The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia
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uses‚ such as urban development or agriculture‚ transforming a forest into cleared land (“Deforestation and Afforestation”). When thinking about deforestation‚ the first place that comes in anyone’s mind is Brazil‚ because that is where the Amazon rainforest is located and it was once known to have the highest deforestation rate in the world. However‚ Canada‚ which accounts for “10 percent of the world’s forests…now accounts for 21 percent of all deforestation in the world” (Okolo). Due
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all threats to wildlife‚ whether they’re rich tropical forests‚ mangroves‚ swamps‚ coral reefs‚ or your own local grassland or woods. Most wild plants and animals are so closely adapted to their own particular habitat that they become rare or endangered if it is damaged or removed. Globally‚ the most worrying losses of habitat are the tropical rain forests‚ because these contain‚ by far‚ the largest number of species. Although large areas of tropical rain forests still survive‚ they are still being
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can find a lot of things accessories‚ books‚ movies and even clothes. Trees shade the roads‚ the smell of fresh air filling the place. I’d go out strolling by myself and lose sense of time. In Indonesia bazaars and food trucks are everywhere. The tropical rain forests there are just breathtaking .The sight of nature and stalls reminded me of Thailand. In spite of their similarities‚ Thailand and Indonesia are different in some points. Indonesia is an Islamic country. The number of big mosques there
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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This situation worsened‚ particularly in industrial areas because the manufacturer install chimney that is too low to deliver toxic smoke into the air. Acid rain and other skin diseases certainly attack us. Meanwhile‚ weather conditions in the tropical rain forests was too hot so can cause burns own plants due to increased temperature causing haze occurs. This is because the global warming phenomenon. Therefore‚ it is time to save our earth. Besides the weather‚ deforestation activities that
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Peru is about 500‚000 square miles long. The population is 29.5 million people. Peru is broken up into 25 regions plus Lima. Spanish is the main language. Lima is located in the valleys of the Chillon‚ Rimoc‚ and Lurin rivers‚ in the central part of the country‚ on a desert coat overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The geography of Peru is divided up into three basic regions: The Coastal Region‚ The Amazon Basin‚ and the Andean Mountain ranges. Each region has a different climate and supports a different
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THINK GREEN‚LIVE GREEN We are now confronted with serios enviromental problems.The best way to fight them is by knowing what causes them and to figure out the best comprimise solution for the earth as well as for the humans. population growth The major cause of most environmental problems is the rapidly growing human population‚ now at 6 billion (2000 estimate) people worldwide. A quarter of a million babies are born each day-90 million each year. In another 50 years‚ the population will grow
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Now‚ as the process of tropical deforestation progresses‚ the population of these amazing Macaw Parrots is decreasing because they are greatly dependent upon these very forests to provide them with food and nesting sites. For the last 100 years‚ over half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed. And it is estimated that worldwide‚ 26 hectares of forest are lost every minute - that’s an area equivalent to 37 football pitches. Macaw Parrots nest high up in dead trees into which they gnaw
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tells the age of the tree. The climate can also determine how fast a tree grows. For instance‚ in cool climates‚ cambium only grows in the spring and summer. But there are some cases where you cannot determine the age of trees‚ like the trees in a tropical rain forest. The cambium grows all year round. Yet these trees do not have rings. Consequently without the cambium rings‚ it is difficult to tell the age of these species trees. Since trees have an s As told in the Holy Bible‚ “And the Lord
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