OCELOT} Leopardus pardalis FAMILY: Felidae DESCRIPTION: One of the smaller wild cats‚ but one of the fiercest. The ocelot is a medium-sized‚ spotted cat. It grows to about three feet long‚ not including its tail‚ and weighs around 30 pounds. It is described as crepuscular and nocturnal‚ spending the day resting under heavy brush. WHAT IMPORTANTACE DOES AN OCELOT HAS TO AND ECONOMY People pay money to see animals in a zoo and if an Ocelot is in the zoo it brings in revenue. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
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At first‚ corn was only a garden curiosity in Europe‚ but it soon began to be recognized as a valuable food crop. Within a few years‚ it spread throughout France‚ Italy‚ and all of southeastern Europe and northern Africa. By 1575‚ it was making its way into western China‚ and had become important in the Philippines and the East Indies. Although corn is indigenous to the western hemisphere‚ its exact birthplace is far less certain. Archeological evidence of corn’s early presence in the western hemisphere
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The House of Mapuhi‚ Jack London Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines‚ the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze‚ and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water‚ a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide‚ twenty miles in circumference‚ and from three to five feet above high-water mark. On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell‚ and from the deck of the schooner‚ across the slender
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Chocolate can be bittersweet‚ and we don’t mean literally. Although chocolate has many benefits to your health‚ some facts about how chocolate is made may make you want to munch on a different snack‚ or at least lower your chocolate intake. Dark chocolate has more cacao (the beans that chocolate are made from) and less sugar than other chocolates‚ so it is considered healthier than milk and white chocolate. Dark chocolate contains lots of antioxidants that help the cardiovascular system by
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2012 Unilever Fact Sheet Our vision Our €1bn + Brands Our Purpose Share listings as a % of identified capital Unilever’ TSR position to the peer group To make sustainable living commonplace. We work to create a better future every day‚ with brands and services that help people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life. Our first priority is to our consumers – then out customers‚ employees‚ suppliers & communities. When we fulfill our responsibilities to them‚ our
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The house of the scorpion The term extraordinary can apply to many things. The definition of extraordinary is an object that is “very unusual and deserving attention”. The House of the Scorpion deserves to be called extraordinary because it spins a masterful literary web that will not set you free until you finish the last page with a satisfied sigh. Because of the moralistic issues she cunningly weaves into the book‚ the excellent literary language‚ and her cautionary take on the future‚ Farmer
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Creatine: The Facts and the Fiction There are many different opinions people have when a conversation about creatine comes up. If one doesn’t know what creatine is‚ it is a popular dietary supplement taken mostly by many athletes around the world. The main problem people have with creatine is its safety. Some people say that it is very harmful to the body‚ while others will say that it is completely stable. The truth is that it is both; one just has to be smart about buying and taking it. There
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GMOs: The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Facts A topic of controversy in the past couple of years has been genetically modified organisms or GMOs for short. Many people disagree on whether or not GMOs benefit or threatens society and whether or not they are actually harmful to the human body. In this essay‚ I will delve into the both sides of the argument as well as what exactly GMOs are. The first article is called The Truths About GMOs by Pamela Ronald. The article poses the benefits of GMOs. The author
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Schroder house Subsequent to the First World War in 1924‚ De Stijl group (known for simplicity of forms) designed a free flowing private residence for Mrs Truus Schroder Schrader. The Schroder house consists of horizontal and vertical planes are coloured in indistinct red‚ blue‚ yellow‚ white‚ and black; an environment where Mondrian’s fine art work comes to life. The co-designer of the Schroder house - Gerrit Rietveld‚ born in 1888 (the maker of the red blue chair)‚ became a member of De Stijl
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Carly Gillock English 111 Synthesis Paper April 3‚ 2011 Animal Abuse Facts Animal cruelty basically refers to any act of violence‚ brutality or even neglect directed towards any animals. It includes abuse‚ use of animals in sports such as animal fights and also where animals are denied the basic necessities of food‚ water and shelter. This denial of basic requirements is called neglect and it also includes denial of basic care facilities such as veterinary care. This neglect may be because
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