Acacia

trees he studied working as a forester. Having never considered the feelings of trees, I found his logical arguments most convincing. Backing up his statement that “trees warn each other of danger” he relates an incident where scientists noticed acacias on the African savannah began secreting toxic substances in their leaves as an attempt to ward off hungry giraffes. Additionally, he claims they “gave off a warning gas (specifically, ethylene) that signaled to neighbouring trees of the same…

Giraffe Herds Female giraffes associate in groups of a dozen or so members, occasionally including a few younger males. Male giraffes tend to live in bachelor herds, with older males often leading solitary lives. A individual giraffe can join or leave the herd at any time and for no particular reason. Because giraffes are so widely scattered, it may seem that they do not keep in contact with each other, however, this is not true. A giraffes keen eyesight means they can keep an eye on their…

Egyptian Medicine According to the dictionary, medicine is defined as “any substance or substances used in treating a disease or illness” (Dictionary.com). It has been stated that one of the oldest documented medicine are those of the Ancient Egyptians, which were also one of the first to have practicing physicians who prescribed medicine. Aside from having practicing physicians prescribe medicine mainly from herbs and animals, the ancient Egyptians were also the first to practice surgical…

Imagine being kept in a zoo your whole life, where you do not have much space to run. For the majority of the day you are lying down watching people stare at you and take pictures of you. No one knows that you are stressed out and hurting. This is the life of a captive giraffa camelopardalis better known as the giraffe. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world, but do not be intimidated by their height because they are also one of the sweetest animals. A baby giraffe is six feet tall when…

Majumdar, R., Bag, B.G., Maity, N.: Acacia nilotica (Babool) leaf extract mediated size-controlled rapid synthesis of gold nanoparticles and study of its catalytic activity. Int. Nano Lett. (2013). doi:10.1186/2228-5326-3-53 14. Martı´nez, J.C., Chequer, N.A., Gonza´lez, J.L., Cordova, T…

It suited Rex to make an offer to sell them the coach they knew so well, which they were aware was very economical to operate and did the job well, and a deal that saw No 24 leave the Redline fleet was done. An artistic gentleman named Peter Scriven had around this time founded the Marionette Theatre of Australia, which featured large scale puppets known as ‘The Tintookies’ which became quite famous throughout the country. In 1965 and through 1966 in association with the Arts Council of…

20 mm and the month wit the most precipitation is of 152 mm The amount of vegetation in the Serengeti is low due to the low rainfall abd because there is lots competition between plants for the water The main species in the National park are the: Acacia tree Baobab Cordon/ Bermuda/ Elephant grass Human impact Today, the Serengeti ecosystem is about 40% of what it historically was, much of this has to do with the development of agriculture and settlements. There are twenty tribes living around…

gelatin. Edible gelatin is actually denoted as a food additive derived from skins and bones of animal and used as gelling agent mostly in confectionery. Until 1980’s Gummi arabicum was used instead of gelatin which is a specific resin obtained from acacia tree. In order to achieve a softer and chewier texture in gummy candy, gummi arabicum is changed with edible gelatin (Gomez,…

As humans in society, having a child has always been a dominant issue in women 's’ lives. A child is a commitment and if unwanted can be a curse upon a woman for the rest of her life. The amount of effort from going to school and work can be stressful enough, adding a baby on top of that could impact a woman’s life in a way that may consume her will to work or go to school. Birth control, at least the pill, has not been readily available for single women up until the recent decades. Birth…

really is. All this time I've been ignoring my purpose and I didn’t realize it until I watched one of my classmate’s 1st therapy session. Sitting behind the mirror I couldn’t shake the feeling of wanting to just run into the room and take over. Acacia was talking to this 12-year old girl who was showing my signs of depression and suicidal ideation. They went straight into talking about her depression in the 1st session. Although…