The Extinction of Baiji The Baiji‚ also known as the Chinese River Dolphin‚ are part of the family Plantanistiade‚ the river dolphin family. They had exsited in the Yangtze River in China for thousand of years. Nevertheless‚ the Baiji was recently declared extinct. The baiji’s demise can be attributed to over fishing‚ its lethal environment and the Great Leap Forward in China. Excessive and illegal fishing was a great threat to the baiji’s way of life. Electric fishing and the fishing method
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Technology‚ Society and Environment Man versus Nature Technology Versus Environment Money Versus Wild Life “We have used the oceans as our toilet and it is now catching up with us.” Greg Bossart‚ chief veterinary officer of the Georgia Aquarium The pollution that the most intelligent species on earth creates and carelessly discards continues to destroy the environment of the most beautiful locations on planet earth at the sacrifice of a vast number of innocent sea creatures who are paying
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20 species of predatory fishes in the family. Barracudas are usually found in warm‚ tropical regions‚ and they are usually associated with more shallow nearshore waters. The barracuda usually eats whatever they want. But there predators are tuna‚ dolphins‚ and certain sharks. The barracuda can protect themselves by their speed‚ size‚ and the size of their mouth. They also have camouflage ability for protection against predators. Young barracudas often hide themselves behind seagrass or mangrove habitat
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be on ‘Nature and Adventure Tourism Industry’ in Sri Lanka. The selected industry is a niche market in the tourism industry focusing on wild life‚ nature adventure trekking‚ mountain biking & cycling‚ rain forest exploration‚ diving surfing‚ whale/dolphin watching etc. With the developing tourism industry the focused niche market has a huge potential to grow in the years to come. Firstly‚ to keep the focus narrow down in to one specific area‚ we will be mainly discussing about the “Marine Life Tourism”
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Process Analysis THE STRATEGIES The process-analysis essay is an elementary but essential writing strategy. Most teachers prefer to teach it as the first expository form because all students have had experience giving and following directions and because composition students can use the skills that they have already studied in narration and description to explain the stages in a process. Like the chronology of events and the pattern of details‚ the stages in a process provide a plan for the process-analysis
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When in fact the dolphins were trying to warn them about the destruction of Earth but humans never understood what dolphins were saying. The last message the dolphins ever sent out was “so long and thanks for all the fish” (Adams 156). The other creature that was more intelligent than the dolphins were the mice‚ and yet the irony that man thought they were experimenting on mice‚ when in actuality it was mice
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Many styles of cuisine exist in the United States‚ a few foods are considered taboo by most of American culture. In the United States‚ where hundreds of world cultures blend into one society‚ the concept of what foods are taboo and what are simply exotic can be difficult to qualify. Food taboos of the United States differ depending on a person’s cultural background‚ religion and location. [1] Dogs and cats are revered as domestic animals and important parts of many American families‚ these creatures
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of cetacean captivity‚ two orcas have been labeled as murderers. In the winter of 2009‚ at the park known as Loro Parque‚ an orca named Keto killed his trainer‚ Alexis Martinez. Exactly two months later‚ in Sea World Orlando‚ an orca known as Tilikum killed his trainer as well. Tilikum had previously been involved in the deaths of both another trainer and a park visitor. Those that do not support cetacean captivity jumped at this news‚ and the controversy of cetacean captivity had come out of
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decided to hunt sea animals‚ but he knew that Poseidon would never allow it. Poseidon would not be okay with Zeus killing his own animals. Zeus could not think of anything else to so he decided to sneak behind behind his brother’s back and hunt two dolphins. Zeus
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animals for human purposes wrong? Animal testing and Captivity is a topic that is not usually discussed amongst society. Companies that sell and make products the public uses on a daily basis are first tested out on animals before being shipped and put out on stores shelves. Furthermore Animal cruelty and the captivity of animals is another issue that is harmful to their species and our environment. Not only is animal experimentation and captivity cruel‚ but also can be dangerous to society and the
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