Resident Evil: Extinction

“Animals kept in zoos should be freed” All of us grow up with fond memories of visiting the zoo with our family, friends, or a field trip in school. In zoos we can see a lot of animals. There are these amazing large elephants, those cute monkeys climbing or playing and many others. The zoo is the only place where you can see these amazing wild life creatures up close. Many zoos all over the world are professing their undying concern for animals. Some are accurately claiming that their zoos are…

With the biotic world still being destroyed and harmed at an alarming rate, entire biomes are endangered and whole ecosystems are threatened by anthropogenic pressures. These changes globally have impelled zoos and aquariums to create and establish conservation benefits. This coupled with the growth in economic rationalism and the rise of corporate management, rationalises the feasibility of projects in terms of economic efficiencies. Which has seen the battle between balancing of public…

Forty Chances by Howard G. Buffett gave me an interesting insight into the problems of the world. People in other countries, especially the countries in Africa have such different lives. These people have grown up and live in such a different way than we have, and do in the United States. In South Africa, people have a different view of life, in the sense that we are always rushing through life where they seem to be calmly enjoying the ride. While we are enjoying almost every convenience, the…

African sulcata tortoise is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Its protruding spurs in its feet have no function at all. These turtles are very easy to maintain with an average weight of 80kg. Since it is large enough, it is not suitable to be kept in the house. The breeding must be outside the house like garden. This tortoise has a longer life than the average human. Sulcata classified as herbivores that eat fruits and vegetables. Here are the characteristics of sulcata. They do not…

Destiny White We all use paper in our everyday lives but do we ever realize what people do so that we have it. Paper companies all around the world cut down many trees that we use to survive. In the text, “The Sumatran Rainforest Will Mostly Disappear Within 20 Years”, John Vidal informs readers about all of the risks that the Rainforest is taking in order to have create paper and other products for the world. Taking away the trees in the Sumatran Rainforest harms animals. Also, cutting down the…

endangered species and without zoos we would have some of the animals we see today extinct.What I am saying is that zoos should not be closed because they are responsible for keeping these animals alive.Overall, the zoos are keeping animals from facing extinction and helping animals who are having a hard time in the wild. My first reason is that zoos are keeping endangered animals alive in many ways. what zoos are doing is breeding and saving these animals and…

Introduction Non-indigenous or non-native species are species that have been introduced into an area or region that is not their normal habitat or environment. These species are sometimes very invasive and will take over the areas that they inhabit. There can be very negative effects from the introduction of non-indigenous species into certain environments. The ecosystem of an area is likely to be compromised from certain aggressive and invasive species. The lionfish is one of those. The…

Cats are a common house pet in America and feral cats are becoming a problem within the United States. Natalie Angier talks about this in her article “The Killer Cats Are Winning!” I think feral cats are becoming a problem and they should be euthanized. Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), does not work because it does not reduce the population and cats are still killing other animals, and cats should be kept indoors. Natalie Angier, discusses that we spend a lot of money on cats; nevertheless, cats are…

during this time. By using operant conditioning and both positive and negative reinforcement, Skinner discovered what “type of reinforcement which produces the slowest rate of extinction […] is variable-ratio reinforcement” (Skinner-Operant Conditioning). This form of reinforcement was determined to have a slow extinction rate as well as a fast response rate. A fast response rate is defined as “how hard the [acting party] worked” (Skinner-Operant…

Imagine being trapped in a cage and having to live based on someone else’s schedule. Well that is zoo animals feel every single day. Animal captivity has been around for hundreds of years. Animals were held as creatures of worship and used for gladiatorial contests. It wasn’t until the 1800s that public zoos became more common. As they became more common the focus on educational purposes became less and the animals began being treated abusively and being mishandled. Zoos should be shut down.…