Mating

blanket octopus is not your ordinary octopus, they contain long webs connecting to their body. The females can grow as large as six feet while the males are only 5 centimeters in length. With the weight ratio to at least 10,000 to one, it sounds like mating should be fun. When the male finds a female octopus, he breaks off one of his arms and crawls inside her to store sperm, then swims off to die. Actually, that doesn’t sound very fun at all, but at least he got a happy ending, right? 14.…

though some people think that animals can feel different emotions, they can; one of those emotions is pain. In the jungle, rhesus monkeys will fight other monkeys and leave horrible wounds, and in response, the monkeys will scream from the pain. During mating season, the rhesus monkeys will also rip out their their opponent's testicles. The opponent will scream in pain for hours (Page 185). In both of these situations after a few hours the screaming will stop and the monkeys will go one with…

Peregrine Falcon The peregrine falcon has a black cap, gray upperparts, pale throat and chest, and their tail is slim. Male peregrine weighs 1.7 LBS and the females weigh 3.3 LBS and both genders wingspan is about 4 ft. The peregrine falcon is a bird of prey because it has a deadly black and curved bill. The peregrine has sharp talons and bill to tear flesh of its prey. Peregrines will choose either to capture it and feed on it on ground or in air. When this birds hunts it uses is speed…

In this section, I will examine the history of how courtship was not relevant in America and marriage was a means of survival. Even though the romance was not present and seemed unfair to the women as Crapo states that Cultural relativism is "the idea that the significance of an act is best understood by the standards of the actor 's own cultural milieu" (Crapo, 2013, p. 47). In other words a person that may not see this as sane if he were in the same conditions he most likely will do the same…

According to the humane society (2016), 36.1 million households in the United States have a cat as a pet, with an average of 2.58 people per household, so thirty percent of Americans have a cat as a pet (“Pets By The Numbers”, 2016). If an animal shelter mistakes a pet cat for a stray cat or a feral cat, what should they do with them? Should they wait the five days and euthanize them, or should they give them a chance? Should they let the cat live, and if so what is the difference between a…

Lab Report: Experimenting with Termites Using Pen and Pencil Introduction: Termites – an insect that are commonly known as a household’s worst nightmare or enemy. While in some cases this is true, a small number of big population has been defined as pests that are harmful towards homes and forests. These insects usually live underground and feed on wood. Much like ants and bees, that are known to be eusocial, termites, too, are known as eusocial. Termites territory are key component to their…

Genetically modified food is defined as organisms in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. Foods produced from or using GM organisms are often referred to as GM foods. This issue relates to agriculture due to the fact that agriculture isn’t only for growing crops and livestock. Agriculture also relates to growing healthy and well nourished people. Part of people growing healthy and well nourished includes what…

that depend on the oceans season to guide their life. An example of this whale and their migratory patterns and the practice of mating. Whales depend on the oceans temperature to guide their migration preferences. The rising temperature of the sea could cause these whales to be unsure of where to migrate causing them to be unable to meet in large numbers for mating season. In Japan, it is legal to hunt and capture or kill dolphins. These animals are cornered by fisherman where the…

AVATAR brings to view many different belief philosophies and customs which have also been observed within the Aboriginal and Jain spiritualities. Practices of beliefs such as animism by the na'vi and use of elders are aspects which are very much prevalent in the Aboriginal spirituality. The na’vi mindset of avoiding all unnecessary violence and general life conduct also follow closely to the jain beliefs of ahimsa and the Five Principles of Jainism. These parallels between the na’vi belief…

The greater gliding possum is a very interesting animal, this type of possum is different from the other spices because it glides. The greater gliding possum lives in the east coast and ranges of Australia. The can grow up to a 18.9 inches body and a 21.65 inches tail, and weigh about 3.3 pounds. Greater gliding possums are the largest type of possum, but unlike other tails the greater gliding possums uses its tail to balance wile gliding. The greater gliding possum is one of the many spices of…