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One of the many definitions of a predator is an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals, or an animal that preys on other animals. Better yet, one that preys, destroys, and devours. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, predation is the pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food. Excluding Homo sapiens, the animal kingdom has species considered to be top predators in the aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial territory. For instance, the massive great white shark is probably the…

The Giraffe is a large mammal that lives all around africa. They are known for their very long neck and scattered patches of darker hair. They are light brown with large patches of dark colored hair. Giraffes have many natural predators like lions, and other predators. They eat acacia leaves that they can reach with their 6 foot neck. With the 6 foot neck included male Giraffes can't get up to 20 feet tall! Females can get to 15 feet tall. Their lifespan is 25 years in the wild. They are also…

giraffes are the world’s tallest land mammals. Giraffes weigh between 1,750 and 2,800 pounds. They inhabit the forests and open plains of the African savannah. Giraffes are herbivores and they have only three natural predators which are: humans, lions and crocodiles. They can live to be as old as twenty-five years old, the oldest giraffe on record was forty years of age when she was euthanized due to health issues. Today there are around 80,000 giraffes living and they are far from being…

Victoria Chen Mrs. Barsever Biology Honors/Period 4 3 March 2015 Sumatran Tigers: A Background Research Paper The Panthera tigris sumatrae, known by its common name, the Sumatran tiger, is the smallest of the remaining five tiger subspecies. It has lived for over a million years in the once extensive moist tropical jungles of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List but its conservation status is listed as…

The gestation period for a giraffe is 457 days, which is about 15 months. Generally, only a single baby is born. Calves can stand up and walk in an hour. About 50% of all giraffe calves do not survive their first year. Calves are usually attacked by lions, hyenas, leopards and african wild dogs and are killed in their first few months. Both male and females have two distinct hair covered horns. Males use their horns to fight other males. When fighting, male giraffes will push and shove against…

distinctive white coat. The common name is white tiger because of its coloration, however it is in the same subspecies as the bengal tiger. The scientific name is Panthera tigris tigris. The genus Panthera includes four species of animals, the tiger, the lion, jaguar, and the leopard, all of which have the ability to roar. The white tigers’s full classification is as follows: Domain: Eukarya; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Carnivora; Family: Felidae; Genus:…

The Tigers Alive “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” ― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shaw shank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons The…

1. Kabini River Lodge- Enchanted with the beauties of wild and the former hunting grounds for the Maharaja of Mysore, lays the elegant Kabini river lodge. The 54 acres of property is nestled on the bank of river Kabini, offering the charms of elephants, deer, wild bores and even panthers. It’s just because of its marvelous service and extraordinary location, that it is rated as one of the top 5 wildlife resorts. With the absence of T.V. and A/C this place truly defines the meaning Nature. The…

creatures. In case of Rowling, many of these creatures are mythical animals-- centaurs, hippogriffs, goblins and unicorns to name a few- while Lewis mainly chooses to add mythical abilities to every-day animals. His Narnia consists of talking beavers, lions, and of course a few mythical animals such as fauns. Both worlds involve interaction between the non-human animals and the humans, as well as the non-human animals amongst themselves. Rowling’s human characters openly display a divide between…

The tiger is one of the most endangered species around the world. Today, there are only an estimated 5.000- 7.000 tigers existing worldwide (D'Silva, Roy) . This number has decreased drastically over the last few years, even though the tiger has few natural enemies. Besides large buffaloes, bears and elephants, humans are its worst enemy. Tigers mainly live in Asia, India and Russia. Due to the wide spread, every tiger sub- spices have adapted to its ecosystem differently, some live in tropical…