"Brazen Killing of Rhinos Reignites Fears of Poaching" An act of cowardice and pure malice was displayed when four black rhino’s were recently slaughtered at a national park in Nairobi‚ Kenya. A thirteen-year-old calf and its mother were among two of the fifty-one black rhinos at Tsavo East National Park to have been murdered. The slaying of black rhino’s by poachers has been an epidemic that has increased within the recent years. The population of the black rhino’s had been decreasing in
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The future of South Africa Predicting the future development of South Africa has become increasingly difficult due to radical changes that have occurred in the last few decades. These changes have left South Africa in a state of social and economical unrest. The largest of these changes was the abolishment of Apartheid. This allowed for black vote‚ and thus in 1994 a black government. This lead to black empowerment‚ which was subjugated for hundreds of years. This however created a new series of
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Amur Leopard Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera pardus Subspecies: P. p. orientalis Conservation Status: ➠ Critically Endangered Appearance: Amur leopards are much smaller than tigers‚ with males weighing 50-60 kg‚ and females a lighter 30-35 kg‚ with body length reaching about 1.5 m. Though the Amur leopard is similar in stature and strength to other leopards‚ there are differences between
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Burmese Pythons Have you ever seen a Burmese Python? Well‚ they are beautiful animals‚ but also very dangerous. People are buying them as pets and turn them loose in Florida. There is going to be a big change in the local animals and the ecosystems. The pythons are very large animals. They can grow up to 20ft and can weight up to 200lbs.They are also having a python challenge. Whoever brings in the biggest or most pythons they could win up to 1‚500$. This challenge is not safe because one of these
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Bald eagle is a glorious bird of victim that is inhabitant to the North America. This royal eagle is not actually bald; white plumes wrap its head. The beginning of the name "bald" is from an archaic English word meaning white. Bald eagle has been the national symbol of the United State of America since 1782. Habitat of Bald eagle: The bald eagle lives mostly near the rivers and huge lakes‚ as it seizes most of its food in the water of rivers or lakes. Diet of Bald eagle: Bald eagle is carnivore
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Rare and much more fascinating than any other snake in its biome the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is a heavy bodied snake with a rectangular shaped head and two dark diagonal lines on each side of its face running from the eyes to its jaws. With its dark diamond shaped patterned back and black and white bands just above its rattles. This intriguing and luring skin texture is pretty to look at however it is a venomous pit viper found in the southwest. Their name
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African Elephants By: Annabelle Ward Did you know that when an African Elephant drinks‚ they suck as much as two gallons of water into its trunk at a time. Did you like that? Keep reading to hear awesome and cool facts that make you go wow. Here we go... I see that you decided to read this‚ let’s hear some more cool facts about African Elephants. An African Elephant’s trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long! Since African elephants live where the sun is usually blazing hot‚ they
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There once was a brave little duck. This duck had no name‚ so let’s just call him ducky. Ducky always thought the jungle was a marvelous place‚ where flora and fauna of all kinds are everywhere. So when he was old enough he went to the jungle‚ with only a compass ‚ all by himself. He had to cross many South American countries‚ but he was about to track one of the most dangerous animals out there‚ The black Panther! Into the jungle he went‚ and found many signs the panther was around that area‚
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Kenya is a landlocked country in the continent of South Africa. It is surrounded by five countries. Kenya is a popular destination for tourists travelling to Africa as it offers tourists camel safaris‚ trekking‚ game fishing‚ white water rafting‚ ballooning‚ diving‚ wind surfing and donkey safaris. The major ecotourist attraction in Africa is one of the 40 national parks in Kenya that offer an insight into the lives of animals and their habitat. Unfortunately‚ 70% of national parks and game reserves
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1. Is this a pictograph or a petroglyph? What is the difference between the two? What particular cultural group does it belong to? Who is depicted and what does he symbolize? The picture in the question is an example of a petroglyph. Petroglyph is a form of rock art that is made by carving into the stone‚ whereas a pictograph is painted onto the stone. Kokopelli is depicted in the petroglyph above. He is a fertility figure in the Anasazi tribe. He is a symbol of the agriculture god of Southwest
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