What is the first image that comes to mind when you think about polar bears? Most people think of polar bear cubs sliding down snow hills guzzling bottles of Coke. However‚ in my mind I see large majestic animals struggling to survive in the wild as the home around them is destroyed by climate change. Polar bears (genus: ursus‚ species ursus maritimus)‚ are one of the few large mammals that are able to survive frigid temperatures that reach as low as minus sixty-nine degrees Celsius due to their
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In this essay I will be talking about The ‘Evolution of Polar Bears from Brown Bears‚ specifically skin and fur colour‚ skull and ear shape‚ and digestion of seal fat’ ill also talk about the two theorists Jean-Baptiste Lamark (1744-1829) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Charles Darwin’s theory states that the change in evolution is the variation in each generation and different individual surviving features with different combinations of the variable. The Individuals with characteristics that increase
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Polar Bears Suffering: How Global Climate Change is Affecting Their Home Keelei Sage BIO 240 12:30 pm T/Th Dr. Zanatta Fall 2012 When I was about nine-years old I went to the Detroit Zoo for the first time‚ and I remember the best part was getting to go inside the big tunnel and see the polar bears and seals swimming all around me. It was on of the greatest experiences from my childhood‚ and I want my children to be able to have the same experience. Polar bears are one of the most interesting
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A black bear is a large animal that have large home range and can be found throughout North America in more heavily habitats. Black Bears are North America’s most familiar and common bears.They most likely live in forests and are great tree climbers.They can also be found in mountain and swamp areas. In the Temperate forest biome precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. Varied temperatures (hot summers‚ cold winters). The plants tend to be broad-leaved and deciduous. The soil in this biome
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and ecosystems; polar bears are essentially the poster child for species impacted by Earth’s warming temperatures. “Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880‚” according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Polar bears depend on sea ice in the Arctic for all aspects of their life; global warming has caused a marked decrease in the polar ice. In May of 2008‚ polar bears were listed as a threatened
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A Bear Called Paddington Chapter one – Please Look After This Bear Summary Mr. and Mrs. Brown first meet Paddington on a railway platform while waiting for their daughter Judy. He is sitting on an old leather suitcase near the lost property office‚ wearing an unusual hat and a label round his neck which reads `Please Look After This Bear. Thank You’. He explains that he has been sent from Peru by his Aunt Lucy who has had to go into a home for retired bears. After a sticky adventure with some
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Gummy Bears in Space Statement of Problem How‚ Popsicle sticks and rubber bands‚ can you build something to launch a gummy bear? Hypothesis If I tie three Popsicle sticks in a certain way‚ and tighten rubber bands around them‚ when you pull the rubber bands they will create enough potential energy to launch a gummy bear. Variables Independent: Rubber bands and‚ the Popsicle sticks Dependent: The distance the gummy bear travels Materials and Procedures Materials: • 3 rubber bands
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John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life‚ his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear‚ Ted. I just want to state off hand that this is my first movie review‚ well other than just telling someone what I thought. So if you are looking for a well written‚ witty review then.. you might want to stop reading now. But since this movie
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The panda bear is one of the most endangered animals with only 800 to 1000 left in the world and is on the verge of extinction. Giant pandas are popular animals that most people have only ever seen on television and in pictures. But teams have been set up around the forests in China to help save the panda. This report will tell you facts about the panda and why it is endangered. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The physical appearance of the panda is very unique. The panda bear is black and
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The Right to Bear Arms Introduction The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads‚ "A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." ("Second Amendment to the United States Constitution"). Today‚ the interpretation of the amendment has polarized the American people among two different views (Greenslade‚ 2004). Those opposed to private ownership of firearms agrue that there
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