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thick and pale beak, which was used as a third limb to do activities such as climbing trees. Its body was green and it had an orange face and a yellow head. Although this parrot is the only member of its genus,Conuropsis, it is composed of many traits that are very similar to members of the genus, Aratinga. These two genera are known to be close relatives. The closest bird to the Carolina Parakeet is the Myiopsitta Monachus because they are composed of similar physical features such as their…

clicking on a particular species that was listed, a full report of the specie appeared on the page. The information on the report was then used to fill out the BLAST Data card for each gene files. The genus and specie was the first two words in the name, and the common name was found by googling the genus and specie name. The protein produce by the sequence was found by looking at the third word of the link. By clicking on the Distance Tree Results link at the top of the page, it showed a…

Zaglossus bruijni is the Latin name for the Western Long-beaked Echidna (IUCN, 2016). In 1982 the species became Vulnerable up until 1994 where it then increased to endangered, the most up to date assessment on the Western Long- Beaked Echidna in 2008 and classes it as Critically Endangered (IUCN,2016). This species is found in the Vogelkop Peninsula of Papua Province, Indonesia. It had been thought to have been Australia at one point due to the aboriginal artwork located on Arnhem Land as well…

Chapter 5: Thomas Aquinas: Angelic Doctor Summary of Chapter 5: The Life of Thomas Aquinas: • The angelic doctor stands as a master in the intellectual world, and his work continues to be studied in many universities today. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 AD near Naples, Italy. His father was a count of Aquino of the aristocracy. When he was five, Thomas arrived at the Abbey of Monte Cassino, where he studied until he enrolled at the University of Naples at fourteen. During his time there, he…

I recently visited the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to gain a new perspective on what we learned in Anthropology this semester. In this paper I will be discussing the Human Origin exhibit that is currently being shown at The Academy of Sciences and how it relates to all that I have learned this semester. This particular exhibit shows the various physical forms that hominins took as they evolved over 4 million years ago. I loved being able to see in person the actual skulls on…

To be human, in the most basic sense, is to belong to the genus homo. To the majority, this is the underlying qualification to be human-like but will then associate with numerous characteristics they identify to be human such as higher level reasoning, wide ranges of emotions, or complex social interactions. But to attribute any of these to other species usually comes with resistance, especially if it was thought to be specific to humans. I don’t believe it’s neither fair nor right to consider…

Stingrays: The Ocean Stingers Stingrays, specifically southern stingrays, are scientifically called dasyatis Americana. They are a member of the genus Dasyatis, and the family Dasyatidae. They are a member of the family Dasyatidae because they are stingrays with a certain type of tail. Southern stingrays are members of the genus Dasyatis. To know what this genus means, you have to break it up. “Dasys” means rough or dense, and “batus” means shark. The southern stingray looks scary, but is…

The first primate was a Lemur and it’s a prosimian. The common name for lemurs is the Ring-tailed lemur. (Los Angeles website) The scientific name for Lemurs is Lemur for genus and L. catta for species. (edu) The family name is called Lemuridae. (edu) Lemurs are typically found in the wild of Madagascar. (edu) The habitat lemurs exploit the forest areas that contain trees and plants but their home is at risk due to humans disturbing their home. (edu) Lemurs eat fruits like watermelon but find…

forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco Delta in South America. It is notable for having chicks that possess claws on two of their wing digits. It is the only member of the genus Opisthocomus (Ancient Greek: "wearing long hair behind", referring to its large crest) which in turn is the only extant genus in the family Opisthocomidae. The taxonomic position of this family has been greatly debated, and is still far from clear. The Hoatzin can be found only in South America, ranging…

Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have made an incredible evolutionary discovery that links sexual selection and placentation (Science Daily, 2014). The study of 150 species of Poeciliidae (Figure 1), describes the morphologies of males in species with placentas. Sexual selection- “special case” of natural selection, which acts on an organism’s ability to obtain, or successfully copulate with a mate, is not exceedingly important in species with placentas (Science Daily, 2014)…