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to him but will not let Watson call a doctor until six that evening. When it is finally six Sherlock tells Watson to go get the doctor named Culverton Smith. Smith is a doctor known for his residency of Sumatra. Sherlock informs Watson that his illness is called Coolie and it originated from Sumatra so if anyone would be able to cure him it would be Smith. Watson is only allowed to persuade Smith to come check on Sherlock, he is not allowed to force Smith to come. After Watson talks to Smith he…

Indonesia is a country that has experienced more than enough colonization, exploitation, and the like over its extensive history. Part of what the Dutch called the “East Indies”, which Columbus mistook as being where he first landed in the New World, is now modern Indonesia. Not only has Indonesian culture and economic standing been influenced by this history, but much of its industry was also spurred by the Dutch during their over 200-year reign, leading to the development of tropical exotic…

The tiger is the largest of the 37 species of cats in the world and unfortunately has recently become the most endangered of all the large wild cats. All tigers face two major threats. One is habitat destruction. This not only results in less territory for the cats to live in but also leaves the tigers' territory fragmented into separate islands making is hard for tigers to mate, which make it difficult for the species to survive. Conservation efforts are often aimed at creating sanctuaries,…

The tropical rainforest is a wonderful place! There’s so many animals and plants… it’s overwhelming! In fact, there’s three of them around the world! There’s one in South America, one in Australia, and one in Indonesia. The most famous is the Amazon Rainforest in South America. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is the biggest rainforest. Three biotic factors of tropical rainforests are animals, trees, and plants. In fact, the tropical rainforests have some of the most fascinating animals in the…

Section 2: Executive summary 2.1 Background Entity Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad ("KLK"), an organization joined in Malaysia and which is recorded on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with a market capitalization of around RM23.1 billion toward the end of September 2015. KLK is a well-known plantation company, which is started more than 100 years ago. KLK’s core business activity is plantations (oil palm and rubber). KLK follows its history back to 1906 when The Kuala Lumpur…

Animals need to have access to enrichment activities that allow them to express their natural behavior. These enrichment activities or toys aim to encourage natural behaviours such as hunting, use of scent and hiding food, provide animal welfare by increasing exercise, satisfying ‘behavioural needs’ and stimulating animals, and to promote visitor education so that visitors can gain a better understanding of their natural behaviours and interests. An example of enrichment provided to animals in…

The Tomistoma crocodile “estimate is less than 2500 mature individuals, with continuing decline of at least 25% within 5 years or two generations.”(TomistomaTomistomaschlegelii, Bezuijen). The crocodiles are becoming extremely vulnerable and unfortunately, they do not mate as much as they should. Because of this, our group believes that if we extract the pheromones of a male Tomistoma and place it around the enclosure then the other male crocodile will want to mate with the female because the…

speed on Mount Washington is 203 miles per hour. The freezing temperature as low as 40 degrees and heavy snowfalls makes Mount Washington a very dangerous place to visit. 8. Sinabung Volcano, Indonesia. The active Sinabung Volcano is situated on Sumatra, Indonesia and is erupting oftentimes. After several eruptions, the neighboring towns and villages are completely covered with lava and ashes. The latest explosion happened last February 27, 2016, and discharged a deadly volcanic gas, stones,…

record was 18 year old. They are characterized by long ears and legs, large hind feet, a short and bushy tail. More than half the world's rabbit population resides in North America. They are also native to southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and in parts of Africa and South America. Rabbit…

I have no plans of leaving my home. I am happy here; we are happy here. Why would I leave the place where I first saw ‘beauty’? We can still find food, even though it’s not as abundant before, still there’s food. We are not the only inhabitant of the place; “there are also tigers, elephants, and rhinoceros that can be seen in the forest where we are living.”(N.A., 2014) The ‘flying-ones’ (birds) have already left, and their absence brings me melancholy for I will no longer be able to hear them…