Apex predator

Even though Genetically Modified crops are feeding children in poverty stricken nations; they are destroying the ecosystem and are diminishing water sources. They will cross pollinate with local wildlife they will cross breed plants that secrete their own pesticides and herbicides. This will cause bugs to eat the plants, killing off some, but the ones that will survive will have obtained a resistance to the pesticide through natural selection, rendering the original gene totally and utterly…

through chemical signals, smell, touch, movement, posture, facial gestures, visual signals, and sound. The signals have evolved over time to enable animals to attract mates, repel enemies or competitors, signal submission, advertise species, warn of predators, or communicate about the availability of food and water. Question 3 Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a construct within standardized tests that describes an individual’s level of intelligence. The IQ test measures verbal and performance…

Australian Sea Lion’s diet plays a key part (Gales, N.J et al. 1992), as it’s the main factor in managing this balance, particularly of smaller species. Elsewise there were to be uproar of these smaller teleost fish, and most possibly a decline in its apex predators. It can be observed that the balance would be gone as the Australian Sea Lion is the ‘main structural block’ that holds the ecosystem…

Polar Bear Classification and Evolution The Polar Bear is a large species of bear that is found inhabiting the ice fields in the Arctic Ocean. It is the biggest species of bear in the world (with the exception of the Kodiak Brown Bears found in Alaska which can reach similar sizes) with males often weighing-in at around 600kg. Thought to be closely related to the Brown Bear, the Polar Bears' name actually means "Sea Bear" as they are known to not just spend a great deal of time close to the…

For centuries, shark fin soup has been considered a delicacy in the east, coveted for its social flare. The spike in demand for shark fin soup has turned shark finning into a lucrative business, leaving shark populations in danger. Finning is a cruel and wasteful practice that is running shark populations into the ground and imbalancing our ocean ecosystems. In order to reduce the demand for shark fins, consumers should reject shark fin soup in favor of shark-friendly alternatives that…

travel at night. Therefore, it is very hard to keep up with a Lizoabat. They can reach speeds up to 180mph. They are pretty hard to find because they migrate into unexplored caves during mating season. Lizoabats have four inch fangs which lock onto predators and they always die. Venom is pumped into their victims immediately after the fangs puncture the flesh. The venom is injected at a rate of one milligram per second. The Lizoabat usually injects about one pint per fang. Thus, making sure that…

William Dwyer 4/5/17 ENG 102-CAI Writing Project 2 American Food Taboo’s: Cetacean Delight Why do Americans avoid cannibalism? Cannibalism, just like many foods, is a food taboo. Food is an essential part of everyone’s lives. It gives us the energy and nutrients to Grow and develop, be healthy and active. We are united as human beings in our need to sustain ourselves, the question of what and how to eat has confronted every person across time, and has shaped our culture and what is allowed…

For centuries, authors and playwrights have picked apart the mechanisms and behaviors of the ruling class with a dispassionate dignity--the predecessors to modern-day satire and humor. As the time passed, the material morphed into valid criticisms of the general populace of the ever changing world; the words of Shakespeare gave way to those of Orwell in his classic 1984. In 2015, author Yuri Herrera published a short story called “The Objects,” in which he recognizes the faults of human nature…

problem that is often discussed and scrutinized, with improvements made to fishery sustainability and methods of practice. While this may be considered progress, few species suffer the same peril that the sharks of our oceans do. Sharks are the apex predators of our waters, and if we continue our ways we run the risk of threatening our entire oceanic food chain. One may ask how this has become such a real possibility, and the answer is both simple and disturbing – shark finning. The act of shark…

However, this current negative view of sharks must change to show what sharks really are, an apex predator of marine life and not human life, and this re-education of the public is the goal of shark baiting/cage diving. People need to change their attitude towards sharks because they are a vital part of ocean ecosystems as a top predator, and just mindlessly killing them is not smart or moral. Carl Safina, an ocean expert and author of many books about the ocean…