Regina Ngo Ngo 1
Mrs. Gilbert
Honors English 1B
10 March 2015
Endangered Animals: The Three-Toed Sloth
The Bradypus Pygmaeus, also known as the pygmy three-toed sloth, is one of the strangest creatures in the world, but unfortunately like most animals they have been greatly impacted by the negligent actions of humanity. The pygmy sloth is “listed as Critically Endangered as this species has a very restricted range, being found on only one very small island less than 5 km² in size, and there is likely a continuing decline in the quality of habitat and area of occupancy due to habitat degradation” (Voirin, Smith, Chiarello,
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They are only known to be from this island which has an area of 4.3km² and is 17.6 km² away from its mainland, Panama. Unfortunately, the pygmy sloth heavily relies on the red mangrove forests that only covers a very small amount of land as their home and main food source. Also, the red mangrove leaves are a poor source of nutrients, but the sloths were able to adapt by going through an extremely rapid body size evolution many years ago. Their smaller body sizes allow them to consume less energy and still keep the same diet. Even though the pygmy sloth’s habitat is very restricting, there would be no better place for them to …show more content…
When they remove waste, the sloths do a routine called the poop dance. They descend from the tree to the ground, hug the base of the tree, shake their hips side to side, and relief themselves. As they do their business, their smile tends to widen just a bit and their eyes defocus. In addition, most sloths become sexually mature around three years of age. They use loud vocalizations as mating calls due to their bad eyesight. After finding a mate, baby sloths develop in their mothers for six to twelve months. Baby sloths cling to their mother’s underside and remain with them for a year before living on their own. The average life expectancy of sloths ranges from thirty to forty years. Although there is not much known specifically on the pygmy sloth, scientists can infer much about them by using information known on other
Burmese Pythons are taking over the Everglades. Burmese Pythons are taking over the Everglades because the people that owned them, they thought the Burmese Pythons were too big, so they let them go into the Florida Everglades. Also the people of Florida are having a thing called a python hunt. That's going to hurt the environment because the people of Florida are letting untrained hunters to kill Burmese Pythons with shotguns ex, The people might even be a bigger threat to the Everglades. Some of the people have not seen pythons at all so they might shoot any kind of snake.
giant Burmese pythons have invaded the Florida Everglades the giant Burmese python had adversely affect the environment because ever since the Burmese python started to invaded Florida Everglades marsh rabbits and foxes are nowhere to be found people say the chances of seeing raccoons, opossums and white-tailed deer have gone down severely.
Over two million notable Burmese Pythons roam free in the South Florida Everglades, which is a substantial issue for the region. The pythons are spreading swiftly throughout the Everglades with no natural predators to stop them. By that, they are also mutilating tourism which means a significant drop in profits. With the loss of all that money, the state is very quickly dumping money on trying to stop the pythons. The Burmese Pythons in the Everglades are no laughing matter for the people there. If a solution isn’t found quickly, the pythons will turn to not only animals but humans as food too.
How would you like to get paid for killing the Burmese python? The presence of the Burmese pythons are infamous for disrupting and effecting the Everglades. The effects are changing are changing local animals, people, and the ecosystem. The communities need to get it together to stop the pythons before they take over.
This is an incredibly long time so if you plan on getting a sloth, make sure you have a lot of time available for the next thirty years or so. If you are the kind of person that works long hours and doesn't have a lot of time you should consider getting a pet that is more independent. Sloths however, like to be by themselves but if you have already bonded with the sloth if could be hard on the animal. Sloths use their claws for defense as well as their coloring. They will sit up in the trees and eat leaves and different items. They do not eat meat. They love to snacks on different berries and fruits that they find in the wild. You will need to supply your sloth with plenty of juicy leaves. Sloths do not need a water dish because they get all the water they need from chewing on juicy leaves and getting water that way. I'm sure that sloths would love to eat lettuce because it's mainly water and it also is fun to eat being as it's so crunchy when you chew it. Sloths are very interesting animals. If you find a sloth or want to take care of an orphaned sloth make sure that you know what you are getting yourself into before something happens and the pet becomes lonely and
Strike! The male Burmese Python bit the unsuspecting opossum behind the head, just as he had done hundreds of times before. Pretty soon, he would be hungry again, and so he would go hunt, again. This was the way that these pythons survived. The large snake was, easy to say, the new dominant species of the Everglades. But… they weren’t always there to basically tear apart the ecosystem. We had to bring them there first.
Is the Burmese Python an endangerment to those living in the Florida Everglades? The Burmese Python is an invasive species because they disrupt the natural food web and compete for the habitat.
Have you ever wanted a Burmese Python as a Pet? They do not live up to their expectations, making horrendous pets. The owners of these let them go into the Everglades is terrible economically. It was in 2013, the Fish and Wildlife committee issued a solution. First you got to know what started the problem, then work your way up in knowledge about the problem, then read the results of the solution.
One of the largest snakes in the world is the Burmese python. In fact Florida has to many pythons. The Burmese python is shaping the Florida Everglades by the minute. They are many reasons why and how they are shaping Florida’s Everglades. Some of those reasons are the mass killing of animals, the damage of the ecosystem, and even the way they are going to try to thin down the population of the Burmese python itself.
The Burmese python is a large snake that swallow their preys and are not native in South Florida. The python eats many mammals in the Everglades, and doesn't have many predators . The Burmese python is a threat because they eat endangered species. The Everglades has been impacted, because of the Burmese python. They need to be controlled, because they are ruining the ecosystem.
The pythons are also in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico concern about the pythons is that they will overpower the small snakes and the other natives. Florida’s concern is that they don’t want close to little kids, farm animals and pets. If the python goes to a new environment is will be his territory he will kill all the animals in that environment. If you want a solution to this problem but this python but himself were he does not have to kill anybody. “In an ingenious experiment, scientists put radio collars on marsh rabbits and placed them in areas known to be favorite haunts of Burmese pythons. Initially, the rabbits thrived and even bred successfully. But after nine months, the researchers returned to find that pythons had eaten 77 percent of the rabbits. In control sites outside the park, pythons ate no rabbits.” In Everglades National Park in Florida, the pythons have eaten most of the small animals or mammals in the park. It affected the food chain and wildlife of Southern Florida. They all these stuff like birds, bobcats, and
Marsupials are mammals with an extra attribute. The habitat which marsupials live is a mystery. The sugar glider is a small marsupial.
The rainforest is able to meet the needs of sloths because of its stable climate. Park (1992) claims that “the rainforest climate has two main distinguishing features - relatively constant temperatures, and heavy rainfall” (p.6). The climate in the rainforest does not change much. Sloths do not keep their body temperatures. Sloths have even been built to live its life in a tree. Like long arms and curved feet to hang from trees.“Temperatures remain fairly [mild], between sixty-eight
Rates of decline are not available for many areas of this snake’s range; however, they have been observed to be declining in their native habitat of Southeast Asia. The Burmese python started its invasion in the wild of southern Florida, USA via the pet trade. These reptiles have had a detrimental impact on the grassy marshes of Florida. They have recently been blamed for localized declines of up to 99% in encounter rates of several common native mammal species, as well as the apparent loss of introduced rabbits and foxes from these sites. (B Stuart, B.,
When people think about Madagascar, images of beautiful, lush green rainforest, warm, sandy beaches along crystal-clear water and exotic animals come to mind. Madagascar is a large island that is located in the Indian Ocean, just off the southeastern coast of Africa. According to Africa Diversity and Development, the population in 2009 was nineteen point five million people, many of which living on less than two dollars a day (Binns, 2011). This landmass is home to an extraordinary variety of animals including Flat-Tailed Geckos, Comet Moths, Panther Chameleons and Tomato Frogs. Many of the animals found in Madagascar cannot be found anywhere else on this planet. Unfortunately, environmental problems are negatively impacting the wildlife. Conservationist are forced to work extra hard to help stop the destruction and save the