In 2004 a group of scientists found the partial skeleton of a new human species we had never seen before. Researchers called the remains LB1‚ also nicknamed the hobbit due to its small size. It was first believed that this new species‚ Homo floresiensis‚ was a descendent of Homo erectus that had simply dwarfed over time due to limited access to resources. However‚ newer studies have highlighted some of the more primitive characteristics of LB1‚ which lead scientists to believe that the hobbits branched
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How long can a Anaconda get? The average length of a Green Anaconda is about 20-30ft. Which is almost the length of a school bus! It weighs about 550 lbs or 249 kg. Which is the weight of a piano. The heaviest and one of the biggest snakes extent snake species in South America. The Green Anaconda’s classification would be a reptile‚ but higher up a anaconda. The green anaconda’s physical traits‚ environment‚ and other interesting facts distinguish the from other snakes. A Green Anaconda is kinda
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The purpose for this essay is to state the 3 main plots in the American Born Chinese. The first one is the stereotypes that are in the book. Next the transformation that some characters go through out the story. And finally the accepting of themselves for who or what they are. One of the main plots in American Born Chinese is racial stereotypes. The main example of stereotypes is Jin Wang. He is expected to be good at every subject because he is Chinese. Also when he was made fun of him because
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Red pandas resemble raccoons and because of that‚ red pandas are about 42 inches long‚ including the long‚ bushy tail.The red panda has soft thick fur that’s a rich reddish brown above the black fur underneath. The face is white‚ with a stripe of reddish brown from each eye to the corners of the mouth‚ and the bushy tail is red with a little white at the end. The tail 30 to 50 cm long. They weigh between seven and 14 pounds. Their soft‚ dense fur covers their entire body‚even the bottom of their
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A farmer returns from the market‚ where he bought a she-goat‚ a cabbage and a wolf (what a crazy market :-). On the way home he must cross a river. His boat is small and won’t fit more than one of his purchases. He cannot leave the she-goat alone with the cabbage (because the she-goat would eat it)‚ nor he can leave the she-goat alone with the wolf (because the she-goat would be eaten). How can the farmer get everything on the other side in this river crossing puzzleThree missionaries and three
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TOPIC: The physical characteristics of the Australopithecus hominid. The first Australopithecus hominid (later named Australopithecus africanus) was discovered in by an anatomy professor in Johannesburg‚ South Africa named Raymond Dart in 1924. Prof. Dart initially discovered a five year old skull and it was unlike that of an ape’s he had ever seen. According to!!!!!!!!!‚ Studying the skull‚ he made the following discoveries: -The skull had “ape-like” features -had a projecting face -small brain
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Teeth are one of the most important features of our body. Teeth are comprised of hard‚ bony structures in the mouths of humans primarily used to chew food. Teeth are the body’s hardest‚ most durable organlong after bones and flesh have dissolved‚ archaeologists find well-preserved teeth from humans and other animals that lived thousands of years ago. Humans use teeth to tear‚ grind‚ and chew food in the first step of digestion‚ enabling enzymes and lubricants released in the mouth to
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In The Dietary Adaptations of European Miocene Catarrhines journal report‚ written by researchers Peter S. Ungar and Richard F. Kay‚ the findings show that the European Miocene apes varied greatly in their dietary consumption in comparison to modern apes. This was done by Ungar and Fay analyzing the development of the molar shearing crest found in the jaws of Miocene hominid specimens found in Europe. One helpful piece of information that helped shaped this research is knowing how folivorous apes
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Life History of Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Panthera onca (Linnaeus‚ 1758) Kala Rene John BIO 1301 Biology of Animals Laboratory Fall 2013 Professor Jerry L. Farris Arkansas State University General Appearance Panthera onca is the largest feline in the New World (Seymour 1989). The felid is closely related to the leopard (Panthera pardus) in most senses but differs in many areas such as size. P. onca has a larger average body size‚ approximately 1.12 m to 1
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We can wiggle them‚ we can wave‚ use a pencil‚ play patty cake‚ use them to squeeze‚ push‚ pull‚ throw and a catch a ball‚ use them to type‚ use them to draw‚ and hold onto things that our special to us; the things most take for granted are our hands. Can you imagine your life without hands? Watching a young child go through life without the use of her hands? Said child not knowing what sand really feels like running through your fingers‚ to build their fine hand muscles to squeeze and push and pull
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