Why save the giant panda from extinction? For every six million people living in the world‚ there is only one giant panda living in the wild. Ideally‚ there should be more human to panda ratio on our planet. Yet these numbers are quite astounding and saddening. Giant Pandas are disappearing left and right and are an endangered species due to human destruction of habitat and poaching. Yet organizations‚ such as WWF‚ are attempting to rescue these beautiful mammals by using a variety of strategies
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The red panda or Ailurus fulgens species is a unique and valued part of the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Known for it’s distinctive raccoon like appearance and distinctive red coat the red panda is easily identifiable amongst its giant counterpart.. “The red panda... is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as vulnerable by IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10‚000 mature individuals”(Wang). they
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"James and the Giant Peach" The reason that I picked James and the Giant Peach is because it sounded interesting‚ also because I like made up stories‚ and finally because I like new books to read. James Trotter a four-year old boy who lived with his mom and dad‚ until they went to the city one day where a terrible tragedy took place. His mom and dad were eaten by a rhinoceros who’d escaped from the Zoo. It turns out that was much less painful then what James was going to have to go through
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expedition with four men with dreams of capturing the giant panda. Though they deserted him long before he passed. I decided that I wouldn’t leave Bill’s mission incomplete- I would pick it up and carry it to victory. In my lifetime several large animals had just been described for the first time. These animals included the mountain gorilla and the velvet-coated cousin to the giraffe the okapi. The Roosevelts were successful in shooting a giant panda on April 13‚ 1929. Killing a panda brought glory
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Red Panda was found is 1864 before the Giant Panda was discovered? There are many different oddities about the Red Panda including its diet‚ habitat‚ and behavior. The Red Panda‚ much like the Giant Panda‚ relies heavily upon bamboo for its diet‚ but due to destruction of their habitat‚ bamboo is not always an option. In addition to that the Red Panda will only eat the youngest and most tender shoots and leaves‚ also chewing it thoroughly where the giant panda barely chews at all. Red Pandas also
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greatest discoveries When most people see the word "panda‚" they think of the Big‚ furry‚ black-and-white Giant Panda. But the Lesser-known Red Panda‚ three times smaller‚ is also in Danger. Today classified as vulnerable‚ its status could Quickly change to endangered. The red panda is a living fossil. It has no close surviving relatives‚ and most resembles raccoons and skunks‚ not giant pandas. The red Pandas live in the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. They primarily eat bamboo leaves
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Astronomers have been studying the stars since the first person laid eyes upon the night sky. Thousands of years of observations and recording all of the events have all contributed to the vast knowledge we enjoy today. The purpose of this paper is to describe the creation of stars‚ destruction/ life cycle of stars and our star the sun. Within this last century‚ we have been fortunate to have the great minds of Einstein and Hubble who made valuable contributions to our current understanding. Also
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can’t accomplish with a little faith -- including the miracle of a winning season when all hope seems lost. ~ Jason Buchanan‚ Rovi Conflicts- An action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. In six years of coaching‚ Grant Taylor has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season. After learning that he and his wife Brooke face infertility‚ Grant discovers that a group of fathers are secretly organizing to have him
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Remember Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach? Or the Japanese folktale about Momotaro‚ the Peach Boy who battles monstrous creatures on a distant island? Who knew that Sendak and Dahl may have plundered Japanese folklore to construct their stories about boys who set sail in search of adventure? We will never know why Dahl changed his title from James and the Giant Cherry and gave James Trotter a "great big beautiful peach" to navigate the waters‚
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Jupiter is composed primarily of gaseous and liquid matter. It is the largest of four gas giants as well as the largest planet in the Solar System with a diameter of 142‚984 km at its equator. The density of Jupiter‚ 1.326 g/cm3‚ is the second highest of the gas giant planets. The density is lower than any of the four terrestrial planets. Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is composed of about 88–92% hydrogen and 8–12% helium by percent volume or fraction of gas molecules. Since a helium atom has about
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