Japanese rhinoceros beetle

Over spring break, I took a trip to Swaziland, Africa. One of the days I was there, I went on a safari ride. The people in my group and I were a little nervous about the ride just because there are some huge, scary animals out there. The first thing our tour guide said to us was, “Don’t worry about it, the safari car is very safe and the animals are used to people coming through here.” The car was pretty big, seating our whole group plus an experienced driver. It had four tall doors and a few…

Poaching is a worldwide catastrophe that not only affects the animals that are being poached but also the environment and the people around them. Poaching is the illegal act of over-exploitation of animals and the illegal trading and selling of them whether it be for killing them for certain parts or just the whole body in general. Africa is a continent in which its animals and people that have been strongly affected by poaching and it is now starting to change African economy and the…

As a female during the Paleolithic era, I envision that my day would have been consumed with gathering food and tending to children. While I was gathering food near the watering hole, I see a magnificent Wooly Rhino. He seems to wander almost aimlessly near the edge of the water, paying no attention to the small herd of Ibex located nearby (Werner, 2011). Suddenly, another glorious Wooly Rhino appears. They appear to be engaged in a great duel to determine supremacy. When I return to my…

Pengalins are animals, similar to anteaters, and possess scale armor all over their body, a lengthy tail and four legs. Plated armor allow these animals to effectively defend themselves against predators. The bodily characteristics of pangolins include large, hardened, overlapping scales similar to armor plating, a newborn pangolin has a softer shell, but it hardens as the animal matures. This armor is made out of keratin. Pangolins curl up into a ball when threatened, and will tuck its face…

All rhinos are grey even though they are named white or black. The difference between a white and black rhino, is the black rhino has a “pointed upper lip”(White Rhinoceros, 2015). Their diets are also different, with one of them eating grass and the other eating tree leaves. How do these amazing animals tie into my book? The main animal in the book Big Game is Rhonda, the white rhino who is being targeted by a poacher…

rhino population is estimated at five thousand, they are currently a critically endangered species. Majority of rhinoceros live in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Kenya. Historically from the year 200 B.C to 200 A.D, rhinoceros horns along with their blood, skin, and urine have been in high demand in oriental Asia due to the belief that these body parts serve as ailments…

throughout the years as she observed the American Burying Beetle. Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and a UN messenger of peace. She worked along chimpanzees to observe their behavior which by surprise, made a revolutionary impact on the scientific world. In Jane Goodall’s scientific essay, Hope for Animals and Their World, Goodall uses specifically two phrases and one word to help establish the idea that the beetles play a vital role in the environment, yet is still…

Bark beetle outbreaks are often fueled by drought and fire-damaged trees, killing more trees and exacerbating the effects of climate change (CFPC 2015). This paper will be focusing on the decline of one of California’s most abundant species, the Ponderosa pine…

the Volkswagen Beetle made a revolution on the automobile industry. Especially, the fact that Beetle was more affordable and it had an innovative design compare to the already existing automobiles gave the car a good start on the automobile industry. Years later, Volkswagen did it again by creating the Golf which was considered “the second people’s car” and again it came to make a revolution in the Volkswagen industry. The Golf went into a complete different direction from the Beetle.…

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is the most versatile performance car on the market. The mk1 GTI, the beginning of one of the most desired hot hatches on the market today. It all started with a small group of engineers codenamed “sport Golf” and a spare bin of parts. They combined the 1.6L 4-cylinder engine from an Audi 80 with a few spare parts from a Fox GT to create the well known Volkswagen Golf GTI. But that 's not what makes this car special, what makes it special is the versatility of the car.…