fur. Panthera uncia is found in the harsh and hazardous mountainous areas in Asia. The species is rated as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. They are currently on a downward population trend. The trend can be traced back to the systematic hunting of the species for fur and retaliation for preying on farm animals. It is thought they there less than 7000 left in the wild (Jackson et al 2008). The thick white‚ yellow and grey fur with speckled grey to black spots measured to be as long as 12
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Comparative essay – Tigers bride and the Courtship of Mr Lyon The Bloody Chamber collection by Angela Carter is a selection of short gothic retellings of well known fairy tales. Two of the works “The Tigers Bride” and “The Courtship of Mr Lyon” are both based from the story Beauty and the beast. Beauty and the beast is a traditional French tale first created in 1740. As they are based off the same text it’s not surprising that they have some very similar elements‚ however their differences are where
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Zoobic Safari The Tiger Safari‚ one of the highlights of the park‚ will showcase more than a dozen of deep golden-eyed tigers. The Residence Inn group has its own tiger cubs breeding facility. The Petting Zoo will allow visitors to have a wonderful time with diverse exotic animals roaming and frolicking in their natural habitat. Not to mention the exhilarating sight of colorful birds and other Philippines’ best animal collections shipped all the way from Palawan to Subic. The Crocodile Farm will
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Life of Pi The book starts with the author telling in a note about going to India. In India he meets a man named Francis Adirubasamy in a coffeehouse in Pondicherry. The response Francis comes up with to the author’s need for inspiration is “I have a story that will make you believe in God.” After which he refers to the author as Piscine Patel in Toronto‚ who starts to tell his story. When Pi was a teenager in India‚ he lived with his parents and his brother Ravi. He frequently explores new opportunities
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to cut down the demand of land? Maybe you just did a tiny thing‚ but you made a big progress. Moreover‚ I think it is cruel to show the specimen of a panda to our descendants‚ or point to a sample in a museum and tell them this is the Siberian tiger. We are able to see the real one while they cannot‚ and the cause of this inequality is owing to the destruction of land. What a shame! Therefore‚ I cannot agree with the idea that human needs for farmland‚ housing‚ and industry are more important
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org/text/biodiversity-protected/country-profile-22.html. WWF Bhutan (2007). Conservation in the Eastern Himalayas. World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved Sunday‚ September 23‚ 2007 from http://www.wwfbhutan.org.bt/index.htm. Xinhua: Roundup: International Tiger Symposium Held in Nepal. (2007‚ April 22). World News Connection‚ Retrieved September 27‚ 2007 from International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center database.
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Choose any one or two stories from the collection and explore how Carter uses language to present any two non-human characters. Angela Carter’s stories are colourful and vivid‚ partly because they feature extremes and represent hopes and fears of ordinary people. Fear is usually of disaster‚ death or being eaten by ugly‚ fearful‚ supernatural beings and monsters. The hopeful‚ optimistic side is unrealistically represented by beautiful heroines and courageous‚ handsome heroes. Carter uses this
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reacts to the criticism and if they do anything at all to operate sustainably and to minimize damages done to the Indonesian forests and its surrounding ecosystem which not only are habitats and breeding grounds to various animals such as the Sumatran Tiger and Orang Utans – which is close to extinction- but also to the quickly diminishing indigenous groups of Indonesia. Background information on Asia Pulp and Paper Co. (APP) Founded in 1972 under Patriarch Eka Tjipta Widjaja‚ Asia Pulp and
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disease. So as you see‚ these animals are important. The Bengal tiger is a highly endangered species‚ with less than three thousand left out in the wild. Even with the Tiger Reserves all throughout India they are still not safe and their numbers are decreasing rapidly every day. Their furs and skins are used to make blankets and rugs. The leftover teeth are used to make daggers and knives. So next time you want to kill a tiger‚ just don’t. The giant tortoise. One of the many wonders of many
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India’s rich wildlife heritage is facing several threats. Just how serious is the problem? India is renowned as the land of the tiger and the elephant; many of our gods are depicted riding peacocks or tigers. But sadly‚ the equation that existed between people and wildlife centuries ago has vanished‚ and our Protected areas‚ which comprise a mere 4% of India’s landscape‚ are now mere islands amidst a sea of people‚ with tremendous demands and pressures being put on them. The most serious problem
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