the rest of the valley floor and lower slopes have sparse cover‚ yet where water is available‚ an abundance of vegetation is usually present. Why is the wetland important? Verloren Vallei forms part of the upper catchments of the Olifants and Crocodile rivers‚ two of South Africa’s most important river systems which both ultimately flow into Mozambique. The wetland also provides other ecosystem services including flood attenuation‚ erosion control‚ toxicant‚ phosphate and nitrate assimilation‚
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The Invasive Cane Toad An invasive species is defined as a species that is non-native or alien to a community or ecosystem that was introduced by humans and has turned invasive‚ spreading widely and coming to dominate in the community causing economic or environmental harm. The cane toad is an example of an invasive species. It is a large‚ strong‚ and healthy amphibian that is native to Central and South America. They are predators of insects and other small prey. The cane toad was introduced to
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the Sepia River Tribe in Papua New Guinea where they perform terrifying and almost sadistic rituals to test their psychical and mental resistance to pain. They make deep razor incisions in the flesh to permanently scar the flesh wounds to form “Crocodile Scars”. Shocking for most but in this New Guinea tribe it’s very normal. This is how this tribe demonstrates their conversion into man hood. Some see it as barbaric or torture but to these people it’s a process that must be established. Another
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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Australia. The Reef and its accompanying park offer astonishing views of the coral and local marine life‚ including turtles‚ dolphins‚ whales and crocodiles. Scuba diving‚ snorkelling‚ boating‚ and helicopter rides are all common ways to explore the Reef. Epic Rainforests Live out your fantasy as you trek through some of the most epic rainforests in the world. Discover exotic animals and surround yourself
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hunting practices are still followed although they have been officially banned. From film stars to politicians‚ everyone wants to shoot down a chinkara and get have rhino horns in their living rooms as trophies. Celebrities still flaunt fur and crocodile skin hand bags while snake-skin belts are always popular! The great Bengal tiger of the Sunderbands(1709‚ census 2011)‚ the Asiatic lion of Gir(411 census 2011) are only a few of India’s neglected animals on the
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that the previous quote was referring to one’s sense of smell and finally “ Here at the writing table‚ I am confronted by a phalanx of metal objects - a pair of candlesticks shaped like entwined serpents‚ an ashtray from which emerges the head of a crocodile‚ a paper knife copied from a Florentine dagger‚ a brass dolphin holding on the end of its tail a small broken clock.” The use of the literary devices throughout the previous quotes draws the reader to gather together the physical surroundings as
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And he possessed such great strenght that he could subdue three to five men in a hand-to-hand combat. The first indication that he would soon be a formidable soldier was seen when he single-handedly killed a big and ferocious crocodile that had killed several villagers. As year pass‚ Prince Bantugan reach to his manhood‚ he became a kingdom’s number one soldier. He always led their soldiers to the battlefield. And he always triumphed over their kingdom’s enemies
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Alex rider Bites back. Introduction The author of this fine novel is Alex rider and the title is called Snakehead. This book is published by WALKER BOOKS in London‚ Boston‚ Sydney and Auckland. Also this book is quite long‚ about 400 pages. Summary Snakehead is a book about a 14 year old boy Alex Rider
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Hamlet Essay Rough Draft Hamlet falls into the grave and freaks out over Ophelia’s death. Intense music plays in the background. It’s raining with the moon shining enough to give Hamlet a white glow on his face due to the moisture on his skin. His hair is down on his forehead because of the impactful rain. In the play‚ Hamlet by WIlliam Shakespeare‚ the young man standing in the grave is Hamlet. The grave he is standing in belongs to Ophelia; Hamlet’s girl. Even though she is dead‚ his feelings
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populace used to believed that the Nile River was the source of blessing and help for the humanity. They believed that because of this river they found water to drink‚ fish to eat‚ water to bath. The Nile River was there to worship because it had the crocodiles to fear and worship‚ and it was there for the serenity and peace as it allowed them to grow crops‚ it gave them a trade route to exchange goods and etc. Therefore‚ to Egyptians Nile had deserved to be worshiped. They believed in a legend‚ where
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