The Taung child was found with the whole face and lower jaw complete with many teeth (Figure 2). As well‚ most of the cranium portion was intact with a natural endocast of the braincase (Dart‚ 1925). Only in very rare cases does a fossil have an endocast. Dart focused on the features of the brain because he saw signs of cerebral advancement towards humans. The foramen magnum was positioned upright from the spinal cord which is present in bipedal locomotion in an upright position. When the foramen
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Chamois Body Structure and Symmetry A chamois is a graceful animal in the bovidae family‚ which is the family of mammals with cloven-hooves. Like most mammals‚ chamois’s have bilateral symmetry. When each side of the animal are the same and both sides of the animal can mirror each other‚ you have bilateral symmetry. The average chamois’s height is about two and a half feet. However‚ the female and male’s chamois weight are different. Male chamois’s weight ranges from about sixty-six pounds to one
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Associate Level Material Lemurs in Madagascar Assignment View the “Lemurs in Madagascar – Surviving on an Island of Change” video. Using the information found in this video‚ and in Ch. 5 and 6 of Visualizing Environmental Science‚ answer the following questions in 25 to 100 words each. 1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of at least one of these biomes. Use the textbook for biome examples. Madagascar has several biomes on the island. It has man-made grasslands
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Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence. My Father If living in an ever -changing world has thought me anything‚ its beauty can be found almost anywhere‚ at a given time. I find inspiration rather difficult to define‚ and it’s never been something that I’m considering at ever moment. I’ve always been an observer‚ someone who mentally records every detail of every moment; the scents‚ the emotions‚ and the movement. But if I had to choose an inspiration
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Howie The Gorilla Nehemiah Tynes Day One It all started when our neighbor‚ Mrs. Longbottom‚ asked Jimmy‚ Peter‚ and me to babysit her pet gorilla. Ms. Longbottom had an immense amount of wild animals‚ including tigers‚ lions‚ and elephants. One night‚ we went over to the Longbottom’s house. It was old and rustic. When I looked in the backyard‚ I saw a big hole in the ground. It was about thirty feet deep. I looked around for Howie. Then I heard a big roar. It was coming from upstairs
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Local to the Southern Senegal‚ Uganda‚ Western Tanzania‚ and along the Northern Congo River‚ the Chimpanzee today is an endangered African species that is a close relative to modern humans‚ sharing 98% of genes (Chimpanzee 1). As described by the African Wildlife Foundation‚ the chimpanzee is a forest dweller that lives in communities of up to 150 individuals (Chimpanzee 1). Approximately 300‚000 individuals exist today in the wild. Thanks to their intelligence and strong communities‚ Chimpanzees
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If you want a bird who can talk‚ a Quaker parrot is the one you’re looking for because parrot Quaker training is easy. It is a fast-learner‚ develops a bond with the owner and loves to be around people. Results would be better if just one member of the family would teach a parrot how to talk. Even so‚ you can hear the bird imitating the other members of the family as well. Have you seen a Quaker parrot up close? It is a mid-sized engaging parrot‚ growing to around 1 foot in length. A Quaker parrots’
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The Cross River Gorillas are subspecies of the western gorilla. They are the most northern and western form of gorillas. Having only a predicted 250 remaining‚ they are the worlds rarest great apes. Cross River Gorillas can be found in the forested hills and mountains of the Cameroon-Nigeria border region at the headwaters of the Cross River. They are herbivorous‚ with fruit comprising most of their diet. Their behavior is very distinct. Cross River Gorillas are mainly omnivorous. They eat mainly
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Andrew Hilgers The Great Apes Orangutans Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Males usually weigh about 90 kg‚ while females range from 30-50. Orangutans are a red/orange color. Their arms are a lot longer than their legs. They have 2 m long arms‚ so they could touch the ground if they were standing on 2 legs. There are two types of male orangutans. There is a flanged and an unflanged. Flanged male orangutans have large‚ flat cheeks that are very wide. These special cheeks
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Gorillas in the Mist is the incredible story of Dian Fossey‚ an American Primatologist who spent the prime of her life studying and tracking gorillas. Throughout the story‚ she tells of the hardships that she had to face in order to study these magnificent creatures. At one point‚ when she was just beginning to get deep into her research and make incredible studies‚ all of her work was destroyed by a local militia and she was forced to leave the area. However‚ despite all of this‚ she refused to
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