The tropical rainforest is a hot‚ moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The World’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America‚ Africa‚ and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests
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Hung Sau Chun (Rosanna) Dr. Ki Magdalen ENGL 3056 24 November 2014 Classical Detective Story─ A subversive genre of the Victorian America Detective novel has been under the limelight since eighteenth century when the genre of classical detective fiction was born‚ then the development of detective story has undergone the school of Golden Age and hard-boiled until now. With its prevalence among the society‚ critics have been drawn toward whether the genre of detective story could help sustain or
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the choice between using two tools‚ a hooked wire‚ and the other a straight wire‚ to snag a piece of meat from inside a tube. He also argued that animals have self-awareness. New studies at the Washington National Zoo show when given a mirror an orangutan named Chantek used it to groom his teeth and adjust his sunglasses‚ showing a sense of self. Rifkin also uses pathos to make his argument clear‚ convincing‚ and engaging. In his argument he gives the
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thereby enhancing depth perception. The physiology of female primates has evolved to be able to support a longer gestational period than most other mammals their size. Humans have a gestational period of about 280 days which is comparable to chimps‚ orangutans and gorillas. The smaller primates such as the lemurs and baboons have somewhat shorter gestational periods. Primates also have a longer lifespan than other mammals their size. Finally‚ primates are social animals and they spend a great amount
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While his original story contains some unbelievable details such as the animals in the lifeboat‚ orangutans floating on bananas‚ and the carnivorous meerkat island‚ it is still a story of survival‚ be it fact or fiction. Both versions of the story depict astonishing courage‚ a will to live‚ and an end to a 227 day journey. As Pi recounts his time on
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Throughout my zoo experience I did observe some unique and different behaviors that would most likely not occur in the wild. Since I watched the gibbons the longest I have much information on them. On behavioral difference it is based on the environment since now they are swinging on symmetrical poles and no longer tree branches. I’m sure they are less cautious of breaking branches and do not even different sized branches or limbs. As I have researched I have discovered that many gibbons‚ because
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hypocrisy doesn’t stop here. Rifkin’s arguments against animal experimentation are supported by scientific studies conducted through the very same animal experimentation! From the laboratory crows (7) to the freak-show gorilla (8)‚ to the imprisoned orangutan (10)‚ Rifkin seems to support animal abuse only when he benefits from it. The same can be said about animal rights activists in general. Ingrid Newkirk‚ the President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)‚ once told Vogue magazine:
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aspect. The article pertaining to the topic of Palm Oil; reveals the negative effects of deforestation. The islands of Borneo and Sumatra are considered the focused areas for Palm Oil collection. The deforestation of these islands have brought Orangutans on the endangered list‚ but these species aren’t the only ones endangered. The Sumatran tiger‚ elephant and rhino are considered critically endangered; which makes the Palm Oil industry the “single most immediate threat to the greatest number of
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Edgar Allen Poe In Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories‚ The Cask of the Amontillado‚ Hop-Frog‚ and The Tell-Tale Heart‚ the themes of gruesome revenge‚ dark setting‚ and narrator as a witness come out. Throughout the stories Poe writes about some very dark plots with horrific revenge themes. All of them can be justified to a point‚ but more so they can be argued to be unjustified. In The Cask of the Amontillado‚ the main character is Montresor. He is also the narrator of the story. You learn that
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will include specific animals in his prayers‚ such as the zebra aboard his lifeboat‚ and the first fish that he ever killed. With Pi keeping his ritual prayers going‚ it helped him to survive. He made comparisons between that of Orange Juice‚ the orangutan‚ and the Virgin Mary‚ and would also often bring up Jesus on the cross. Truly‚ Pi’s religious faith remained strong throughout his journey on the Pacific Ocean. Character List Nikhil Patel (Nick) Usha Patel The Hyena The Zebra Orange
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