Javan Tiger

There is an old story about a lion that was raised by sheep. This lion would eat grass like sheep and graze the landside like sheep because in its mind, the lion was a sheep. Regardless of the surroundings, the lion attended to its identity as if it was a sheep. But, one day while they were moving through the valley, the lion heard a roar from the top of the mountain. When the lion looked up from the mountain and saw the lion it recognized something in the lion that was similar to itself that…

A fish, confined to the small waters of a round glass bowl, encompasses something much larger than itself. The same as a tiger, unrestrained, roaming the vast jungle. And the same as a human. Every living thing must meet some form of an end. Whether this pause is believed to be peaceful and positive or painful and agonizing is based upon experience; nevertheless, it is an inevitable limit that is one day attained by all. Siddhartha, a book of self discovery by author Hermann Hesse,…

Ecology of Desert Fox in a saline Grassland ecosystem of Banni in the Kutch district of Western India 1. Introduction: Foxes belong to genus vulpes, the most widely distributed carnivores, found across the earth apart from Antarctica. Three species of foxes occurs in the different habitats of Indian sub-continent. Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis) found throughout the Deccan peninsula, arid and semi-arid bio-geographic region of India, Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) found in Tibetan plateau of…

When imagining the deadliest animal in the world, the faces that usually come to mind are that of a tiger, a snake, or maybe a shark. However, the most dangerous animal in the world does not have the claws of a tiger, the venom of a snake, or the teeth of a shark. This animal is measured in millimeters, produces hundreds of offspring from a single mother, and feeds off human blood. It is the mosquito. The most common species is culex pipiens, but there are others such as aedes aegypti, aedes…

Personal Narrative Before we get into the story, let me explain to you what is a white-headed langur. A white-headed langur is a special species of monkey that lives in Chong Zuo, China. This species is one of those endangered species in China just like the panda. Professor Pan from the University of Beijing was sent to research and rescue the monkey from danger. Professor Pan was a famous scientist of animals. He was sent to save both pandas and dolphins and had honored by the government.…

elephant the Loxodonta Africana. The next elephant I'm going to talk about is the Borneo elephant. This type of elephant is smaller than any species of elephants; because of their size, the list of natural predators is limited. Tigers occasionally hunt Borneo elephants for food and human hunting has increased in recent days. The last elephant species is the Indian elephant. The indian elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the…

What is A Savannah Cat? A Savannah cat is a cross between an African Serval and a domesticated house cat. Savannahs are noted for their tall and slender bodies and their big ears. It is one of the newest breeds in the world and there are just a few breeders worldwide that have achieved their goal of successfully mating a Serval to a domesticated cat. All Foundation Savannahs have an F and a number associated with it to indicate how many generations it is from its Serval ancestor. F1 (~53%…

Canis lupus arctos is the scientific name for an arctic wolf. Although many people believe an arctic wolf can only be purely white, this is not true; an arctic wolf may have spots of black, yellow, or gray on its white fur. Due to the location of an arctic wolf, which many experts believe the Ice Age was what made them end up here, they have adapted to this weather. According to A-Z Animals, “ Arctic wolves are incredibly versatile and adaptive animals, able to withstand year round sub-zero…

they share the same South African habitat (76). Felis nigripes is referred to by both black-footed cat and small-spotted cat, depending on authority preference. It is also known in the South African language of Afrikaans as miershooptier, or anthill tiger, from its method of creating burrows in abandoned termite mounds (76). Description The black-footed cat is one of the smallest felines…

The animal I classified was the snow leopard. Basic information that I will be researching about the snow leopard are it's habitat, food, size, and it's features and adaptations. In the summertime a snow leopard usually lives in alpine areas that elevate from 900 to 5,500 meters. Alpine areas are areas that mountainous and steep with high altitudes causing it to be windy and cold. In the winter, snow leopards migrate to lower altitudes. These areas where snow leopards live are located in 12…