Wild Animal Profiles African Elephant | Mammal. The largest living land mammal‚ the African elephant weighs 3500 to 7000 kilograms (3.5 to 7 tons) and stands 3.4 meters (11 feet) high. The elephant’s remarkable trunk serves variously as a nose‚ arm‚ hand‚ foot and multi-purpose tool. The trunk is strong enough to uproot a tree and delicate enough to pick berries‚ and it enables the elephant to reach as high as 7 meters (23 feet). Humans can hear only 20% of the vocal sounds an elephant makes;
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Harbor seals are marine mammals that have spotted coats in a variety of shades from silver gray‚ black to dark brown. They reach 5 to 6 feet in length and weigh up to 300 pounds. Harbor seals are dimorphic‚ with the male being slightly larger than the female. They are true‚ or crawling seals‚ which means they have no external earflaps. True seals also have small flippers‚ and move on land by flopping along on their bellies. They breathe at the surface and hold their breath while diving. They can
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Giorgia Laird‚ Holly Adams‚ Prao Vikitsreth‚ Ella Chambers‚ EmmaJane Littler Threats to Antarctica Antarctica has a brutal climate; it is the coldest‚ windiest‚ most deserted place on earth. Due to the continent’s inhospitality‚ only select species can live there‚ including phytoplankton‚ krill and squid at the bottom of the food web‚ and killer whales‚ blue whales and seals at the top‚ and it is also home to penguins‚ and several types of fish. However this harsh environment is also considered
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TABLE OF CONTENT Aim Introduction Methodology Presentation and analysis of data Fauna Black Soil Composition Importance of biodiversity Impact on the wetlands in the community of Black River Conclusion Appendix Reference AIM What is the importance of Biodiversity? INTRODUCTION Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth and also the name of the river located in that region. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made the light bulb and it came to Jamaica 24 years later. Black River
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For over 400million years sharks have been adapting themselves perfectly for life in the ocean. Their varied habitats‚ diets and physiology has meant that for many of them‚ these adaptions have been slightly different. The key adaptions are those that enable the shark to swim‚ breath‚ feed and reproduce. Large squalene filled livers negates the need for a shark to have a swim bladder. The liver‚ up to 25% of the overall body weight‚ counteracts the weight of the dermal denticles‚ teeth and
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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN FOOD Food Culture of Indians differs from one another according to the religion‚ state‚ language and caste. Each of these groups has their own unique cuisine. Thus‚ positioning India as the most cuisine diverse country in the world. There are 5 region that is the North‚ North East & East‚ West and South. North consist of 9 states‚ North East & East consist of 12 states‚ West consists of 3 states and South consist of 4 states. Each of the states has its own cuisine
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Protonephridia (flame cells): Excretory structures in platyhelminthes and some cephalochordates like Amphioxus • Nephridia: In earthworms and other annelids • Malpighian tubules:In insects‚ including cockroach • Antennal glands(Green Glands): In crustaceans (prawns) • Vertebrates and some molluscs have kidneys to perform excretion Human Excretory System • Consists of: Kidneys (2)‚ Ureters (2)‚ Urinary bladder (1)‚ Urethra (1) • Kidneys o Location: Between levels of the last thoracic and the third
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water bath. Research: It is to be believed there over 3000 different species of woodlice‚ a total of 42 species have been recorded living in the United Kingdom‚ although not all of them are native (1). Woodlouse is a crustacean‚ which fit into the class of arthropods‚ crustaceans are primarily aquatic animals. It is for this reason that woodlice become dehydrated in dry conditions‚ and their outer shells aren’t waterproof (1). Therefore damp environments are preferable for woodlouse to survive
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would be amazed by the wild array of creatures thriving in the waters. The seas abound with robust rainbows of corals and starfish. Huge schools of jellyfish pump through the waters while the sea floor is alive with a variety of mollusks and crustaceans. Life would likely have appeared to be as diverse as it could get. Then in the waters off the coast of China appeared a new‚ tiny little creature: Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa.[1] In the late-1990s‚ Chinese scientists found this 3-centimeter long
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TETRANCHUS URTICAE AND THE GREENHOUSE STRAWBERRY PLANT Mites belong to the Chelicerata‚ a branch of arthropods and the second largest group of terrestrial animals. Within the order Acari‚ spider mites belong to the Acariformes with fossils dating from the Lower Devonian period 410 million years ago (Edgecombe‚ G. D.‚ 2010). The two-spotted spider mite‚ Tetranychus urticae‚ is a web-spinning mite. The name refers to their ability to produce silk-like webbing used to create
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