Vertebrate

Are humans Speciesist? It is deemed that all humans are created equal, and each individual has equal consideration, but do we disperse this same idea of equal consideration to other animals? In 1975, a famous philosopher, contributor to the Utilitarian society, and publisher of Animal Liberation, Peter Singer popularized the term “speciesism”, homologous to sexism and racism, to tackle the very same question above. Peter Singer defines speciesism as, “an attitude of bias against a being because…

Biology Has More to Say about Sexuality than People Do The most fundamental question of psychology is whether or not behaviors and characteristics are a result of our genetics or the conditions our body is put in after birth. This nature versus nurture debate is far from being settled and forms the foundation of most behavioral studies. A common behavior studied is homosexuality, defined as, “love, desire, and/or sexual acts between people of the same sex” (Roof). The term homosexuality is…

Second the common hunting practices critics object to and call reckless are, for the most part, equally as safe as many other common activities. This is not to say that there are no possible dangers associated with hunting, or that it is even the safest sporting activity, but rather that a non-hunting person has a conceivably much larger risk of being put in danger doing everyday mundane activities than a hunter does while hunting. The practice of hunting, like any other sport, is comprised…

Fota Wildlife Park John Lawlor T00172305 Why is conservation important: Conservation is the protection and maintenance of populations of plants and animals. It requires the protection of ecosystems and the biodiversity in these ecosystems. 'Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the term given to the variety of life on Earth. It is the variety within and between all species of plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems within which they live and interact.'(Wwf.org.au, n.d.)…

Chase Rocker Savage 1101 Period 2 November 7, 2016 Animal Testing Strapped to a table with no means of escape, a rabbit squirms to avoid the toxic eye-drop being forced into its ultra-sensitive eye. It shrieks as the drops leave chemical burns on its eye, often blinding it in the process. It endures this pain, sometimes for over a week, as scientists poke and prod to rate the swelling and corneal opacity. All of this suffering is inflicted merely to determine if the product is acceptable for…

pathway may be responsible for the unique skeletal structure of the bat limb, because the processes of A-P patterning and limb bud growth are dramatically altered during bat limb development”. (Shh) helps pattern the anterior-posterior limbs of vertebrate that are being developed in a feedback loop that includes Fgfs, Bmps, and Gremlin. In bat limbs, the digits in the posterior forelimb are lengthened and connected together by tissues, whereas the thumb is short this makes it unique. In this…

According to Dunbar, gossip as a term, that examines social interactions and relationships to facilitate and create meaningful conversations between humans, inviting them to share their knowledge and ideas with one another. Gossip is the backbone of significant conversations for people in its provocative nature. People love to share ideas with one another, especially if it feeds them with new information on their outer relationships (Dunbar, 5). Dunbar describes gossip as a habit of one…

The Warm Blue Dot: Evidence for Anthropological Global Warming Introduction Throughout the long history of the Earth, the global climate has fluctuated drastically, ranging from tropical to glacial. In the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution began, and humanity began a bilateral campaign: one waged with the goal of achieving a prosperous, industrialized future, and another, inadvertently waged against the environment. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the influence of…

The expected pattern of development and how babies and children learn and develop 0-1years: Babies will be able to recognise their carer, and be able to respond to physical emotion such as a smile. When they see this person, it will make them feel happy and at ease. They will also start to have a feeding routine and will be able to recognise when they are hungry. Babies will also begin to make associate that quiet calming voices are for sleep time or feeding. As the baby reaches 6 months it…

For approximately 160 million years, the terrestrial environment was dominated by dinosaurs. Dinosaurs arose from fully bipedal ancestors, who is believed to have been a carnivore or omnivore (Langer, Ezcurra, Bittencourt & Novas, 2010). These agile terrestrial archosaurs lived during the Late Permian and Early Triassic and had already developed key changes in the hips and ankles that set the stage for the increase in body size that is seen in dinosaurs (Pough, Janis & Heiser, 2013). This…