Count Them While You Can
“Saving one animal won't change the world, but it will change the world for that one animal” (Unknown). This is the perspective that Jane Goodall maintained throughout the years as she observed the American Burying Beetle. Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and a UN messenger of peace. She worked along chimpanzees to observe their behavior which by surprise, made a revolutionary impact on the scientific world. In Jane Goodall’s scientific essay, Hope for Animals and Their World, Goodall uses specifically two phrases and one word to help establish the idea that the beetles play a vital role in the environment, yet is still on the verge of extinction. On March 18 of the year 2007, Goodall spontaneously learned about the American Burying Beetle and the role they play in the environment, with the help of Lou Perrotti, Jack Mulvena, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. After this amazing …show more content…
Yes, this is a fact. In the essay, Goodall says, "American burying beetle was fast declining" (). The reason for the beetle to be in that position is for a couple of reasons. First, many people mistake these beetles for insects that do not do well to the environment and with the pesticides added to the vegetation, it ends up killing the unharmful beetles. Moreover, another reason for the diminishing amounts of the beetles is because when poisoned insects are eaten by predators, the predator gets poisoned as well. For example, if the beetle eats a fly that has been poisoned with pesticides, the fly will enter the digestive system of the beetle and expel the harmful products, slowly and painfully killing the beetle. Thus, making a domino effect in the lives of the insects. This quote illustrates the perspective because Goodall wants to aid these endangered species so that the beetles can reproduce even more which will help the ecosystems further
“Saving one animal won't change the world, but it will change the world for that one animal” (Unknown). This is the perspective that Jane Goodall maintained throughout the years as she observed the American Burying Beetle. Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and a UN messenger of peace. She worked along chimpanzees to observe their behavior which by surprise, made a revolutionary impact on the scientific world. In Jane Goodall’s scientific essay, Hope for Animals and Their World, Goodall uses specifically two phrases and one word to help establish the idea that the beetles play a vital role in the environment, yet is still on the verge of extinction. On March 18 of the year 2007, Goodall spontaneously learned about the American Burying Beetle and the role they play in the environment, with the help of Lou Perrotti, Jack Mulvena, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. After this amazing …show more content…
Yes, this is a fact. In the essay, Goodall says, "American burying beetle was fast declining" (). The reason for the beetle to be in that position is for a couple of reasons. First, many people mistake these beetles for insects that do not do well to the environment and with the pesticides added to the vegetation, it ends up killing the unharmful beetles. Moreover, another reason for the diminishing amounts of the beetles is because when poisoned insects are eaten by predators, the predator gets poisoned as well. For example, if the beetle eats a fly that has been poisoned with pesticides, the fly will enter the digestive system of the beetle and expel the harmful products, slowly and painfully killing the beetle. Thus, making a domino effect in the lives of the insects. This quote illustrates the perspective because Goodall wants to aid these endangered species so that the beetles can reproduce even more which will help the ecosystems further