Animal Extinction - the greatest threat to mankind In the final stages of dehydration the body shrinks‚ robbing youth from the young as the skin puckers‚ eyes recede into orbits‚ and the tongue swells and cracks. Brain cells shrivel and muscles seize. The kidneys shut down. Blood volume drops‚ triggering hypovolemic shock‚ with its attendant respiratory and cardiac failures. These combined assaults disrupt the chemical and electrical pathways of the body until all systems cascade toward death.
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CLASSIFICATION Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Acinonyx Species: jubatus Cheetahs: Physical Characteristics Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world they are able to reach speeds of 112kmph but only for short distances.The average cheetah weighs around 50 to 60kg. Also has a height of 70-90 cm and a length of 112-135cm. The cheetah is light brown and its covered with round black
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classification of animals The Classification of animals : Animal Kingdom can be split up into main groups‚ vertebrates (with a backbone) and invertebrates (without a backbone). When you think of an animal‚ you usually think of something like a cat‚ a dog‚ a mouse‚ or a tiger. All told‚ around 800‚000 species have been identified in the Animal Kingdom -- most of them in the Arthropod phylum. In fact‚ some scientists believe that if we were to identify all species in the tropical rain forests the
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Anth 68 Day 12 Animals and Anthropology Anthropology consists of a vast area of expertise. This expertise is categorized in four main categories biological anthropology‚ social anthropology‚ archeology‚ and linguistics. Containing in this 4 main field of studies is a limitless classification of different types of studies such as primatology or historical anthropology. With this immeasurable field of studies‚ anthropology invites another subject: animals. The study of animals can increase the vast
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Biodiversity of the Indian Desert and it´s Value Amit Kotia and Ashwani Kumar Biotechnology Lab‚ Department of Botany University of Rajasthan‚ Jaipur – 302004 INDIA Abstract The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3’ and 30º12’ N latitude and 69º30’ and 78º17’ E longitude . The total land area of the state is about 3‚24‚239 km² ‚ out of which about 1‚98‚100 km² is arid and the rest semi arid. The physical features are characterized mainly by the Aravallis and to the some extent by
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For millions of years‚ some animals have been dying out and other species have been appearing. The animals that died out‚ like the dinosaurs‚ may have done so because of sudden changes in the world’s climate‚ or because other species appeared that could hunt them or beat them in the competition for food. Tigers are among the animals that are endangered in Asia. The tiger is native to Asia from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to Siberia in the north and Indonesia and even in Borneo and the Philippines
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Animal endangerment is a broad issue‚ one that involves the habitats and environments where species live and interact with one another. The three main things that this essay will hit on is explaining animal endangerment‚ human causes‚ and threatening factors with habitat destruction. What is going to happen to the wild animals if we continue eliminating them at this rate? They will become victims of animal endangerment. What is animal endangerment? Endangerment of an animal means that the
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Animal cruelty Some people (in RSPCA so forth PETA) feel that animals are treated cruelly; however some believe that humans treat animal’s kindly‚ giving them homes and food. This subject has two sides including good points that help animals survive or bad points that endanger animals throughout the world. After all humans protect animals not to forget give them homes even though it is cruel and barbaric to eat animals and use them for ivory or entertainment. Firstly meat consumption is a terrible
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Amazing animals that can fly These animals are naturally born without wings on their body‚ and most of their relatives are also can not airborne in the air. But with thousands and thousands years of evolution and adaptation to their surroundings‚ they finally found the way how to“flying” without wings. In fact‚ to some of these animals‚ the word “flying” is misleading‚ as they actually gliding in the air between a short to medium distance instead of really fly. They are also often called as the
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What is a disaster? Disaster‚ in this article‚ a sudden‚ accidental event that causes many deaths and injuries. Most disasters also result in significant property damage. Common natural causes of disasters include earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes and typhoons‚ and tornadoes. Tsunamis (popularly‚ but incorrectly‚ known as tidal waves)‚ volcanic eruptions‚ wildfires‚ and landslides and avalanches rank among the other natural forces that sometimes create disasters. Man made Not all disasters are
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