The Rhinoceros The rhinoceros is a big‚ archaic looking mammal that dates back to the Miocene era millions of years ago. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size. We get two types of Rhinos in South Africa‚ namely: Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum. The White Rhino: The white rhino’s name originates from the Dutch "weit‚" which means wide‚ a position to its wide‚ square hush adapted for grazing. The white rhino‚ which
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The Poaching and Eating of Animals Benjamin L. VanDyke GEO 150 6/22/2010 Tim G. Buchanan Poaching is the hunting or killing of animals that are not either in season to be hunted or are protected by animal rights laws. There are many hunting laws and seasons that one has to comply with in their own country. Many countries have outlawed the hunting of animals that are close to extinction. Other countries; such as the United States use hunting to control the numbers of animals whose numbers are
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Oritory Speech On Poaching Jesse Hults 6/07/15 Today I will be disscssing a very important topic for many people in this world and country. This problem is often looked past‚ when really there needs to be something done about it. This topic just happens to be poaching. Now poaching is not just a problem here in the U.S. but a worldwide problem. Africa has the biggest poaching problem in the world due to the animals that live there because there body parts are worth alot of money. Ivory is a
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Poaching in Africa is extremely likely to happen sadly. Most poaching happens in Zimbabwe‚ which is a country in Africa. The second country with the most poaching is Kenya‚ which is also in Africa. More than half of the worlds poaching happens in Africa because there are a lot of rare‚ iconic animals that resides there. Poaching is a deadly and horrific crime against the wildlife that happens worldwide for years. Wildlife officials say that legal hunters kill tens of millions of animals each and
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Poaching affects animals all over the world‚ but it has taken many cultures too long to realize what is happening to our wildlife population. For example‚ “Over the past 40 years alone‚ nearly 52 percent of the world’s wildlife have been wiped out of existence.”("10 Shocking Facts About How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Drives Species Extinction." One Green Planet. May. 22‚ 2016). Some species that are being killed by this terrible act include‚ but are not excluded to elephants‚ tigers‚ sharks‚ rhinos
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Hunting is an extremely controversial topic in the U.S. There are many people that support hunting and think that it is an acceptable thing to do. There are also many people who are strongly opposed to hunting and think that it should be banned. Both groups of people have very good reasons to support their belief. For example‚ people that are against hunting say that hunting is bad for the environment because many animals are getting killed. Some hunters will kill an animal and not even eat the
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Imagine you were in war‚ and you are getting shot at. Think about it how you would react. There are many types of scenarios where you could be attacked in different ways. Or if you were trophy hunting. It can save animal populations and is just as enjoyable. Killing another is justifiable by military ethics‚ hunting‚ and in the case of George and Lennie. In the case of hunting for trophy‚ it should be justifiable because it can help save wildlife by limiting the amount of killing and keeping
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The short story “The Tiger’s Heart” by Jim Kjelgaard follows Pepe Garcia‚ a master of his village in pursuit of a tiger who has terrorized his village. Pepe has many motivations as to why he is hunting the tiger which include pride‚ money‚ admiration‚ and because he is a hunter. Throughout the story‚ Pepe puts great emphasis that owning a rifle makes a man the “master” of his village‚ yet when he needed it most‚ the rifle fails. You would think that a normal man would lose all motivation and drive
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The plain zebra lives in a grassland of southern and eastern Africa. The plain zebras are herbivores meaning they only eat plants. They mostly spend their whole day eating grass‚ leaves‚ and stems. When it starts to get dry zebras will travel a great distance in order to find food or water. The black and white stripes make the zebra most recognized animal in the world. This animal is the way it is because of the stripes it makes it stand out of the rest of its common ancestors. An important fact
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Hunters should hunt for food‚ not just for the thrill of it. The number of animals in the world has declined by 95 percent in the last century. Some hunters kill just for fun. Hunting for fun is different than hunting for food. If a person is doing it for fun it is just killing an animal that did not do anything to them. Some animals that are extinct are tigers‚ rare leopards‚ deer‚ and a lot of other animals . Hunting just for trophies is wrong. when you hunt you should hunt for food‚ not just
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