Sumatran Tiger

with tigers. My first stuffed animal was a white tiger named Bone Tiger. Once I had Bone Tiger, I took him everywhere with me. As I got older, I would ask my parents for more stuffed animal tigers. Although I collected many stuffed animal tigers throughout my life, I have always kept Bone Tiger. My interest in tigers continued to grow as I got older. I grew up in Medway, MA., which is about 30 minutes from Southwick’s Zoo. Southwick’s Zoo is one of the few zoos in Massachusetts that has tigers…

The Burmese Python, which is an invasive species that rules the Everglades National Park, is extremely dangerous. According to Tarshis, “full grown pythons are the kings and queens of the Everglades” because they eat so much (8). These invaders cause so much pain and destruction. There were bird lovers in Hawaii, and they wanted the rats to go away from the fields. “The bird lovers ordered 73 Indian Mongooses from Jamaica. The plan that they hoped mongooses would help the rat population,…

Have you ever seen a dodo bird? Well if poaching continues the African elephant and African rhino’s may never be seen by our grandchildren. Elephants are continuing to be poached for their horns which are being sold for high prices to people looking to buy ivory. The black and white rhinos that inhabit Africa are already close to extinction with only a couple thousand of each left. If both of these animals end up being removed from their respective environments by poaching, then their…

Spider monkeys are found in the tropical lowland rainforests from Mexico to South America. Spider monkeys live mainly in the top of the tree canopy. They range from sea level to higher ground. Spider monkeys are also considered to be very intelligent compare to the gorillas. They are also called spider monkeys because they look like spiders when they are hanging by their tail, which is also considered a fifth hand. Their tail is sometimes longer than their body and is used for climbing and…

connection between the two different stories. The hyena which represented the crazy cook killed the injured zebra who was actually the Chinese sailor and the motherly orangutan who was Pi’s own mother. The Bengal tiger, Richard Parker, was in fact Pi himself. In fact, was Pi’s struggle with the tiger actually an internal struggle he had to face alone? There was a break, a deep silence that filled the interrogation room. Pi ended his second story with “‘Is that better? Are there any parts…

survive. “ Sumatran Elephants eat a wide variety of vegetation including grasses, leaves, shoots, barks, fruits, nuts, and seeAs its name suggests, the Sumatran Elephant is found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. However, the Sumatran Elephant population has severely dropped. “They have lost 80% of their natural habitat to deforestation for palm oil plantations.” (a-z-animals.com). Poachers are also hunting them for their ivory tusks which is killing them off as well. “In 2012, the Sumatran…

Paragraph 1 The Lady Or The Tiger Essay In the short story called the Lady Or The Tiger by Frank Stockton we read about Semi Barbaric King and his arena/court where he sends people who have convicted of Criminal offences. When they are sent to the arena they have a choice to pick two door behind one door there is a man eating tiger and behind the other there is a beautiful woman that the person who was convicted of a crime would be immediately married to that woman. The stories main…

Tigers are wild beasts, created to hunt and kill. Coexisting with such a large, dangerous animal seems frankly crazy. However this was the case for Pi in Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi. Pi was stranded in what seemed to be a hopeless situation with not much more than his faith, a tiger, and his will to live. In this novel as well as in normal human life faith is a very important aspect of people's lives. For Pi this was evidenced in his time stranded on the boat with a 450 pound bengal tiger.…

INTRODUCTION The West Indian manatee’s scientific name is Trichechus manatus, which approximately translates to “sea cow”. They are a member of the order Sirenia which contain the dugong and the abruptly extinct Steller’s sea cow. Manatees are large and come in varying colors of gray and brown. They are marine mammals but unlike a dolphin or whale the manatee has a flat, paddle like tail. They have two front flippers which each has at least three nails on it, another quality distinguishing it…

awareness of the topic. These groups solely rely on donations, which allow them to lobby governments, raise awareness, maintain facilities and fund units like the anti-poaching team. A similar animal, the Amur Tiger also had a staggeringly low population. In the early 1900’s there was roughly 40 tigers left in the wild, but through conservation efforts the species was able to overcome this and has a current population of roughly 500. What the future holds for the Amur…