mainly consists of sal‚ haldu‚ pipal‚ rohini and mango trees‚ and these trees cover almost 73 per cent of the park. The 10 per cent of the area consists of grasslands. It houses around 110 tree species‚ 50 species of mammals‚ 580 bird species and 25 reptile species. The park is located between 29°25’ to 29°39’N latitude and 78°44’ to 79°07’E longitude.[8] The average altitude of the region ranges between 360 m (1‚181 ft) and 1‚040 m (3‚412 ft).[3] It has numerous ravines‚ ridges‚ minor streams and
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the Douglas fir‚ western red cedar and western hemlock trees. There are also small trees like the dogwood and vine maple‚ and shrubs and vines. The animals in the temperate rain forest biome are squirrels‚ wood rats deer‚ moose and amphibians and reptiles. Humans have edible plants‚ several kind of berries‚ and edible mushrooms along with animals for nutrition. Temperate rain forest supply plenty of wood including lumber and
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in alveoli. Reptiles X-ray video of a female American alligator while breathing. The anatomical structure of the lungs is less complex in reptiles than in mammals‚ with reptiles lacking the very extensive airway tree structure found in mammalian lungs. Gas exchange in reptiles still occurs in alveoli however‚ reptiles do not possess a diaphragm. Thus‚ breathing occurs via a change in the volume of the body cavity which is controlled by contraction of intercostal muscles in all reptiles except turtles
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Poaching Poaching‚ as defined by Webster‚ is the illegal practice of trespassing on another’s property to hunt or steal game without the landowner’s permission. Today‚ that definition seems slightly vague as the nature of poaching has changed drastically in recent years. Poaching is an ever growing epidemic that plagues every continent of this world. Animals of every type are pursued for a variety of economic reasons despite the ecological consequences associated with disrupting the natural
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Birds The earliest birds of which we have any record were descended from reptiles and lived about a hundred and thirty million years ago. These first birds had tails like lizards and teeth in their jaws. Over a period of many millions of years‚ the wings developed at the expense of the tail and the teeth disappeared. Thus birds as we know the today have evolved. They now differ very much from reptiles and it is only because of the research of zoologists one hundred years ago‚ that they were
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Student Name: Professor Name: Class Name: Date: A Brief Analysis of “The First Account of Creation” The myth “The First Account of Creation” describes the story presented in the Biblical book of Genesis‚ in which God creates the world (sky‚ water‚ land) and everything in the world‚ including plants‚ animals‚ and people. The myth is focused on several key ideas‚ primarily that God is the creator of everything and is responsible for dictating what his creation can do in order to survive (multiply;
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cats than any other country in the world. In facts‚ India includes more than 120 families of terrestrial vertebrates. It has been estimated that there are more than 400 species of mammals‚ 1200 species of Birds‚ more than 350 Species of Reptiles and more that 29‚70‚000 species of insects in India. REASONS FOR WILD LIFE
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The Comparison and Contraction Between Various Skin Cells By: Michael McDaniel‚ Latoya Gates‚ Cristy Barfield‚ and Danielle Chapelle Abstract During this experiment we planned to compare and contrast human cheek cells of a variety of age groups‚ different stages of skin‚ and difference in species. We wanted to see if age could correlate to cell structure and size‚ if animal and human cells differed and if epidermal and cheek cells could differ in shape‚ size‚ and color. The age groups that
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Kevin Shane Cantley Dorothy Dimeling English Composition 101 March 7‚ 2007 Banff National Park‚ the oldest National Park in Canada‚ is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. “There are many resorts and lodges for tourists‚ one being an upscale accommodation designed in the likeness of a Scottish baronial castle.” (Mobile 5) Banff National Park is 6‚641 square kilometers of mountain landscape. “The snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies reflect mirror images
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The Loch Ness Monster: Fact or fiction? This question seems simple enough‚ but there so many factors that must be weighed that the actual answer is much harder to give. For a legend as old as the monster is‚ fact and lore blur into one story that any interested party must sift through before they have any hope of understanding of the truth about the Loch Ness Monster. There is no definitive proof for or against the existence of the Loch Ness Monster‚ but the few facts that do exist suggest it is
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