Tusk

Poaching caused a decline of African elephants from 1.3 million to 600,000 individuals between 1979-1987. Mortality was unusually concentrated among the largest adults with the biggest tusks. Old matriarchs were particularly vulnerable because they were the adult females that would travel in large groups. Their tusks are large and their groups were easier to find than lone adult males. The youngest offspring often perished with their mother. Many older offspring were orphaned, only to range…

KPI Princess-Osaani Animal Injustice *Bang Bang* The lion looks behind him, and sees the source of the loud shots. He begins tearing through the wild grasses that slap him in his golden brown muzzle and tickle his brown paws. Heavy steps follow the lion as he begins to put on speed. He leaps over a fallen tree and clips his claw on a sharp piece of hidden rock. *bang, bang, BANG*. The lion feels an extreme shooting pain in his shoulder that is so intense it causes him to loose his…

Introduction. Gobabis, has undergone various changes due to influences from different ruling bodies over the years, ranging from the early oorlam settlers through the German colonization up to the Dorsland trekkers and is currently influences. This essay will analyze these various factors and to try and capture the character of the town. Gobabis region before settlement. Gobabis is situated in the east of Namibia in the Omaheke region and was inhabited only by the San people who were hunter…

Harrison, Cameron Professor Rios English 1 1 December 2017 Research Essay: Trophy Hunting Imagine you’re in your front yard and all of a sudden someone with a large gun walks up and shoots you, then takes your head and mount it over their fireplace to advertise for all their guests to see. People actually do that to animals just for fun and because they can. Trophy Hunting is “a legal form of wildlife hunting in which ‘sportsmen’ pay large sums of money for the right to kill animals and take…

Ignorance is bliss, as many believe. However, ignorance also leads man into situations they are unable to control, because of what lies in their heart. In the novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad utilizes strong symbolism to display how materialistic value can cause ignorance of the truth, which can lead to a man’s state of vulnerability and destruction. Joseph Conrad utilizes ivory as a strong symbol to display how man’s obsession for worldly items ultimately leads to the obliviousness of…

putting the lives of the matriarch elephants groups in the biggest danger. Therefore, animal poachers are looking for the bigger animals to poach on, so they would get more of what they want instead of killing a tiny elephant and taking it’s tiny tusks. This…

roots. The elephant is the largest living land mammal. An elephant has a proboscis or trunk, relatively large ears, long tusks, columnar legs and thick skin. ”All elephants have several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many purposes, particularly breathing, lifting water, and grasping objects. Their incisors grow into tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control…

- There is a high degree of mineralization CaCo3 in the form of calcite - Contains fibers that bundle and form in a twisted plywood helical structure Horseshoe Crab The horseshoe crab has a composite of 3 layers: 1) Exterior shell - similar to crab but no mineral phase 2) Intermediate layer – vertical laminate 3) Inner core - open cell foam structure that is hollow in the middle Sheep crab The sheep crab shell is made of highly dense tubules that help enhance toughness. They also have a high…

elephants. However, there are now about about 450,000-700,000 African elephants and around 35,000-40,000 Asian elephants (“11 Facts About Poaching Animals,” n.d.). Upwards up 35,000 African elephants are poached each year for their prized tusks. Elephant tusks are composed of ivory that is sold on the black market for an immense amount of wealth. A highly respected and well established magazine called The Week stated,…

Animals have been an instrumental necessity that has been rooted in the evolution and progression of mankind throughout history. From wolves bred to hunt or horses used for transportation, animals have helped humans develop a civilized society and a modern civilization. Although animals and humans have a symbiotic relationship, there is no appearance of a mutual respect and appreciation of one another. Animal abuse can be traced back to the 12th century when dog fighting in Europe was common.…