The purpose of the male lion’s mane has long perplexed biologists. Because female lions roam in groups of three or four‚ and allow only one male to reside with them‚ competition between males is fierce. Rival males often fight to the death-with their enormous teeth and claws-to gain coveted access to a pride. This led many biologists - including Charles Darwin - to assume that the function of the thick manes was to make it harder for attackers to reach the vulnerable throat area. But over the years
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Mike Rowe works as an ostrich farmer in a California desert‚ OK Corral Ostrich Farm. The owners of “OK Corral Ostrich Farm‚” Doug Johnson and Pete Smith. OK Corral Ostrich Farm‚ which holds over hundred of ostriches‚ which were grown for meat as well as ostrich eggs. Mike described ostriches as the “Flightless Giant.” It weighs up to 450 pounds‚ reaches up to 9 feet and kicks can generate over 2000 lbs per sq in. However‚ the brain of an ostrich is a size of the walnut. He also added‚ about the
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The only feline to hold the honor of “critically endangered with extinction” is the Iberian Lynx‚ also known by its specific name‚ Lynx Pardinus. ("The Murry Foundation”) The Iberian Lynx lives in the Mediterranean woodland biome throughout Spain and Portugal. Its territories are around twenty square kilometers and they mark their boundaries with a scent. ("Lynx Pardinus") The Iberian Lynx is significantly smaller than the Eurasian Lynx with an average height of forty to fifty-one centimeters and
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Tough Love of the Tiger Mom “With no breaks for water or even the bathroom‚ until at last Lulu learned to play the piece.” Annie Murphy Paul‚ author of article Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer‚ describes the moment of one of her sources when she had her seven year old daughter practice for many hours until she could play a piano piece perfectly. This iconic source raised an uproar in American society was none other than Amy Chua‚ author of Battle Hymn of Tiger Mother (Paul‚ 1).
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Asian Tigers Econ 1 10:30-11:20 In the 1960’s 4 economies started experiencing very fast economic growth. Economic growth is an increase in the total output of an economy. It occurs when a society acquires new resources or when it learns to produce more using existing resources. These 4 economies include South Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ and Hong Kong. All the Asian tigers had different reasons for how they got to be the economy
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Should the Endangered Species Act Be Strengthened? Most of us do not realize how much we take for granted‚ but there are some out there who feel as I do when it comes to strengthening the Endangered Species Act. This law is essential to present and future generations‚ although we may not realize it. Humankind is lucky to live in such a variety of ecosystems‚ but unfortunately‚ we all happen to leave some type of mark on the Earth and share in the destruction of many species‚ as well as their
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If I could turn the tide against poaching I would request for the government to try and take down all the black markets in the country. I would build a fence‚ask for more government help‚and put up more surveillance to save Asian and African Elephants from going extinct. Putting guard towers would increase protection of the homeland of the elephants. Putting around the clock guards at these towers will keep poachers from entering the grasslands. All the towers are approximately 2.5 miles apart to
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Have you ever wondered what The hyacinth macaw is and how it survives. The hyacinth macaw lives in southern Brazil‚ eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay. Originally there were around 100‚00 birds but due to hunters there are around 2‚500 left the captive are most likely in the thousands or more. The macaw nest in holes inside trees. The size of a nest is two or three eggs but one egg usually survives. There habitat has been lost because of flooding caused by dam building .In addition ranchers
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The Fading Feline The jaguar is a magnificent creature. It owns a prized fur and holds a top speed of sixty-four miles per hour. This powerful‚ poised‚ and potent cat species is gradually diminishing. In the later years of the twentieth century‚ “…around eighteen thousand jaguars were killed [each] year” (Miller). Due to habitat loss‚ human intolerance‚ and poaching‚ there are only an estimated fifteen thousand jaguars left in the wild. Although there are specific organizations and government funds
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Nearly all macaw parrots are actually endangered in the open with six species that already are extinct. The greatest complications threatening the macaw people has been the speedy price of deforestation and the unlawful capture of the exotic birds to end up being sold as pets. The types mostly seen in your pet trade will be the large colorful macaws such as for example scarlet macaws‚ gold and blue macaws‚ military macaws‚ mini macaws are harder to discover but consist of species such as for
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