Endangered species From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Endangered species (disambiguation). "Endangered" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Endangered (disambiguation). Conservation status | | By risk of extinction | Extinct | Extinct (List) Extinct in the Wild (List) | Threatened | Critically Endangered (List) Endangered (List) Vulnerable (List) | At lower risk | Conservation Dependent (List) Near Threatened (List) Least
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Located in Southern Africa‚ between South Africa and Zambia‚ with Black‚ Green‚ Red and Yellow as their flag colors; Zimbabwe is just one the many countries in Africa . With Harare being the Capital‚ a couple of major cities such as‚ Bulawayo‚ Chitungwiza‚ Mutare‚ Epworth‚ Gweru‚ Kwekwe‚ Kadoma‚ Masvingo hold most of the population. With a population of 12‚576‚742‚ life expectancy is generally 39.01 years for males it is 40.09 years and for females it is 37.89 years‚ the sixth lowest in the world
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The book‚ “Nisa The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman‚” written by Marjorie Shostak is a culturally shocking and touching book about a woman who had gone through many struggles and horrific tragedies in her life. This book also highlights the perspective of most of the women in the society. There are many issues in this book that the people of the !Kung tribe goes through. Out of all the women in the tribe Shostak had made close connections with a fifty-year-old woman named Nisa. According to Shostak
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Importance and Value of Trees Since the beginning‚ trees have furnished us with two of life’s essentials‚ food and oxygen. As we evolved‚ they provided additional necessities such as shelter‚ medicine‚ and tools. Today‚ their value continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created by our modern lifestyles. Community and Social Value Trees are an important part of every community. Our streets‚ parks‚ playgrounds and backyards
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Points Awarded | 9.50 | Points Missed | 0.50 | Percentage | 95.0% | 1. The major reason for tropical deforestation is A) governments clearing forests to build cities. B) hurricane destruction of large regions. C) people clearing forests to open up land for agriculture. D) natural succession as global warming occurs. Points Earned: | 0.5/0.5 | | Correct Answer(s): | C | 2. The reason that the pronghorn antelope is not found outside North America is most likely that A) its
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In Ancient Rome there were festivals and events that might be named different but are still being held in our modern day. Feralia- February 21st ‚ The Romans would bring offerings to the Roman Gods and the souls of the deceased‚and put them in or outside of the tombs. Including wreaths and bread soaked in wine. There they sprinkled grain‚ salt and violet petals. Once the Romans ignored the festival‚ because they were to busy at war‚ it was said that dead ancestors roamed the streets as angry spirits
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Captive breeding programs have been introduced to many zoos‚ aquaria‚ and wildlife reserves over the years with the goal of increasing population numbers of endangered species to prevent extinction. Reintroduction of the species back into the wild often occurs after there are enough captive-bred animals to maintain the population. Other programs carry out captive breeding for the purpose of using the animals for commercial use‚ or producing them for displays at places such as zoos‚ aquaria‚ or research
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Jose Garcia Villa (August 5‚ 1908 – February 7‚ 1997) was a Filipino poet‚ literary critic‚ short story writer‚ and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973‚ as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. He is known to have introduced the "reversed consonance rime scheme" in writing poetry‚ as well as the extensive use of punctuation marks—especially commas‚ which made him known as the Comma Poet. He used the penname Doveglion (derived
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Are zoos cruel to wild animals? We all know that zoos are a shelter and kind of museum for wild animals. The zoo authority is supposed to import rare wild animals from different places and keep them in the zoo with care and safety. Common man is allowed to watch these animals and understand their lifestyle and habitat. Some extinct animals and birds may be bred and reared in zoos. This not only ensures the safety and existence of these animals or birds but also helps the future generation to
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The lion is known as king of the jungle because of its huge size and ferocious appearance‚ the most common type of lion is the African lion. The African lion has the genus species Panthera (panther‚ leopard) leo (lion). Panthera leo has the common name lion and comes from the felidae family. Panthera leo is in the mammali class and has the order carnivora(Bush Gardens‚ 1996). Lions live in sub-Saharan Africa in grasslands and semi-arid plains in prides which is a group of lions that live in the
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