Extinction

My genius hour topic for 2017 was based upon animal extinction. For me, animals are highly important to this world, and we humans are going against animal species, leading up to my inspiration to choose the topic I went with. My starting plan was to go without a partner because that way, I could take all the decisions without having to care for someone else. Once I decided to go on without a partner, I decided to do a website that I could display my topic on, being the easiest option I could…

The article explains an experiment conducted on how the use of like fear conditioned pictures of spiders and snakes, and the fear conditioned to angry faces resists extinction even according to verbal instruction and removal of the shock electrode. The researchers wanted to recreate an experiment about a hypothesis. The preparedness theory to reconcile the apparent inconsistencies between then current learning theory and the phenomenology of phobic fear, much study has been performed to confirm…

The first chapter in the sixth extinction is geared towards focusing on the rapid extinction of frogs, a species that has survived over 400 million years. Elizabeth Kolbert, the author believes that we are entering a sixth extinction and that it is crucial to pay close attention to it because any slight change can drastically influence an entire ecosystem and its inhabitants. The epicenter of the extinction seemed to begin in a small town in Central Panama called El Valle de Anton. The…

like the Tasmania Tiger was extinct because of us. The Tasmanian Tiger was hunted to extinction because farmers back in the day. And because of his huge yawning mouth. Today I will be talking about what animals went extinct and how. Then I will talk about what is extinction. Then I will talk about what extinction does to the ecosystem. Even predators like killer whales and great white sharks are going to extinction. The reason why predators like killer whales are going extinct because they are…

TED presenter whom is not in favor for de-extinction states that, “De-extinction could possibly be worth examining, but where would we put the species?” Carl Zimmer states the pros, the cons and the outcome of de-extinction. Additionally, he talks about bringing the Red River Softshell turtle back, but if the turtle is brought back to life and put back in the same place it was originally from, the species will die off again. At first, I thought de-extinction was a good idea, but new species will…

This extinction caused mainly by humans. These causes including poaching and exploiting resources in a habitat. One to two percent may seem like a small amount, however, one never stops to think the impact the extermination of these species has on a habitat. In Caroline Williams’ article, Golden Opportunity, the author explores the affect the extinction species has on the habitat. In Jennifer Dunne’s journal ,Cascading extinctions and community collapse in model food…

Do you like German Sheperd if so do you want to learn more about them ? Well my essay is going to be about German Sheperd . And im going to talk about there ecosystem , habitat and the extinction . For the next 4 paragraphs i will be talking about there ecosystem habitat and the extinction . The German Shephered lives all around the world but they are all irigernated from Germany then went to England after the war . These dogs are also very intelligent and are very quick to learn…

caring about what happens to them our selfish acts are the cause of their deaths. Wildlife extinction has gotten worse because of pollution, but the lack of humans caring has been the biggest cause. Humans have stopped caring about mass extinction. Many people believe this issue is only for the rich who have money in order to contribute to organizations or groups who are currently fighting mass extinction. The main reason that every person is being held back is that they are overwhelmed by the…

Extinction is necessary for the Earth’s natural order. It is used as the world 's way of weeding out the weaker species that are unable to adapt or evolve to environmental change thus consequently dying out to make room for the newer better-adapted species which is key in providing the earth with a more sustainable and better-equipped equilibrium. With five mass extinctions notched into the earth 's belt it can hardly be denied that evolution and extinction are anything but a necessary, yet dark…

otters’ life course in Alaska since colonization. She studies topics such as the near extinction of sea otters during the fur trade and the Exxon Valdez oil spill that resulted in the death of thousands of sea otters. Collard explains the relationship between capitalism and the near extinction of the sea otter species. She studies capitalism intensely, and believes that it is a disastrous concept. She also studies Extinction studies is a fairly new field of study in the world of academia.…