Mammals of Africa

Mountain lions are known as cougars, pumas and catamounts. Mountain lions population is an estimated 30,000 in the western United States. They feed on other mammals such as deer, raccoons, beavers squirrels, mice and more. They have the longest range of any mammal except humans in the Western Hemisphere, mountain lions can be found from Florida to the Canadian forest. They are very territorial and avoid other cats except during their mating season(courtship). Usually they hunt at night or at…

We respect cats and want cats to enjoy life. Too many cats suffer in this world. We must exercise dominion over cats to provide them with the best life they may live. Some of our needs match, and follow a similar ordering: safety, water, food, shelter, good health, socializing, and losing ourselves to enjoyable activities. If we can provide these things for cats, then they will enjoy life to the fullest. Maybe I've been reading the meeting minutes of the neighborhood club you started around age…

Mark Twain writes the essay “The Damned Human Race” to make the point that he believes that man is the bottom stage of development and there is nothing below them. He uses many points to prove his point throughout the essay. Twain emphasizes the fact that man is not superior and uses facts dealing with moral sense, greed, foolishness and war to show their lack of strength. The first point he writes about is greed. He writes about how man always is looking for more and is never satisfied. He did…

As stated by Professor Charles R Magel,“Ask the experimenters why they test on animals and the answer is: ‘Because animals are like us’. Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals and the answer is ‘Because the animals are not like us’. Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction” (Source #4). Scientists believe that animals are more similar to us in body anatomy and biology than personality. However, they’re more like us human in a sense of consciousness…

In the story Animal Farm, the animals feel restricted by their owner, Mr. Jones. For example, The animals believe that their lives are, “misery and slavery: that is the plain truth,” (1). The animals feeling pain and misery shows that they feel oppressed and restricted. They feel that they have no rights and no choices, but instead the choices are made for them. The animals believe that they would rather feel pain trying to gain their freedom than to be held down by their owner. The…

n the late 1800s animal testing emerged as a way of testing human inventions before applying them to a human organism. Due to the lack of technology, animals seemed to be the most accurate way to predict a human’s reaction to a product before risking the life of a person. While this practice might have been one of the better options in the past, it is unreliable and needs to be eradicated. Every year approximately 17-22 million animals are used in research testing. Not all of the testing is…

Being a Veterinarian can be a rough life when the job involves saving animals However the job takes, schooling, commitment, and having passion and love for animals. Small animal vets treat pets such as dogs, cats and gerbils. They work in a vet’s office but a few focus on large animals such as sheep, cows, and horses. Large animal vets usually drive to ranches and stables where their patients live. Small animal vets may take care of broken bones, worms, ticks, dental care larger animals vets…

Cool Title Have you ever dreamt about how cool it would be to have an exotic pet? Imagine having a pet monkey, deer, chameleon, tiger, bear, lemur, owl, sloth, exotic snake, or exotic bird. It sounds pretty fun, right? The truth is that keeping exotic animals as pets is dangerous for both the animals and those around them. When someone desires to purchase an exotic animal, they most likely want a baby. Innocent animals are torn from their parents at a young age; poachers will even kill the…

Humanity’s advances throughout history have always amazed scientists; humans have gone far beyond their natural abilities and surpassing the seemingly impossible. The difference that conveys human from the less complex counterparts, animals, is centred on the abilities within the brain; human intelligence has an extraordinary capacity for knowledge. The brain has assisted with human species’ survival for many generations. Even present day, humans are continuously evolving by learning and…

Visual Analysis Essay Bulldozers are often contributed to collapsed buildings, demolition, and destruction. Many of the images conjured up in our imaginations will represent the negative impact that bulldozers can be responsible for. The image from the advertisement in Global Issues, Local Arguments on page 262, created by the group called Californian’s for Population Stabilization, shows an image of a bulldozer surrounded by toppled trees in a lush, green forest with a heading directly above…