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    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and His Addiction? “Animals trapped behind bars at the zoo, need to run rampant and free! Predators live on the prey they pursue; this time the predator's me,” sung Henry Jekyll in the play Jekyll & Hyde. Although this quote is from the play, not the book, I believe it is extremely relevant. In the beginning of the book, Jekyll felt that his true self was trapped in a prison of morals. He felt like a caged animal. He wanted to be free, he wanted to do…

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    know there are about 17,000 individual animals in the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium located in Omaha, Nebraska? This is America’s largest zoo, yet this is only one the 142 accredited zoos across America, this may seem like a lot, but America only has a handful of zoos compared to the 414 zoos located in Germany. One of the many positives that zoos and aquaria provide is there revenue and job opportunity. Just in America the annual zoo revenue averages at about $5,136,250,000 and they offer about…

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    Throughout Ang Lee’s writing life, Lee achieved the best Man Booker Prize by publishing The Life of Pi, a number one international bestseller. Ang Lee, on the other hand, achieved the Academy Award for Best Director. In the year of 2012, Ang Lee released the The Life of Pi. Both men strived to produce a story that grasped the audience’s attention. Ang Lee’s and Yann Martel’s version of The Life of Pi captives the reader’s or viewer’s mind by introducing a young man who admires religion, survives…

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    Animals should not be kept in Zoos As a kid, I feel like we all visited zoos with our families as a fun way to pass time. It was a lighthearted form of amusement with exotic and interesting animals. What kid would not love to visit the zoo? When you are young, nothing is ever bad or wrong in your eyes. All over the world there are animals being kept in containment for the enjoyment of people. While it may seem harmless and all fun and games, it is not. These animals are being kept from living…

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    The Animal Collector In a large enterprise building, the CEO Mr Gregory lies nonchalantly on his revolving chair covered with the lush brown coat of a grizzly bear. He was looking out into the marvelous Settle skyline through a floor-to-ceiling window when his attention was attracted to something else, it was a palm-sized specimen of an endangered mouse-lemur he had recently obtained from Madagascar placed on an elaborate stand on his desk. It had eyes just as bright and lively as it was before…

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    Name: Lily Date: Endangered Animals How would you feel if animals were staring at you as you sat in a small cage? That’s how animals feel in zoo’s. Some people think zoos aren’t prisons I think critters should be saved from animal prisons or zoos.They are no different than us. Animals deserve to live in their natural habitats.F.Y.I. (for your information) I explained what they said in my own words, search the evidence for more information. First of all, based off of information…

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    There are many examples of symbiotic relationships in Disney’s The Lion King. A symbiotic relationship is the interaction between two species living closely together. Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three main categories of symbiotic relationships. These relationships are important in maintaining a stable ecosystem because they are similar to cause and effect. Both parties in the symbiotic relationship play a key role, and one of them missing from the equation would mean…

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    dragons, geckos, and turtles (http://www.noahs-ark.org/reptiles). One of the most famous snakes is one named, Grandma. She is a python, and currently the largest snake at the animal sanctuary. She is an astonishing 20 feet. She used to be at another zoo that no longer wanted her due to the employees having a fear of her. The gators name is Big Al. Although Big Al is the largest of the 7 is the sanctuary pond, he is one of the kindest alligators. The bearded dragon’s name is Sunshine. Sunshine…

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    the coldest and hottest regions of the world. Animals are divine species with many purposes, whether they are roaming the wild, held in captivity, or domesticated. Across the nation more than 600 million people visit one of the 10,000 zoos a year. As educational as a zoo may be, the animals are deprived of many necessities, especially elephants. Elephants in captivity are denied of a proper family and socialization, an exceptional amount of space to roam, and they suffer a…

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    could be done to help save animal species. Conservation projects are a huge part of how the San Diego Zoo saves animals around the world. San Diego Global’s involvement in Cameroon, Africa in 2012 have been to help preserve the local environment, especially the variety of over ten species of primates. Some of those primates include; a recently discovered group of Ebo gorillas and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee. The Organization's mission was to inspire people to help save their local wildlife…

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