There over 100 rivers‚ but most of
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Bass Description Basses are several types of fish in the order Perciformes. Largemouth bass are green with a blotchy horizontal stripe. Striped bass are silvery‚ with seven or eight narrow horizontal stripes. European sea bass are silver‚ with one faint stripe. Chilean sea bass is dark mottled gray. The flesh of both pelagic and freshwater basses is light-colored and firm. Origin Bass are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in freshwater lakes and rivers; largemouth bass are native to
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The Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) inhabit freshwater lakes‚ streams‚ swamps‚ ponds and rivers. Male sliders become sexually mature when they are between 2 and 5 years old and are about 4 inches long. Females take longer to mature‚ reaching maturity when they are 5 to 7 years old and 6 to 7.5 inches long. Mating and courtship usually occurs between March and June. Slider turtles spend most of their time basking on rocks‚ logs near the water. Sometimes the red-eared slider turtles
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Often when thinking of a what a Marine Biologist career consists of we think of the trainers at aquariums‚ and watching trained whales‚ dolphins or porpoises leaping through the air from crystal blue pool. There is so much more to being a Marine Biologist. Marine biology is a very important job because the ocean covers 71% of the earth and humans need to learn about the environment and how we can stop pollution (Jule Haydon). The majority of the earth consists of oceans‚ which means the majority
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I have seen the movie Finding Nemo a million times‚ or it seems like it anyway! I always loved the scene where Marlin and Dory play the game with the “jellies”. There were so many of them that they couldn’t even see the ocean anymore. Are jellyfish ruining the Earth’s ecosystem with over population? Some people‚ especially fisherman‚ are concerned that this is true‚ but we need to continue to investigate these mysterious creatures to figure out solutions to this potential problem. For most beachgoers
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The journey to becoming a marine biologist is one that is embarked with hard work and keen determination. When I boarded on this journey as a student majoring in marine biology‚ I have always been fascinated by ocean exploration and how new scientific discoveries have revolutionized around it. I also live with great enthusiasm for conducting oceanic research‚ and I have always envisioned myself using scientific instruments and modern day technologies to conduct such research. The Ocean and Climate
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Last Summer Holiday was a splendid day to go to the beach‚ it was a hot sunny day. That afternoon while me and my sister were having ice-cream under a tall tree. Out of the blue‚ my father pop out in front of me holding a newspaper which gave me a big fright! My father say that he has great news! Which that he wants to bring us to Port Dickson‚ He showed us the news that referring to today Port Dickson is organizing an annual seashell collecting competition. Soon‚ we pack our stuff and head to Port
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“Goldman Sharks Swimming in Grey Water” Don Tram Joel Valenti Marcio Vandik Christine Vanstrom March 29th‚ 2012 Executive Summary Goldman Sachs‚ founded by German immigrants‚ began as a small humble business looking to succeed. Over time their business strategy changed and they entered into ethical and legal issues they had not encountered before. In the late 1920s Goldman Sachs began maliciously investing in companies to drive their demand. They coined this term “laddering” from
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Marine Careers Marine biology is the field of knowledge relating to any kind of marine organism‚ dolphins‚ whales‚ sharks‚ seals‚ plankton‚ etc. But what is a marine biologist? Well to a lot of people‚ the first thing they think of is Shamu and training dolphins but to others it means managing a marine wildlife sanctuary. There are multiple answers to this question and none of them are wrong answers‚ but to me a marine biologist is someone who has anything to do with the marine life‚ whether it
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