Apex predator

The ‘Clever Buoy’ is the world’s first shark detection buoy, which uses advanced and specifically designed sonar and identification software to detect the sharks’ movements. The Clever Buoy system is calibrated to detect sonar images which match the swim patterns, shapes and wakes which sharks parade, allowing this innovative technology to differentiate sharks from other marine life. The Clever Buoy is as an innovation as it has used existing real-time communication technologies for a newly…

How to Declaw a Tiger C. Pam Zhang’s thrilling novel, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, describes a Chinese-American family in the 1800s–Ba, Ma, Lucy, and Sam–struggling against racism and discrimination. Ba is a Chinese man who was raised by Native Americans and lived his life prospecting, always hoping to strike gold. Ma is a foreigner who immigrated from China with hopes of finding success in the rumored riches of the land. Lucy and Sam, both daughters of the two, express opposite…

years go on, but sports and homework plus you have to wake up at dawn? 1:30 in the afternoon and I'm seeing people yawn, try to stay optimistic for what's in store I just want to explore, the earth and see what we were once apart of We became the apex predator and tore up the world because…

After being assigned to practice All Quiet on the Western Front duties for chapter two as homework, Mr. and Mrs. Davis set out to perform thorough checks to ensure that everybody has done their jobs. The assignment was honestly quite tedious, but it has given students a firm grasp on the understanding of the book. Mrs. Davis gave a clear explanation of what was going to transpire while they went around class for any time All Quiet on the Western Front work was due. While they checked, the…

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 stands as one of the most catastrophic events in history, leaving behind a legacy of destruction and mayhem. However, amidst the desolation of the exclusion zone, an extraordinary story of resilience and survival unfolds. The documentary “Radioactive Wolves” employs a multifaceted approach to emotional appeal and illustrates the emotional journey of wildlife reclaiming their habitat after the disaster. The narrative intertwines the stark reality of a…

“The shark is the apex predator in the sea. Sharks have moulded evolution for 450 million years. All fish species that are prey to the sharks have had their behaviour, their speed, their camouflage, their defense mechanisms moulded by the shark.” – Paul Watson. Sharks are cartilaginous fish with pair fins and nares, two chambered hearts and jaws. These characteristics are unique to the class, chondrichthyes. Ray, skates, and chimaeras are members of this class and sharks closest relatives.…

For my honors enrichment project, I have choose to do a photo contest. The photo contest I entered in was the Zeiss. The picture I entered in the contest was a marsh which I took when I visited Pinckney Island. Marshes are usually found on the edge of a stream, pond, or lake. They often flood and if the surrounding area gets too dry, they feed the water from the flood back to stream, pond, or lake. A marsh is a type of wetland, an area of land where water covers ground for long periods of time.…

A study done in Laskeek Bay on East Limestone and Reef Island looked at the effect of Sitka-black tailed deer on the Sitka spruce tree. The study found that while the deer do like to browse the younger spruce seedlings, once the apex of the tree exceeds 1.2 m in height, the tree is able to escape the deer (Vila, Torre, Guibal & Martin, 2003a). However, in the presence of deer it takes 13 – 18 years for the young spruce to reach the necessary height, this is significantly longer…

It is important to pay attention to the wording of this freedom, as the words ‘ready access,’ dictate that the animal should not have food withheld from them, especially for convenience. In the wild, killer whales are top predators that eat nearly anything from small fish, to sea turtles and seals. They often feed on schools of fish by hunting in their pods together. At Sea World, much of their food is withheld prior to training sessions and shows. That way they are more likely…

The Tasmanian devil is an apex predator and the largest marsupial carnivore. Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a highly aggressive, transmissible cancer that is decimating the Tasmanian devil population and threatening the species with extinction in as little as thirty years (Brüniche-Olsen et al., 2016). The disease first showed up in 1996 and a second transmissible cancer in devils was discovered in 2014. This disease has since declined the population 95% in some areas while spreading to…