research suggests that dolphins are second only to humans in smarts. - MRI scans indicate that these marine mammals are self-aware. - Researchers think dolphins are especially vulnerable to suffering and trauma. When human measures for intelligence are applied to other species‚ dolphins come in just behind humans in brainpower‚ according to new research. Dolphins demonstrate skills and awareness previously thought to be present only in humans. New MRI scans show that dolphin brains are four to five
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Each traditional business form‚ sole proprietorships‚ corporations‚ and partnerships‚ all have their own advantages and disadvantages. Before you enter any of these types of business forms‚ you should always weigh out the advantages and disadvantages of what you are getting yourself into to see if it is worth it. A sole proprietorship is the simplest form of business organization where the owner is the business. There are many advantages to a sole proprietorship. One major advantage is that the
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50 million years ago‚ the creature that we know as the dolphin today was a land based animal. It would venture into the sea‚ or water to eat. Over time though the evolutionary process would see to it that this once land based creature would become a part of the water‚ evolving in such a way that it would never again see the land. Along the way there have been numerous changes that have taken place to the animals physiological make-up as well as its mental capacities. It is almost magical the way
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Dolphin Marine Life Research Paper Throughout the years‚ the dolphin species has become more and more at a risk of extinction‚ primariliy by the demolition of their environments as well as both the unintentional and purposeful killing of dolphins due to seine fishing and harpoon dives. Dolphins first appeared on Earth some 11 million years ago during the Miocene period (“Earth Science Reference Tables”). It has been decided that dolphins first evolved from Odontocetes‚ large toothed wales‚ that
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Dolphins are marine mammals and fully adapted to live in water. It is generally believed that dolphins are some of the most incredibly intelligent creatures on earth. They belong to a group of mammals called Cetaceans‚ which also include all whales. Besides‚ dolphins are warm blooded and use the blow hold at the top of their heads to breathe air like other land animals although they live in the sea. There are 32 different species of oceanic dolphins‚ 5 species of river dolphins‚ and 6 species of
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“A Satirical Elegy”. Jane’s unfortunate death in an equestrian accident prompted one of her professors‚ the poet Theodore Roethke‚ to write a moving poem‚ "Elegy for Jane‚" recalling his young student and his feelings of grief at her loss. It is very interesting that Jane’s death is not the subject of the poem; rather‚ her death presents an occasion for calling up a certain emotional state in which Roethke’s feelings of grief and pity transcend the occasion. This spiritual epitaph is laced with
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Dolphins are cetacean mammals closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui ’s dolphin)‚ up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) (the orca or killer whale). They are found worldwide‚ mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves and are carnivores‚ eating mostly fish and squid. The family Delphinidae‚ the largest in the order Cetacea‚ evolved relatively
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General Principles of Aquatic Ecology KAREN L. LANCOUR National Rules Committee Chairman – Life Science Part I: General Principles of Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Ecosystems Freshwater Lotic ecosystems – flowing water o Streams o Rivers Lentic ecosystems – still water o Ponds o Lakes o Wetlands Estuary ecosystems Marine ecosystems o Coral Reef Ecology Review of Ecology Principles: Ecology = the systematic study of how organisms interact with one another and with their environment
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achieve organisational objectives (Pilbeam and Corbridge‚ 2010). There are different forms of flexibility which are numerical flexibility‚ functional flexibility‚ financial flexibility‚ locational flexibility and temporal flexibility. Numerical flexibility is where employers can change the size of their workforce as their labour requirements change. Functional flexibility is the ability of an organization to move employees to other duties or responsibilities within the company. Locational flexibility
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Mind‚ a Body or Both? Of all the topics that are currently occupying the attention of philosophers‚ the Mind-Body problem is at center stage. It is one of the classical metaphysical issues concerning the relationship between that which is mental and that which is physical. The simple question asked is: what are we? Are we a mind‚ a body or both? The issue has its origins in the ancient dualism of Plato and since then many solutions to the problem have been offered. D.M. Armstrong s The Mind-Body Problem
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