Giraffes Essay

Zoos and Aquariums are often perceived as amazing places to learn about animals in a fun and exciting environment. However, in reality zoos and aquariums are not as fun nor as exciting as they are thought to be. These wild and majestic animals are taken away from their natural environment, and placed in cages for the entertainment of others. Wild animals in captivity is wrong because it is inhumane, it shortens animal’s lifespan, and animals don’t have enough space. Firstly, wild animals in…

and zoos are dangerous for animals. A condition called zoochosis is found in some animals. It is when a animal goes crazy and they hurt themselves from boredom. For example, big cats will pace back and forth. Elephants sway, and bob their heads. Giraffes bends their necks, and twist them. This is because usually, bears are around for about 18 hours per day, elephants can walk or run 30 miles, and tigers wander miles to hunt down their prey. This can result in a very unhealthy body, and they…

Come back with me to the year 2011. It's eighth grade, I'm freshly fourteen years old, and I feel like I'm at the peak of my life. We are going on a skating field trip as a school, and I decided this was the time to prove myself. Girls were watching, everyone was there, if there was a time that belonged to me, it was then. I had never skated before, but I knew that I would be amazing. How couldn't I be? I was the great Austin Howard, a menial task such as roller skating should pose no threat to…

In the article, “Why Zoos are Good” by Dr. Dave Hone, he talks about how children and adults might not be able to see animals like giraffes or lions. They may only see these animals in zoos. Dr. Dave Hone also states that people who visit zoos connects with animals and learns about how to help and protect the animals. On the other hand, in the article “Zoos Drive Animals Crazy” by Laura…

rising. The sun represents a never-deviating pattern of death and rebirth through its daily rising and setting, an eternal constant that embodies the Circle of Life ("Themes and Symbols in Lion King"). In the beginning, all the animals from hippos, giraffes to zebras and elephants are running towards the Pride Rock where the baboon shows off Mufasa’s newborn son…

These were my tenth (11/12) and eleventh (11/13) shifts following Meagan on the medical/surgical floor at Rady Children’s Hospital. On Thursday, November 12th, I followed Meagan from 0930 to 2230 while she worked as the resource nurse. This was a new and different experience compared to following her as a normal nurse on the floor and even as the charge nurse. For most of the day, we watched other nurses’ patients so that they could go on break or accomplish other major tasks for their patients,…

parts and the town that the hunter was hunting in or near would get all of the meat” nationalgeographic.com said. This would mean that they do not need to kill animals for more meat because they are already getting it. The nymag.com states that one giraffe would give the same meat of four deer. Also, nationalgeographic.com said again, that one elephant would give about three tons of meat to the African communities whenever trophy hunting occurs. Part of the money received from trophy hunting…

K. essentially represents the unity of the two cultures, being raised in an environment which emphasized and practiced equality between the two races. This concept is vividly expressed in nature as revealed in the opening scene of the film of two giraffes uniting underneath a tree, symbolizing the unification of the Afrikaners and the…

Every January 1st of the year, my family and I would rouse early in the morning and start getting ready to kick off the year learning about different types of animals. I still feel a jolt of excitement when observing the flamingos, Bengal tigers, giraffes, and more animals from all around the world. I would spend all day at the zoo if my family lets me. Therefore, growing older and entering my teen years, my mind was set on one career: Veterinarian. In 7th grade, I fashioned a business plan for…

Cameroon is a country between Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic. The Cameroons colonial name comes from the cameros (prawns) that the 15th Century explores found in the Wouri River. South Cameroon supplied the Atlantic slave and commodity trades. North Cameroon people were Muslim and the economy of the Fulani and Hausa south of the Sahara. Between 1884 and 1916 Germany united the south and the north into a colony. The French ruled the east from the capital, Yaoundé. The British had…