Human extinction

Stronza, in this study region, right now there approximately fifteen thousand elephants and fifteen thousand people,” (Buffett 261). The same amount of people as there are elephants. Those numbers are astounding, how can something like that happen? The humans and elephants are almost fighting over land. Reading the chapter, it felt as if these two groups were having a war. I found it interesting the different was the villagers and the experts tried to solve the elephant issue. The villagers were…

all. These turtles are very easy to maintain with an average weight of 80kg. Since it is large enough, it is not suitable to be kept in the house. The breeding must be outside the house like garden. This tortoise has a longer life than the average human. Sulcata classified as herbivores that eat fruits and vegetables. Here are the characteristics of sulcata. They do not like humid places this is because it was originally derived from African which has dry climate. sulcata naturally live in…

Destiny White We all use paper in our everyday lives but do we ever realize what people do so that we have it. Paper companies all around the world cut down many trees that we use to survive. In the text, “The Sumatran Rainforest Will Mostly Disappear Within 20 Years”, John Vidal informs readers about all of the risks that the Rainforest is taking in order to have create paper and other products for the world. Taking away the trees in the Sumatran Rainforest harms animals. Also, cutting down the…

endangered species and without zoos we would have some of the animals we see today extinct.What I am saying is that zoos should not be closed because they are responsible for keeping these animals alive.Overall, the zoos are keeping animals from facing extinction and helping animals who are having a hard time in the wild. My first reason is that zoos are keeping endangered animals alive in many ways. what zoos are doing is breeding and saving these animals and…

Introduction Non-indigenous or non-native species are species that have been introduced into an area or region that is not their normal habitat or environment. These species are sometimes very invasive and will take over the areas that they inhabit. There can be very negative effects from the introduction of non-indigenous species into certain environments. The ecosystem of an area is likely to be compromised from certain aggressive and invasive species. The lionfish is one of those. The…

Imagine being trapped in a cage and having to live based on someone else’s schedule. Well that is zoo animals feel every single day. Animal captivity has been around for hundreds of years. Animals were held as creatures of worship and used for gladiatorial contests. It wasn’t until the 1800s that public zoos became more common. As they became more common the focus on educational purposes became less and the animals began being treated abusively and being mishandled. Zoos should be shut down.…

This year thousands of locals and tourists will flock to Zoo Atlanta in hopes of seeing animals that one can only see in the wild, or on T.V. A trip to the zoo is supposed to be about fun, entertainment, as well as learning experience. Zoo animals are big, exotic and beautiful; however according to Lee Keekok A Philosophy Tour a 2006 study has shown that animals are not in their native environments. Animals are pushed behind durable glass enclosures, enclosed behind fences, and often times…

The process of extinction may happen in both classical and operant conditioning, whereby the behavior will become weaker if not supported. By classical conditioning, if the conditioned stimulus is presented recurrently but in the lack of the unconditioned stimulus, then…

What were Pavlov’s initial observations that prompted his experiments on respondent conditioning? (pg. 332) Pavlov initially implanted tubes into the dogs’ gland to measure the amount of secretion. When his assistant would present food to the dogs, they would salivate. After some time, they noticed that the dogs would salivate whenever the assistant entered the room, irrespective of whether he had food or not. b. Then describe the exact analogy between those observed events and the events…

of growing up to be just like the men and women who take care of these animals. Recently, however, the debate has popped up over whether keeping animals in a zoo is unethical because the animal is not in the wild, and it does not help resolve the extinction crisis happening in the natural homes of the animals. Although there is great controversy about the ethics of keeping animals in zoos, zoos are actually beneficial to the wild because they are a main component in the conservation of…