Tapirs

Breaking in and entering, burglary, and theft is Illegal in today 's society; but why is it okay to do such things to nature to benefit an over populated species? Deforestation has affected nature for years and has become one of the leading causes for the increasing rate of animal species becoming endangered or extinct. Many people believe that deforestation is something that doesn’t have any negative impact on nature because it allows for the production of lumber to create houses and other…

Throughout this semester I have had the opportunity to develop my writing skills while taking an argumentative approach on most of my essays. Before entering this course, I was unaware of the challenges that awaited me. I was not familiar with taking an argumentative approach to my writing. Integrating ethos, paths, logos and kairos into my writing to strengthen my argument was all new to me. Nonetheless, I feel as if I was still able to accomplish the approach that I wanted to take in each…

bath and rested in our room. We were having our dinner at the restaurant just beside our hotel and the meals are acceptable. Next, our guide took us to listen to the Taman Negara’s safety and nature briefing. After a short briefing, we saw a malay tapir around the house. We were very lucky and…

The Amazon Rainforest is located in 9 different countries, but more than half of it (around 60%) is located in Brazil. The rest of the 40% can be found in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Image: Map of the Amazon Rainforest. Unique characteristics: The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests, in the Congo Basin and Indonesia, combined. The Amazon River is by far, the world's largest river by…

Brazilians use the plant Quinine to help fight malaria. The Amazon Rainforest possesses 10% of the species of the world. The destruction of the rainforest endangers jaguars, the giant otter, the harpy eagle, the hyacinth macaw, and the marsh deer. The tapir is the largest animal in the Amazon Rainforest. One last animal that is unbelievable is the golden lion tamarin which almost became extinct but was saved by scientists. As you can see, Brazil’s geography is simply…

Today was a day full of mixed feelings. I enjoyed my day but I started to feel home sick. It may have been because we are only a few hours away from travelling back home. Luckily, we had half of our day planned out so that meant I wouldn’t have much time to miss home. As we got to the zoo, I realized why Major Tom said what he did about the zoo. The zoo is beautiful. It was amazing to see the animals in enclosures similar to their natural habitat. As soon as you enter the zoo, you see a sign…

A group of Indians were hunting and while they were taking the animal apart, another tribe was walking by. They gave this tribe fish in exchange for permission to pass by. Their land was ravaged, but they didn’t say by who. It shows how the villages are like in the Indian’s type of perspective. One of them gets bullied and made fun of, because he can’t have kids. One of the elders starts giving a lesson, or speech, in the middle of the night. Everybody on the village is gathered around listening…

The black panther is one of the most ferocious and intelligent creatures inhabiting the Earth. They are classified as members of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Felidae, genus Panthera, and various species. Their scientific names include Panthera pardus and Panthera onca. The black panther has been so widely popularized that its name is shared by a National Football League team, a Marvel superhero, and countless other entities. Despite its…

insect larvae. One of a woman’s biggest responsibilities is collecting the firewood which is needed for cooking and for fires. This takes several hours and is very hard work. Men, women, and children fish. Yanomami men are the hunters. They hunt for tapir, peccary, birds, and monkey. The hunter never eats his own meat but shares it with family and friends. Then he will be given meat by another hunter. Men do the heavy work such as felling trees and clearing underbrush for a garden to be planted.…

rivers and streams is also used in some dishes. The Amazon region is especially different from the rest of Venezuela; the main ingredients of many dishes are corn, beans, bananas, yucca. Some people eat turtles, monkeys, deep fried ants, birds, tapirs. Others mainly live on bread of yacca, called casabe. In all of these regions, food is offered in a wide variety of dishes and desserts. Some dishes you may be familiar with include Venezuela’s version of pasta - again, influence from Italy -…