Daniela Hunt Dr. Eisentraut Anth101 T/TH October 22‚2013 Zoo Assignment For the primate observation project I went to the Santa Barbara zoo to observe and contrast different types of primates. I observed one species of an old world monkey‚ which was a gorilla and two different species of new world monkeys‚ which were the Bolivian Grey Titi Monkey and also the Golden Lion Tamerin. The first type of primate I observed was a Bolivian Grey
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The science fiction stories entertain us and teach lessons about life. Within that purpose‚ authors write science fiction stories with elements of science fiction. This essay will be comparing and contrasting three elements of science fiction‚ which are technology‚ imaginary characters‚ and surprise ending by two stories‚ “Zoo” written by Edward D. Hoch and “The Ruum” written by Arthur Porges. The first element that will be discussed is technology. Technology that the story “Zoo” uses is spaceship
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Tiger‚ went extinct in the wild. He was alerted by his local zoo that they would be releasing the Siberian Tigers they bred and studied back into the wild. Zachary was filled with joy‚ but was surprised he never knew about the zoo’s program before. Zoos have an important role in animals lives. Zoos are a platform for research. This is shown in “Zoos Are Not Prisons. They Improve the Lives of Animals.” when it’s reported that “San Diego Zoo retains a staff of 20 experts dedicated to the study of treating
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Zoos are sometimes seen as necessary but poor alternative to a natural environment. Is it necessary to keep animals in zoos? Zoo is the place where different kinds of animals are kept‚ displayed to public‚ and in which they may also be bred. In today’s fast paced world‚ people are pressurized everyday working at a stressful job from nine to five; leisure in the form of going to zoo can be truly welcoming. There are many debates on whether zoos should be prohibited since the issue of animal conservation
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The novel The Zoo Keepers Wife‚ By Diane Ackerman ties together: stories‚ memories‚ and interviews centered on Antonia and Jan Zabinski and the Warsaw Jews that they saved during the Holocaust. One of the main characters Antonia played a tremendous role and definitely stood out in this novel. She took Warsaw’s Jews’ in‚ and provided them with a stable shelter to stay in during this war. I believe that it takes a brave person to house Jew’s especially during this time. Her mission was to preserve
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more than meets the eye? Many zoos will use conservation as a buzzword because it will catch attention and draw you to believe things as said in Rob Laidlaw’s‚ “Zoos Myth and Reality.” On the contrary‚ Michael Hutchins‚ author of “Zoos Connect us to the Real World‚ states there is much coverage of the positive nurturing of zoos. Overall‚ today zoos are more educated and take utmost care of their animals‚ plus 90% of accredited mammals were born in zoos‚ and now zoos are really striving to improve
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Zoos are the places where animals are kept. Some people argue that animals shall not be kept in zoos as they deserve freedom. Zoos cannot provide them with enough space‚ therefore‚ they cannot run around so as to grow up freely. On the other hand‚ some people argue that animals should be kept in zoos. Nowadays‚ forests and mountains have been cut down by people. If we leave animals alone‚ they might have nowhere to find food and nowhere to live. It is for the sake of the animals themselves that
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Recently‚ lots of animal’s rights activists are stating that zoos should be abolished. However‚ Kim Eun-Seong‚ the owner of the Seoul zoo said that zoos provide helpful habitats for the animals and therefore‚ zoos are essential for the preservation of precious animals. Therefore‚ zoos should not be abolished because they are beneficial not only for animals but also for humans. Nowadays‚ lots of animal-rights organizations want to ban zoos for animal’s freedom and there are some reasons of their opinion
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houldTopic: You are a member of your school’s debating club. Write a debating speech on the topic “Animals should never be kept in zoos”. You can either choose for or against the motion. Honorable adjudicators‚ Ladies and gentlemen‚ Today’s motion is “Animals should never be kept in zoos”. Our team totally oppose to the motion. Mind the word ‘never’ is used‚ which gives a very extreme meaning. Our opponents may say that animals come from nature. They deserve and have to live in their
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‚ chickens ‚ dogs ‚ and fish! Now the government wants to close down zoos! Would you let the government close down zoo’s. My opinion is no. Because zoos save animals from poachers. Also they help injured animals that got hurt from their natural habitats. Also help endangered animals. So when zoos help endangered animals across america by breeding endangered animals. Also zoos save animals from poachers that are killing off animals. Example is white
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