Hippopotamus

The evolution in mammals have passed through many stages since their synapsid ancestors first appearance in Carnivorous period between 320 to 315 years ago All mammals are related deeply in their bones and today’s mammals are one of the mammal lineages that survived. Scientific evidence suggests that Otters have been on Earth from the past 23 million years and present day’s Otter evolved about 7 millions years ago. Otters have gone through many adaptations and scientists believe that Otters…

feather, symbolizing “the feather of Truth”. If his heart is lighter than the feather, then he passes the test and is able to present himself the Osiris. Next to Ma’at is Ammit, the “Eater of the Dead”, who is part crocodile, part lion and part hippopotamus, the three most terrifying and dangerous animals to the Egyptians. If Hunefer does not pass the test, he will be devoured by Ammit. Fortunately, Hunefer’s heart is lighter than the feather, and he is brought to Osiris by Horus, Osiris’ son,…

commercial benifits This is seen in the text where it states, “Discipline was harsh; reluctant military conscripts, disobedient porters, and villagers who failed to gather enough rubber fell victim to the notorious chicotte, a whip made of sun-dried hippopotamus hide with razor sharp edges. A hundred lashes of the chicotte, a not infrequent…

The Age of New Imperialism in Western Europe started in the late 1800s from economic, political, military, social, and religious motives, as well as from the theory of Social Darwinism. By 1870, it became necessary for European nations to expand their markets to sell products, collect raw materials, and invest in other areas. Larger European nations also believed that colonies were crucial to military power and nationalism. Missionaries started to believe in Imperialism after Rudyard Kipling…

Biogeography It shows how the past and present geographical distribution of organisms played a role in their evolution.Also, how species are distributed in accordance to the genetic relationships they share with other organisms. Marsupials and Placental Mammals Marsupials animals are almost exclusively found in Australia, while Placental mammals are very rare there. There are fossils of marsupials in North America, and South America. 30 million years ago South America and Australia…

The Mambilla plateau is one of the places in Nigeria that is well endowed with abundant natural resources. The plateau is endowed with a semi temperate climate that is suitable for agricultural crop production and livestock rearing, as well as mineral resources. The Mambilla plateau has the second largest tea plantation in the world, second to the one in India. Despite the natural endowment of the Mambilla plateau, the livelihood of the rural dwellers in the area has been greatly constrained by…

The everlasting argument of Evolution and science vs. Creationism and religion has been stumping mankind for ages. There really is no right answer but there is a more realistic argument. Which is the idea of Evolution and the continuous adaptation of species to their Environments. We have retrieved evidence supporting Evolution and the paths it’s taken to reach the stage it 's at now. Many scientist devoted their lives to research evolution. These Scientist were able to determine that we all…

In my response I will argue that different cultures and time periods often share similar interests, techniques, ideas, styles, and aesthetics. I will point out several specific examples found within the ancient civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Ancient Aegean world. I will give specific examples regarding temples, structures, and artwork in general. A common theme in art history is the idea that many different cultures and civilizations created lots of artwork…

In the short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor ,the author focuses on the theme good vs. evil. There are many different ways the author expresses the theme of good vs. evil in the story. The grandmother is a person who believes in herself as a good individual and the misfit is character who is believed to be evil by society. The grandmother may be perceived a the good character in the story but she had tendencies and ways that are evil and the Misfit is a evil man who has…

All the way through this short story there is a very evident theme of death and a notable presence of foreshadowing in regards to the fate of the family. Reading through the story the first time the forewarning is not as evident, however, upon the second read through there are items that stand out that can alert the reader to the impending doom of the family. The first theme that struck me was the color within the story, from the very beginning O’Connor puts great emphasis on colors. Green,…