Literature is all around us. It is prominent and used in all studies to gain connections. One connection is to compare Literature to Real World situations or world problems. Authors always have a source of inspiration from some other work of literature and or situations occurring in the past, present, or future. In some cases, fiction or drama literature sometimes has underlying themes or realities that are current to today’s societies. The author could take a real-world situation into a…
According to Oxford Dictionary, a zoo is any establishment that collects animals in parks or gardens in order to study, conserve or display them to people. To conserve the population of certain endangered species, some conservation agencies establish zoos where they breed the animals before returning them to the wild. Some zoos are also started up for the sole purpose of entertaining people in exchange for money. In such zoos mostly large and attractive ones are kept in cages where visitors can…
that is endangered is the Giant Panda Bear, the rarest family member of the bear family and China’s unofficial mascot, about 1000-2000 are living in the wild. Giant Panda Bear native habitat is in the mountain forests of southwest China. Giant pandas are identified by their distinctive black and white coloring. Their ears, muzzle, eyes, shoulders and legs are black while the rest of their body is white. They are in need of protection and care because first without the Giant Panda Bear there…
Due to our high demand on resources and things happening around the world animals are going extinct. A Giant Panda happens to be one of those animals. They are black and white. Black on the ears, around the eyes, muzzle, shoulders, and legs, and white everywhere else. Giant Pandas are usually 2 to 3 feet tall and about 6 feet long. There?s an estimated 1600 pandas left. While 300 of those pandas live in zoos, mostly in China. The reason for this decline is that pandas in their natural habitat…
Animal Captivity in Zoos Over the past couple of years there has been a controversial topic about zoos. According to Animal Facts, “Many individuals are against animals living in captivity and being “paraded” in front of people for monetary gain. Others believe, for many animals, captivity is the only way their species will survive extinction.” Some people are for captivity and some are against. There are many reasons why people don’t like animals in captivity. A lot of scientist say that…
"The Legend of the Panda” What is a legend? A legend is a reflection of a society’s values and beliefs, usually in the format of fantasy-filled stories with improbable events. I read the “The Legend of the Panda”, a true sorrow filled legend that creates an advanced understanding of Chinese culture. The value of sacrifice, something that we as humans do not take lightly is a very common theme in this legend. The emotions involved in true sacrifice are all based on a caring for another's life,…
Giant Pandas Sixth Block 4/11/2017 Kennedy Rives Giant Pandas original homeland is from China. Technically, Giant Pandas are considered bears due to their traits. They happen to be the exact size as the black bear. They are very large animals weighing up to 300lbs. The Giant Panda ranges from 4-5 feet tall, the height of small adults and middle age children. Giant Pandas have a distinct eye catching color, black and white. Their territory is in the Chinese mountains. They make homes in…
mammal native to southwestern China and eastern Himalayas. Since 1996 it has been labeled as an endangered species. It is also the last representative of the family Ailuridae and although it may have panda in its name, it is not related to the giant panda which is of the Ursidae family. The red panda has reddish-brown hair along with a long and furry tail. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat and feeds mainly on bamboo but is also known to feed on eggs, birds and even insects.…
This book talked about how many people killed pandas because many children have been captured by them, in China many families while camping they kill pandas that get in their way. Pandas are very nice and they just want to interact with humans in a nice way, they don’t want to harm you unless you harm them. They also talked about how pandas love their babies and they will do anything for them, some mother pandas even starve for their children. Pandas look out for people before they look out for…
antelope that have been reintroduced back into its natural habitat with help of the AZA Bongo Species Survival Plan. Although this has worked, the plan only focuses on bongos and fails to help any other species (“Captive Breeding” 71). Conversely, giant pandas in an international rescue programme failed. Only five out of the 400 pandas born by captive breeding were released into the wild and subsequently, two of them died (Gillespie and Burgess). Considering it all, animals need to be left in…