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Body Hair Human Evolution
1,701 wordsHuman Evolution: the water theory. Elaine Morgan The crucial question about human evolution is why humans differ so strikingly from the African apes despite their close genetic relationship. Most Darwinists would agree that such differences are usually attributable to differing environmental pressures; and hence that our ancestors at some stage probably occupied a significantly different habitat from the ancestor of the gorilla and the chimpanzee. For the last half-century it has been generally ...
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Years Of Age Leader Of The Group
1,522 wordsMountain gorillas are the most endangered of the gorilla species. Approximately 600 or so remain. They are massive in size, with a short, thick trunk and broad chest and shoulders. Its eyes are very small in proportion to its other features. Older males develop longer heads, and are twice the size of females. The most severe threat to mountain gorillas is habitat loss. The fertile volcanic soil of the Virunga Mountains is as highly valued as farm land. Conservation programs have been set up in R...
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Giant Panda Human Action
1,142 wordsBiodiversity is the measure of variety of the Earth's animal, plant and microbial species; of genetic differences within species and of the ecosystems that support those species. The term first came to public attention in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit at which a convention for the preservation for the maintenance of biodiversity was signed by over 100 world leaders [excluding the USA as they feared it would undermine the patents and licences of US biotechnology companies] The maintenance of biodi...
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Female Desert Tortoise U S Department Tortoises
1,147 wordsVulnerable to the harsh desert conditions, the desert tortoise spends almost all of its time waiting out extreme temperatures in its underground burrow. There, this armored, terrestrial turtle conserves its energy and stays relatively cool during summer months, and relatively warm during winter months. This turtle, California's official state reptile, carries a high-domed tan to dark brown carapace (shell), which protects them from most predators. Yet even those shells are unable to shield the d...
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The Bald Eagle As An Endangered Species
1,344 wordsThe bald eagle is the most well known endangered species because it is the nation's symbol. It is suppose to stand for freedom and the American way, but if we allow the bald eagle to become extinct how can we let something that doesn't exist anymore stand for freedom and the American way. Being the symbol of the nation, the bald eagle was put on the endangered species list faster than most species. When the bald eagle reached its low point in the 1960 's (400 pairs), it was put on the endangered...
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One Of The Most Important Endangered Species
1,089 wordsOut of all the species that have ever existed since the beginning of time, 98 % of them are extinct (Facts). There are an estimated 5 - 10 million species that exist currently and only 1. 5 million have been identified (Sherry, 2). Scientists classify species into six different groups: plants, animals, insects, algae, fungi, and microorganisms (Todays Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone, most species are disappearing at the rate of 1 % a year (Sherry, 6). If the current trend continues,...
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Ultraviolet Radiation Deadly Virus
990 wordsOutline I. Introduction Thesis Statement: Is the amphibian disappearances or deformities an early warning of serious environmental problems? II. Origins a. Early b. Evidence III. Habitat a. Ecosystem IV. Indicator a. Detection V. Disappearance a. Arizona VI. Why? a. Diseases b. Pollution VII. Frogs a. Endangered b. Threatened VIII. Conclusion Disappearance of Frogs Amphibian populations are declining or are disappearing around the world. Scientists are impetuously searching for clues as to why t...
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Morality And The Environment Case Study
1,832 words1. 1) Immediate: The immediate issue in this case study is whether or nor Erica Mann who is the coordinator for the western division of the Federal Wildlife Agency and the chairperson for the International Herpetological Society should endorse an artificial habitat proposed for the relocation of the endangered Sonoran Desert Snake. The reason that snake would have to be relocated is because a proposal to build a damn that would ruin the snakes habitat is being considered. The dam is needed to su...
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Animals Rely Habitat Die
247 wordsHabitat As defined in the dictionary, A place where a plant or an animal naturally occurs, an animals habitat is a vital part of an animals everyday life process. Without habitat, life would not exist. Think of this. Humans, put here on earth with the surroundings of trees, water, mountains and now, picture the earth without these things. Life as we know it, would not exist. Animals rely on these three things and many more. For example, fish rely on their habitat, which is water. If its habitat ...
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Pacific Northwest Clear Cutting
1,206 wordsDeforestation of the Pacific Northwest One of the most controversial areas associated with the global problem of deforestation is the Pacific Northwest of the US. The problem can be broken down into several issues that all tie in together. These include the near extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl, the business aspect of logging versus the environmental aspect, and the role of the government in this problem. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. This enabled the Dept. of Comme...
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Desert Tortoise Habitat Desert Tortoises Terrain
251 wordsDesert tortoises are found on flats, alluvial fans, bahamas and rocky terrain. Historically, flat terrain has lent itself to human. Skewing population estimates towards this gentler terrain. But evidence exists that desert tortoises also frequent Rocky slopes, perhaps for protection from the desert heat. Soil friability, or its tendency to break apart, is another indicator of Tortoise habitat. Desert tortoises need soils they are capable of digging into for burrows. Plant species also play a maj...
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Rocky Mountains Biological Diversity
1,164 wordsFire Fire And Ecosystems Introduction Fire is an important part of many ecosystems, affecting wildlife populations in various ways, such as by changing habitat, affecting food supply or quality, or by altering interactions of species. Fire suppression has allowed forested areas to achieve a climax state, which provides less forage for wildlife. While terrestrial wildlife is benefited by fire, large fires through the increase in sediment flow negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Fire is essentia...
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Clear Cut Wildlife Habitat
1,146 wordsHow Detrimental Clear-Cut Logging And Other Options How Detrimental Clear-Cut Logging And Other Options Have you ever awakened on a beautiful sunny morning in the Southwest planning on going for a hike in the Cascade Mountains, but when you arrive at your destination there are only stumps? This is the result of clear-cut logging. The negative aspects of logging, by far, outweigh the benefits. Clear-cut logging is the practice of harvesting all the trees in a specifically marked area. Another log...
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3,426 wordsHuman Evolution: the water theory. Elaine Morgan The crucial question about human evolution is why humans differ so strikingly from the African apes despite their close genetic relationship. Most Darwinists would agree that such differences are usually attributable to differing environmental pressures; and hence that our ancestors at some stage probably occupied a significantly different habitat from the ancestor of the gorilla and the chimpanzee. For the last half-century it has been generally ...
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Years Of Age Leader Of The Group
1,536 wordsMountain gorillas are the most endangered of the gorilla species. Approximately 600 or so remain. They are massive in size, with a short, thick trunk and broad chest and shoulders. Its eyes are very small in proportion to its other features. Older males develop longer heads, and are twice the size of females. The most severe threat to mountain gorillas is habitat loss. The fertile volcanic soil of the Virunga Mountains is as highly valued as farm land. Conservation programs have been set up in R...
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Group Of Scientists Crew Members
1,332 wordsSphere is about a futuristic sphere that gives a group of scientists a special and unusual power- the power of being able to turn fantasy into reality. The group of scientists are kept in total wonder as to why they were being sent to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The scientists consisted of Norman Johnson, a psychologist; Beth Halpern, a zoologist and biochemist; Harry Adams, a mathematician; and Ted Fielding, an astrophysicist. Each scientist played an important role- Norman was to watch th...
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People Per Square Day By Day
1,010 wordsIt will Overpopulation OVER POPULATION It will be very comfortable for one person to stay in a single bed but it will be less and less if there is another person stay in that bed. It could be similar to the earth nowadays. What will happened if there are 10 people in a single bed? Everybody can think about the result of too many people in a small place. The world population is increasing day by day but the side of the earth stills the same. There will be too many people on earth and people will ...
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North America Public Awareness
238 wordsPheasants Forever is a nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1982 in response to the decline of the ring-necked pheasant population. Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife populations in North America through habitat improvement, public awareness, education, and land management benefiting landowners and wildlife alike. Pheasants Forever's system of county chapters allows 100 % of net funds raised by chapters to remain at the chapt...
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Wildlife Habitat National Forest
3,391 wordsIts a promising tool, this idea of prescribed burning to devel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But its risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance. I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Deep in Oregon's ponderosa paradise on Wine National Forest, my wife Maurine and I had just finished flagging a new interpretive trail as Forest volunteers. As we drove a remote road just east of Crater Lak...
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2,010 wordsLos Angeles Zoo OBJECTIVE The purpose of this observation was to study the activities and behavior of some selected primates, and to discuss the differences and similarities of these primates. It would have been ideal to examine three primates from each continent, but at the Los Angeles Zoo, the primates there only represented Africa, South America and what the Los Angeles zoo calls Eurasia. For this study I observed three different primates from Africa, two primates from South America, and two ...
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