Omnivore

The howler monkey is thought to be the loudest species in the world, yet the most inactive monkey! The howler lives in South America, in addition to different countries around the world. The monkey’s relative size to a man is 6 feet! Also, their species spend most of their lives sleeping. The howler monkey eats different things provided by nature but, they feed off of nature, yet nature feeds on them. The monkey lives in a dense rainforest located in South America, and they have a tail that…

While most Americans don't realize it, the consumption of meat inspires a wasteful misuse of the earth's valuable resources, leaving an irreparable scar on the earth and squandering sources of food that could be used to feed the hungry. 20 billion livestock occupy the earth, three times the number of human beings (Motavalli): in the U.S. alone livestock outnumber people 25 to one. The amount of room required to raise all these animals is massive (Corliss). In South America, about 70 thousand…

The Pill Bug has many names like such as Woodlice , potato bugs , roly-poly and the Sow Bug . The Pill Bug's real scientific name is the Armadillidium Vulgare. The Aramadillidium Vulgare lives mainly in humid areas of the world underneath logs and stones ; the reason behind this is because they breathe through a gill like structure on the underside of their bodies . The Pill Bug is known to many countries around the world mainly but in Mediterranean areas . The Pill bug is in the class…

Arthur Boucher Mrs. Hoffman English Composition November 5, 2017 Differing Diets The terms vegetarian and vegan are often confused and used in the place of one another even though they differ in definition. While vegetarian and vegan diets can be a matter of personal choice they can also be adopted for health reasons. They both have their own set of motives and benefits, but can be damaging to your body if done incorrectly. One should proceed into a plant-based diet cautiously and with…

The Redwood National and State Parks are temperate rainforests located along the coast of Northern Carolina, USA. The RNSP contain 133,000 acres and is located entirely within Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. The park consists of 4 different parks; Redwood National Park, California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks. The four parks protect 45% of the remaining redwood trees. The redwood trees are the tallest and the most massive trees in the world. The…

Evolution of Equus Quagga more known as Plain Zebras. Theory of Evolution is when organisms change in response to environmental conditions in order to survive. Plain Zebras are an example of evolution because shows different types of evidence. For the Theory of Evolution to be proven there needs to be evidence because all theories need to have supported evidence. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in the tiny merchant town of Shrewsbury, England and died on April 19, 1882. His…

The Locavore Movement The age of just carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores has come to an end. In recent years, health and economy wary citizens have started a locavore movement, where they only buy and consume foods grown or produced locally. The key benefits of this locavore movement include higher levels of nutrition in the food and improvement of the local economy, which promotes increased health and an overall strengthening of the community. One main benefit of the locavore movement is…

details what happens behind closed doors of supermarkets, how the food is made, how the animals soon to be meat are handled and treated, and asks the question, how do we know if what we’re eating really is healthy? Chapter 8 of the book: The Modern Omnivore, highlights this question, among others, especially what we’ve been asking ourselves… what is the omnivore’s dilemma? The omnivore’s dilemma is that modern Americans have such a large variety of food making us uncertain about what should and…

As M. tempus is an omnivore due to their monogastric digestive system, and is similar to a pigs digestive system, but with adaptations similar to that of bilbies (Thylacomyidae) due to the occasional low availability of prey and living food sources, resulting in adapted hindgut fermentation and a long digestive tract, (Tyndale-Biscoe C H 2005). Although M. tempus must ferment the consumed plant material, their gastrointestinal tracts are still incredibly different to those of foregut fermenters,…

The Power of Veganism Everyone knows someone that has had cancer. It was painful for not just the patient, but the family. The chemotherapy is very extensive, and wears the person out. At the end of the day, they just want to sleep. A vegan-based diet helps many people with cancer get through the chemotherapies and it actually helps get rid of the cancer. Sometimes with the right balance of the diet and exercise, the sign of the tumor will fully disappear. With this small amount of information,…