Party at Senor Frogs on Broadway at the Beach! So, you woke up this morning and your head was pounding, your body was aching, and you saw a Mexican Sombrero on your hotel room dresser. What do you mean “What happened last night?” You went to Senor Frogs!…
Introduction North Stradbroke Island ( NSI )is the second largest sand island and it consists almost entirely of sand, with rocks ar Point Lookout and small remnants of sandstone at Dunwich. in 1827 by Captain Henry John Rous named the island Stradbroke island after his father, the Earl of Stradbroke. NSI is a cherished and endangered land with even a rainforest at Myora Springs near Dunwich. There are more than 15 types of mammals including wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, koalas, and bandicoots... The following report will consider the impacts of sand mining on North Stradbroke Island, in conjunction with the destruction of the environment, loss jobs, and financial benefits Sibelco Sand mining…
To aid their hiding, they spend most of their time hidden under the sand mostly only moving to sway with the ocean. (National Geographic) Their flattened body helps them easily wedge themselves under the sand. Since they can camouflage themselves so easily, it’s scary that they’re actually very dangerous to humans. A stingray’s tail is barbed and loaded with an excruciatingly painful toxin.…
An interesting fact about the central bearded dragon is that they can somehow lock their legs in a position so they are able to sleep standing up. In this assignment I will do a research and find out what their natural habitat is, what they need in captivity and what feed they should get. I will get this information from credible sources, such as animaldiversity.org, which I will present at the end of this assignment. The Central bearded dragon is a reptile living in Eastern and Central Australia.…
Before I start typing this information about this lizard. I would like to give Morgan Phillips a shoutout for showing me this animal :) The leaping lesbian lizard is another name for the New Mexico Whiptail lizard. This lizard was produced through interbreeding of two native species of lizard. This lizard lives in southern United States and northern Mexico.…
The land crab has its problems. With one small pincer and one large one, we think the land crab looks off balance but the large pincer is not superfluous. Large crabs have eight legs, and two pincers. They can be brown, gray, or white in color. Each land crab has their eyes on stalks that can fold down.…
Sea turtles became endangered because of civilization's encroachment on their nesting environments, illegal poaching and fishing mishaps. Adult turtles nest and lay their eggs on land, and the baby sea turtles, after hatching, move to the sea because they're attracted to natural light over the horizon that reflects off the ocean's waves. Unfortunately, only about one out of 1,000 babies survives until adulthood because of predators that include birds, crabs, raccoons, dogs, aquatic predators and other threats that attack the eggs and hatchlings. Even adult sea turtles…
Tasmanian Devil Although this animal is a Loony Tunes Character it has the strength to break a man’s arm. Many people know the tasmanian devil as a Loony Tunes cartoon character, but is actually a real animal. The scientific name for the tasmanian devil is Sarcophilus harrisii, it is a most unusual mammal that closely resembles a dog or a ferret (San Diego Zoo). Tasmanian devils live in tasmania (Australia) and they used to be found all over Australia but they went extinct on the mainland 400 years ago so they now reside in the safe lands of Tasmania where they can live in peace and tranquility.…
Mike Cawthon BIO106-Topics in Environmental Science Professor Julie Allman October 22nd, 2014 An exotic predator's ecological impact on Florida ecosystems The sub-tropical environment of southern Florida supports a wide variety of introduced exotic reptile and amphibian species. The majority of these species were introduced by human activities. Irresponsible keepers, animal dealers, and the international trade has released large predators like African and Asian pythons, South American tegu lizards, and African monitor lizards into new ecosystems, which have the potential to create environmental havoc in ecosystems where no such predators exist. Varanus niloticus, the Nile monitor, is an African monitor lizard which was introduced into…
The scientists tested their DNA which carries hereditary information. They say that there are probably more Nile crocodiles roaming around Florida. There is other invasive species around the United States. There's Asian Carp, Nutria, Mongoose, Burmese python, and lionfish. Scientists are still trying to find a way to control these animals.…
The earth cease to amaze you everyday. In Texas, a new species was discovered in a fossil. The species name is Solastella cookei. The worm lizard belongs to a group of reptiles called amphisbaenians. The name is given to the reptile group because their “long bodies and reduced or absent limbs give them an earthworm-like appearance.”…
Python Essay (Argumentative) Vicious Burmese Pythons are roaming the Everglades and affecting them in various ways… But how much more are they capable of? Although these reptiles have no toxic venom, they are quite clever at killing and causing some animals to go extinct. Other reasons include tricking residents to adopt them with their gaudy skin patterns and changing the ecosystems.…
The Diamondback Rattlesnake is a creature of beauty and power. It has magnificently placed diamonds on its back and powerful fangs that can strike at any time. Even though their beautiful, they are feared as overly dangerous because of their venom. Diamondbacks are family of the viperidae, more commonly known as the snake family. The eastern Diamondbacks can exceed the ten feet length while it’s relative, western Diamondbacks, can only reach seven feet, and unlike the black tail and rock rattler, it tends to coil when it feels threatened.…
The turtles are slaughtered for their eggs, meat, hide, and their shells. This may impact natural sex ratios of hatchlings and increase the likelihood of disease outbreaks for sea turtles. Sea turtles suffer from poaching and over fishing. They are facing habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites.…