Endangered animal Tapir A tapir is a large browsing mammal‚ similar in shape to a pig‚ with a short‚ prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America‚ Central America‚ and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian Tapir‚ the Malayan Tapir‚ Baird’s Tapir and the Mountain Tapir. All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates‚ including horses and rhinoceroses. English
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ENDANGERED AND MINORITY LANGUAGES Language is one of the most important choices that allows humans to develop their rights as a primary mark of identity. The violation of this right is widespread in countries where the government doesn‟t allow the citizens to express their ethnic identity. Language constitutes an area of potential conflict in Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ in countries where language rights are subject to ethnic discrimination and where recognition of their identities is demanded from
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Because we have zoos‚ we can go there to see wild animals‚ such as tigers‚ giraffes‚ elephants‚ koalas‚ and so on. Having zoos is convenient for us to see wild animals. If we don’t have zoos‚ we want to see wild animals‚ we need to go to forests. Although zoos probably are not a good idea to treat them‚ I still agree that we should keep animals in the zoos. First of all‚ we give protection for endangered species. Zoos help animals from being extinct. There are approximately a hundred million wild
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Sandpipers are also endangered. When a plant or animal has the status of endangered‚ that means that the species is at risk of extinction. The Upland Sandpiper is found all across the United States‚ including Alaska‚ Central America‚ and parts of South America during the migration period. What’s special about these areas are their grasslands. Upland Sandpipers live best in flat‚ grassy areas. Other organisms that live in this region are coyotes‚ gophers‚ and foxes. My species is endangered due to its needs
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The Cyanea Kuhihewa was chosen because we didn’t know what it was and figured that we should learn about something new and difficult. A problem this plant faces is‚ it’s one of the world’s most endangered plant. It was found because it was a juvenile plant and it has been non-existent and last seen since 2003. The Cyanea Kuhihewa died because of a hurricane in Hawaii that impacted Kauai. Scientist are trying to create a genetic version of the plant but it will be a very hard process. The botanic
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country’s flowering plants‚ mammals‚ reptiles and frogs are unique to Australia‚ along with most of its freshwater fish and almost half of its birds. Australia is home to more than 140 species of unique marsupials‚ including kangaroos‚ wallabies‚ koalas‚ wombats and the Tasmanian devil‚ which is now found only in Tasmania. There are 55 different species of kangaroos and wallabies‚ native to Australia. Australia’s marine environment is home to 4000 fish species‚ 1700 coral species‚ 50 types of marine
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The Endangered Species Act‚ enacted in 1973‚ was put into place to protect the world’s wildlife‚ however it was built on the scientific knowledge of species from back then. With advancing technology and understanding‚ the Endangered Species Act‚ while it was great basis for protection for many years‚ it is time for it to be updated to fit the ever-changing world. As more research is conducted‚ it is being shown that keeping genetic diversity is more important to a species then just population size
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The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) also referred to as monkey-eating eagle‚ is an eagle subspecies that belong to the family of Accipitridae and is native to Philippine. These eagle display white-colored plumage together with the shaggy crest‚ averaging 86 – 102 cm (2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length. The weight of these species measure around 4.7 – 8 kg (10 – 18 lb). As far as the eagle’s length is concerned‚ Philippine eagle is the largest‚ harpy eagle and the stellar’s sea eagle being
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1) Ostler addresses the many factors that come into play regarding endangered languages. Explains the causes that are responsible for some of these endangered languages like imperialism. He defends globalization and mentions global languages are only an effect of globalization. This argument is based on a casual argument because its mainly based on a definition‚ globalization being one of them. It also carry’s some complexity to the argument which is a direct cause of casual arguments. 2) The structure
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Many animals today are becoming extinct or have already been considered endangered. Although there are many animal breeders in the world‚ the death rate of animals does not equal to the number of animals born each year. Animal cruelty is what makes our world less diverse because many animals are being beaten‚ left on the streets to die without care‚ or are getting killed for unlawful reasons such as animal testing. People do not realize how important it is to keep these animals safe because without
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