raise and partly on trade with Europe. The southeastern grasslands provide a better environment for animal life and for some kinds of crops. Many wild animals inhabit the plains in this region--elephants‚ giraffes‚ rhinoceros‚ antelopes‚ zebras‚ and lions. The people in this area have long been expert cattle raisers and hunters. Tea‚ coffee‚ cotton‚ cashew nuts‚ and tobacco are some of the main products grown in this region. Fishing also provides some food and income for people along the
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Area sensitive species – they need large plots of fragmented land. Raccoon‚ squirrels‚ pigeons‚ deer all use highly fragmented land for their beneficial. Invasive species – emerald ash bore‚ zebra mussels‚ carp‚ bamboo‚ - very expensive trying to manage them‚ they also out compete native species – Pollution – oil spills killing wildlife – some animals can protect against it Population also plays a major effect in habitat loss Overexploitation – using too much of something‚ like elephants
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odds. Throughout the novel‚ characters are seeking the meaning of life. Pi abandons his lifelong vegetarianism and eats fish to sustain himself. Orange Juice‚ the peaceful orangutan‚ fights ferociously against the hyena. Even the severely wounded zebra battles to stay alive; his slow‚ painful struggle vividly illustrates the sheer strength of his life force. As Martel makes clear in his novel‚ living creatures will often do extraordinary‚ unexpected‚ and sometimes heroic
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small pets‚ including dogs‚ cats‚ and gerbils. But a few focus on large animals‚ such as sheep‚ cows‚ and horses. Large-animal vets usually drive to ranches and stables where their patients live. A few vets work in zoos and aquariums. They care for zebras‚ sharks‚ and other wild creatures. In addition to helping sick animals‚ vets can work as animal inspectors‚ checking to make sure that farm animals are healthy and that their living spaces are clean. Another option for vets is doing scientific
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Lions. The majestic kings of the jungle. Born and raised in Africa? Wouldn’t it be a shame if‚ such magnificent creatures were hunted? Well that’s what happened to Cecil the lion. Cecil may have been one of the world’s most famous and popular lions at Hwange National Park in Africa. He was lured out of a protected National Park then killed by Walter Palmer‚ a recreational big-game hunter with a crossbow. His death infuriated the whole world‚ now‚ everyone wants justice. Big game hunting is a huge
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Animals are fascinating creatures that come in all shapes and sizes and can mean numerous different things in literature. They are everywhere‚ from the summits of the most mammoth mountains to the deepest of the ocean’s hadalpelagic zones. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi there are animals as far as the eye can read. But it is not only Life of Pi that can be a great example of animals in literature‚ Elizabeth Bishop’s‚ “The Fish” and William Blake’s‚ “The Tyger” can too. Life of Pi is a story of
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Some common animals include elephants‚ giraffes‚ zebras‚ rhinoceros‚ buffalo‚ lions‚ leopards‚ kangaroos‚ ostriches and cheetahs. The climate factors have led to an open landscape with widely spaced trees. Many of the animals that live in savannas rely on speed for survival. For others camouflaging is
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people was true. Normal logic and reasoning tells you that the story with the people would be right‚ because the chance of the story with the animals happening is hard to believe. Both stories have the same circumstances and follow the same events. The zebra represents the sailor‚ the hyena is the cook‚ the orangutan is the mother and Richard Parker is Pi‚ but I believe the story with the humans is the true story. I think that the story with the animals was Pi’s way of coping with the reality that his
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to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.” “Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how.” “There’s no limit to how much you’ll know‚ depending how far beyond zebra you go.” “Christmas doesn’t come from a store‚ maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....” “I know‚ up on top you are seeing great sights‚ but down here at the bottom we‚ too‚ should have rights.” “He who makes a beast out of
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Kassidey Smale December 16th‚ 2013 ELA A30 It is necessary that we as humans must face a variety of decisions throughout the course of our lives. Some minor and some major. Books can help us discover ourselves as well by placing us in a sea of ‘what- if’s. Such as‚ what if you were stranded in the middle of the ocean and you had to put aside your morals in order to survive? In The Life Of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ Pi endures this situation as result of conflicting factors that he and his family
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