Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) belongs to the family Corvidae and the order Passeriformes (Cornell University‚ 2015). It is one of the most common birds to be sighted in the United States. It has a range that covers about 2/3 of North America (Johnson‚ 2011). Blue Jays tend to migrate only over short distances‚ and have never been observed anywhere south of the United States. Given their wide distribution pattern‚ many observations relating to their life history
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Many people around the world do not see that their wants and needs for natural resources are destroying the world and the environment. Although you hear about it all over the news‚ people do not realize that the littlest need can turn into a huge need‚ causing the resources to become slim to none. The need/want of natural resources by the society‚ is not only hurting the society‚ but also the biodiversity and the environment‚ which is shown in “The Lorax” and Easter’s End. The use of natural resources
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Mockingbirds Kendrick Sindt Block: 2 The Northern Mockingbird thrills people with its impressive vocal songs(Janssen). These tiny‚ gray birds put all their color into their personalities as they sing almost endlessly(All About Birds). This paper will give information about the Northern Mockingbirds characteristics‚ to their amazing singing abilities‚ how they interact with humans‚ and about their migratory patterns. Mockingbirds habitats are in areas with open ground and with shrubby
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In this set of materials‚ the reading passage describes the benefits of salvage logging‚ while the listening passage describes the harmful effects of it. The reading passage describes that due to the damage that occurs in forests as a result of fires and storms through the northwestern of the United States‚ a technique known as salvage logging is developed. It has beneficial effects on both forests and economy. First‚ fire cause the death of trees that if they are not removed‚ there will be no vacant
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The amazing Easter Island is an ancient civilization that started in 700 ad. It slowly grew into a great civilization in that time. The lorax is a movie about a man cutting down trees. It too was a great civilization but it was fictional. How do these two come together you ask hopefully u well know the answer to this question. First‚ the lorax is a fictional movie and book created by Dr. Seuss. It’s a story about a man that sees an opportunity to make money by cutting down trees and making thneeds
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Military macaws are typically inhabitants of forests in central and northern regions of South America and parts of Mexico. They are named after the military uniform‚ thanks to the resemblance of their green hued plumage. Even though they are unguarded and exposed to attacks in the wild‚ they fit the bill of an ideal pet. Due to its appearance‚ it is often confused with the great green macaw which is comparatively larger in size. Being one of the largest in the parrot family‚ they measure around
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Deforestation is a real threat to Haiti; its rapid occurrence has caused significant problems. In 1923 forests covered 60% of the land‚ in 2006 there was less than 2% of forest left. Haiti gets 77.3% of its electricity from burning fossil fuels; wood and charcoal. Its rapid population growth‚ poor agricultural practices and excessive wood harvesting has meant that 97% of the island is deforested with extensive soil erosion. Soil erosion has lowered the productivity of land decreasing agricultural
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The Greenbelt Movement Kappreccia Davis Grantham University The Greenbelt Movement Wangari Maathai is a smart and courageous woman she has helped her community and inspired the world in so many ways. She has helped the environment become much stronger and heathier so her people can leave better and won’t have to suffer. In my essay I’m going to talk about how she helped them and what work she did to make the environment better place to live.to make the forest more sustainably and how the
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Deciduous Forests INTRODUCTION A deciduous forest‚ simply described is a forest that is leafless during the winter. Eury species make up this type of forest‚ meaning that the species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern latitudes‚ the growing season is short causing the trees to be leafless the majority of the year. The deciduous forest is subjected to distinct weather cycles and temperature shifts. In this area of the northeast we experience four distinct seasons‚ and
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