The Lonely boy in the Forest: I believe it was mid-afternoon when mother and I decided to have a picnic lunch near the forest. The sun smiled at us with its golden radiance‚ and the scarlet poppies greeted us as me and mother set our picnic on the flower bed. “Simply lovely today‚ isn’t it Charles?” mother asked as the two of us rolled out the checkered picnic blanket and finally gave our feet some rest. “Yeah.” I replied in a tranquil yet blue voice. “Oh
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distance buses. Qat‚ or chat‚ or tchat (pronounced chart)‚ also known by its scientific name of catha edulis is a plant cultivated in the highland regions of eastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Grown at altitudes of 1500m to 2800m‚ the 2m shrubs are grown mainly in Ethiopia‚ Yemen and Kenya (where it is known as Miraa). From Ethiopia‚ it is exported daily by truck to neighbouring Somaliland and Djibouti. It is banned in Eritrea. The consumption of Qat brings about feelings of euphoria
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of our modern medicines originate from tropical forest plants. For instance‚ the rosy periwinkle‚ found in Madagascar‚ is used to cure leukemia‚ while the anti-malarial drug quinine is taken from the bark of the Andean cinchona tree. The rauvolfa shrub found in Asian and African forests is used to cure high blood pressure and mental illness. Rainforest could hold the cure too many more diseases if we would stop deforestation. Rain forest maintain water cycle is concern for another reason
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maple trees‚ walnut trees‚ birch trees‚ dogwoods‚ redbuds‚ azaleas‚ mountain laurel‚ huckleberries‚ blue bead lily‚ indian cucumber‚ linchens‚ and mosses. These different plants are divided into several layers including the forest canopy‚ small tree‚ shrubs‚ herbs‚ and floor tier. There are also a wide variety of animals that live in the temperate forest region including insects and spiders‚ wolves‚ foxes‚ bears‚ coyotes‚ bobcats‚ mountain lions‚ eagles‚ rabbits‚ deer‚ skunks‚ squirrels‚ raccoons‚
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Intro: Cattle‚ formally known as cows‚ are the most common type of large domesticated farm animal. Cows provide people with meat‚ milk‚ and leather. They have been useful animals since human existence. Cows have four stomachs‚ which allows them to take nutrition out of the variety of habitats they eat from. Habitat: Domesticated cattle in America - the female heifers and cows‚ and male bulls and steers - also including the bison and oxen‚ often live in the grasslands. Most of their day is spent
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Some of the damage the rats cause is the disruption of pollination. The rats eat the seeds and seedlings of plants‚ preventing the possibility of new growth. Many types of palms and shrubs on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean have gone extinct. The seeds of the palm trees were recently discovered to have been gnawed on by rats (Dobson‚ 2006). Rats are capable of destroying 30% of crops annually (Rattus‚ 2017). Aside from seeds‚ rats
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(2)‚ but let’s be honest who doesn’t love pandas. According to the Smithsonian National Zoo the color of their fur serves as camouflage. Sloth Bears live in a variety of dry and moist forests and in some tall grasslands‚ where boulders‚ scattered shrubs and trees provide shelter. Their range includes India‚ Sri Lanka and southern Nepa (1). Unlike the Giant panda‚ the Sloth bears have shaggy‚ dusty-black coats. Both Panda bears and Sloth bears are known to be solitary animals (1)(2)‚ but some sloth
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2. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Rose of China‚ China Rose‚ Shoe Black Plant. The species of hibiscus which seems to have the greatest number of variants is Hibiscus rosa sinensis. These plants appear to have innumerable variations in colour and shape in both single and double forms‚ due to the interest in these plants by early hibiscus fanciers who hybridised Hibiscus rosa-sinensis with other compatible species. Ross Gast in his Genetic History of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis traces the early movement
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a bacterial infection that is transmitted to the human species by a tick bite. It is rare disease but can be a serious disease if not treated properly. The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever occurs when ticks are active in the warmer seasons of spring and summer. It is caused by a variety of ticks‚ depending on where you live. The bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii that causes RMSF is transmitted by the dog tick in the eastern United
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have been used traditionally to help cure illnesses‚ diseases‚ and some ailments. As time pass by‚ the availability of herbal medicines is getting wide and is being used in the field of medicine and one of them is the Lagundi. Lagundi is a shrub that grows in the Philippines. It is an herbal medicine known to heal cough‚ colds and other common respiratory illnesses. Studies have shown that Lagundi can prevent the body’s production of Leukotines which are released during an asthma attack
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