Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are
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Did you know turtles can breathe through their butts? Now‚ I know this may sound weird‚ but it is true. Turtles are a species that have adapted to their environments in a way that allows them to breathe in three different ways‚ one of which is through their butts. This whole butt breathing adaptation is part of the aquatic turtles’ evolution. Apart from breathing through their butts there are two other ways turtles can breathe. The first way is the one most used among all creatures: through their
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Our Earth is a living organism–an enormous being‚ of which we are parts. This is our planet‚ its destruction will make us all homeless. We are dependent on Earth and not the other way round. However‚ the thankless creature‚man‚ is unconcerned about the dangers that pose threats to our survival. The article by Nani Palkhivala deals with the concerns of the environmentalists at this eleventh hour and talks about the new awareness that has dawned upon our race. A holistic and ecological view of the
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Hawksbill turtles are found all throughout the tropical waters of the atlantic‚ inidan‚ and pacific oceans. Hawksbill turtles avoid deep waters‚ favoring coastlines where sponges are plentlyful and have sandy nesting sites within reach. Hawksbills grow up to about 45 inch in shell length and 150 pounds in weight. When hawksbill turtles are young‚ their carapace‚ or upper shell‚ is heart-shaped‚ and as they mature it elongates. Their strikingly colored carapace is ragged and has overlapping scutes
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Turtles and Tortoise are different in many ways. Turtles and tortoises are reptiles‚ the only ones to have a shell. Their bodies are protected by a shell on top and underneath. Their backbone‚ breastbone and ribs have become part of the shell‚ so they cannot remove their shells. Like all other reptiles‚ turtles are cold blooded‚ which means their bodies are the same temperature as the surrounding air or water. They cannot remain active in cold weather. Most hibernate during winter‚ which means a
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pre-paid cell phone‚ in order to activate it you must call the one eight hundred number on the back‚ should you be surprised to know that most of the respondent’s is of Indian ethnicity? In fact almost all of our technological based problems are solved by other ethnic based community’s. How does outsourcing affect the American people? Should we as a country support it? Thomas L. Friedman’s article “30 little turtles” Friedman shows favoritism towards the adolescent adults‚ of the Indian community‚ outsourcing
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shell has been revealed as the grandfather of all turtles. Scientists have given it the moniker Pappochelys‚ meaning ’grandfather turtle‚’ in honor of its newly found position at the forefront of the turtles’ evolutionary lineage. What the shell? Grandfather turtle was actually shell-less Pappochelys‚ the lizard-like reptile found in a quarry in southern Germany‚ is now the oldest turtle fossil to date. Pappochelys is so old‚ the former turtle fossil who held the title‚ Odontochelys (http://www
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun‚ and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.[22] Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago‚ and life appeared on its surface within its first billion years.[23] Earth’s biosphere then significantly altered the atmospheric and other basic physical conditions‚ which enabled the proliferation
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EARTH the planet on which we live land as opposed to the sea‚ the air‚ etc. the material in which plants grow the inhabitants of this planet‚ especially the human inhabitants: The planet on which we live; the world: “the diversity of life on earth”. The earth is the third planet from the sun in the solar system‚ orbiting between Venus and Mars at an average distance of 90 million miles (149.6 million km) from the sun‚ and has one natural satellite‚ the moon. It has an equatorial diameter of 7‚654
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: ( A working Mic are required) I have skype and teamspeak. If slack is needed i will install it asap. I have a working mic it’s just i dont know how to enable it on my pc‚ its the Turtle beach 32x Headset mic so if someone can help thank you. If you think turtle beach is bad quality you can think again because turtle beach is a very good make‚ so dont worry If i get accepted
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