Woolly mammoth

reluctantly releases its grip, he lethargically falls backward, billowing in the breeze, overcome under the weight of the drug. As if mismatched in a fight, a light weight, KO in the prime of life. He lay, petrified in time, not unlike the prehistoric Woolly Mammoth, found frozen in the Arctic sea. The paramedic a member from the teem attending another K2 consumer, after inadequate attempts to lift him to his feet, radios for another ambulance, he determines further medical care is required. It…

The wolves can climb trees. (Mark 32). They also can jump over multiple bush's they are very athletic ("wolves"). They can do more than you think (Mark 34). Wolves live in a somewhat cold environment. The wolves lived with the woolly mammoth at the ice age (Mark 8). Wolves mostly live in the woods with family ("wolves"). The pups are put in the tunnel and or logs (Mark 33). Most pups are born in the spring (Mark 32). These animals mostly live in 50-70 degrees f (Mark 16). Where the…

It can be said that every cell is a ticking time bomb of cancer. Isn't it odd then, that whales display similar cancer rates to their mammalian relatives, despite having up to 108 times as many cells? (Bredberg, 2009). This is exactly the paradox that baffled Dr. Richard Peto in the 1970's. The term 'Peto's Paradox' has been coined to describe this observation. Peto's Paradox is also very applicable to elephants, which led a group of evolutionary biologists to investigate. He states 'the…

Lewis and Clark started their journey on May 14, 1804 ending March 23, 1806. They were scavenging to find a Northwest passage way, that would prove to be very useful in trade. Lewis and Clark were able to bring a group called the Corps of Discovery who consisted of 33 people not counting Lewis manservant York and Sacagawea. Lewis and Clark journey was very useful for three reasons. For example Lewis and Clark were able to discovered many new species of plant and animals, were able to chart and…

Psychology of Faith . Psychology, the study of mind and behavior (Merrian-Webster, 2011). Faith is the innate drive to search for meaning, purpose and significance (Popcak, 2014). “Faith I is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11: 1, Kings James Version). Will the field of psychology, with its secular beginnings, incorporate into its echelon of studies such a virtuous and what some consider to be a spiritual ideology like faith? The opposite of bad is…

Interesting Facts about the Dire Wolf There are many interesting facts about the dire wolves just as with other animals, however since the dire wolf does not exist anymore, there are many people who take it that the dire wolf is nothing but a mere myth. Interestingly, the dire wolf is not a myth; they actually existed before they went extinct after the last ice age. The dire wolves were known scientifically by the name Canis dirus, and they actually existed, inhabiting North America as well as…

first opened a museum, Peale's Cabinet of Curiosities in Philadelphia to show and record the history of discovery in the new world in 1786. He displayed his own portraits of George Washington, and later with bones he unearthed of a North American woolly mammoth. According to Ford Bell, early American collectors put emphasis on a different impulse compared to the kings in Europe. Bell said "In the U.S., we had a new continent we were exploring and opening up and discovering, and that brought this…

The sun is setting over beautiful Lake Erie. Almost everyone has gone home, back to the real world. Only a few locals are still on the beach. The sunset is a orangish pink color that changes mid-cloud. The transition of colors is so subtle and the waves are slowly rushing up the shoreline. The waves are no bigger than a hummingbird. The scenery is so calming that you can feel a swarm of butterflies take over your whole body and can lay back into the warm sand that embraces your body like a…

interactions, other than scientists of course. Although if the animals do attract more people to zoos then they will be able to make more money. Stewart Brand, from Long Now Foundation, points out “They will drag their parents to zoos to see the woolly mammoth and growing populations of captive-bred passenger pigeons, ivory-billed woodpeckers, Carolina parakeets, Eskimo curlews, great auks, Labrador ducks, and maybe even dodoes” (Brand 64). That once people are exposed to the reality of how much…

15. Bill Haast, the "Snake Man," was bitten by poisonous snakes at least 173 times, he injected himself with snake venom every day for over 60 years, he saved countless lives with his antibody-rich blood, and he lived to be 100. haast Image Source: Telegraph Bill Haast who has been bitten at least 173 times, 20 of them almost fatally built up his immunity by injecting himself with the mix of venom from almost 32 species of poisonous snakes. He did this for every day for over 60 years. Haast…