Project Pig. (n) Any of several mammals of the family Suidae‚ having short legs‚ cloven hooves‚ bristly hair‚ and a cartilaginous snout used for digging‚ especially the domesticated hog‚ Sus scrofa domesticus‚ when young or of comparatively small size. Even though a pig is one animal‚ they have several symbolic meanings. The various meanings of pigs change from region or culture though. In an earlier culture such as the Ancient Egyptians the pig was a symbol for fertility. Here‚ the pig was sacred
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Guinea Pigs Of all our favorite little furry creatures‚ guinea pigs are among the lesser known. Dogs‚ cats‚ hamsters‚ and even rats are thought of before the guinea pig. But where do they come from? Are they good pets? What are guinea pigs anyway? Often‚ people have the false assumption that guinea pigs are just large hamsters‚ but they are actually very different. Guinea pigs originally come from the grasslands‚ mountains‚ and forests in South America. In the wild‚ guinea pigs live in herds of
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion Spencer Thompson CHT 3OI Mr. Figueira December 17‚ 2011 On April 17‚ 1961‚ in Cuba‚ the United States of America was meant to be a part of an attack. Very many people were killed and the whole plan turned to utter failure. There are many embarrassing situations in United States’ history such as the Japanese-American Internment during World War II. From failure to overthrow
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“Forgive your enemies‚ but never forget their names.” The Bay of Pigs invasion started when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba‚ it led to the United States involvement to push Castro from power‚ and ended with the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion to stop communism. First‚ let’s discuss the start of the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1959‚ Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was
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The original fairy tale is about three little pigs who all build houses‚ the first one of straw‚ the second one of sticks‚ and the third one of bricks. After these houses are built‚ a wolf comes and blows down the straw and stick houses‚ eating the pigs within. However‚ when the wolf comes to the third pig’s house of bricks‚ he is unable to blow it down and eat the third little pig. The wolf tries to trick the third pig into leaving his house‚ but after failing multiple times he tries to enter the
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Exploration of the Anatomy of a Fetal Pig and Its Organs Through Dissection Written by Jason Camacho Contributors: Anthony Camiccia Ivy Topzands Aleksandra Ivanova J.Immel‚ Ph.D. Introduction Many scientists are experts when it comes to the placement of the organs in the human and animal body. Scientists can point anywhere and name the organ closest to it‚ but how do the scientists know exactly where each organ is? How do the scientists know the number of organs that are in your body
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FETAL PIG ESSAY Through the dissection of the fetal pig‚ we were able to compare and contrast the structure and functions of the organs to those of a human. We dissected the pig and observed all the exterior and interior structures. The fetal pig’s structure was almost identical to the human body. Since humans and pigs are both mammals‚ it can be very useful to study the fetal pig. We dissected the pig so that we should see the skeletal and organ structures that we learned about in class. Because
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Hamster and guinea pigs ESSAY: Hamsters and guinea pigs are two completely different animals. The most obvious difference is that hamsters are very small; they can fit in the palm of your hand. Guinea pigs are much larger‚ generally weighs around 3 pounds or so when fully grown. Hamsters are native to Europe and Asia while the guinea pig is native to South America. That’s one difference which shows they are not related. Although the two eat approximately the same foods‚ the guinea pig is much larger
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Dissection of the Respiratory System of the Fetal Pig Inferior to the Larynx Dissection is an art. We must carefully and accurately dissect the pig so we can identify all important parts. We must use caution when carrying and cleaning sharp dissection tools. Dissection must help us to get to figure out specific parts of the organ that we need. In general‚ dissection in biology lab will help us to see of how all the systems get together in an entire organism. We will get to see how
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I say the third pig in the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs is admirable because he is brave‚ hard-working‚ and above all extremely intelligent pig. Those are the three reasons I say the third little pig is admirable. The first reason the third pig is because he is brave. He didn’t cower in fear when the wolf was at his doorstep saying‚ “I’m going to get you and your brothers.” He stood up to the wolf and gave his brothers shelter when the big bad wolf was coming for him and his brothers. He
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