The Importance Of Lake Belton Raising

For the past six years Lake Delhi looked empty and dreary, but this summer that all changed for the better. July 24, 2010 the lake’s dam burst and left mud and muck where water once flowed. Many peoples’ lives changed that day but now they celebrate and rejoice for the new lake.

Lions are really interesting animals they're really interesting because of its habitat it's adaptations and the diet.

Animals do not appear to be happy at the zoo. I observed multiple animals such as a polar bear, Tigers, snow leopards, grizzly bears and Deers. Under my observations these animals did not seem to enjoy being at the zoo.

and endangered species. At the zoo you not only see animals you can see the delighted faces of

Lions don’t have much contact with humans in the wild but within captivity lions are forced to interact with people. If i was a lion stuck in a Zoo for my entire life in a and humans randomly disappeared I would have to find a way out of my enclosure to find food. I would roam around the Zoo to hunt other animals. A lion being at the top of a food chain would strive in a zoo, and not having humans there to interfere a lion would

My choice was orangutans, the "man of the forest" which reside on two islands in Indonesia called Sumatra and Borneo. I wish to learn more about their behavior, their ability to live in solitary but also be social at the same time. I think it is fascinating that they are orange and live high up in trees mostly. They are gentle and seem like little old people to me, yet they are so different and clearly wild animals. I've always been so curious why orangutans are so similar to us but are so far down the primate line from us. My experience at the Sacramento Zoo was enjoyable, I noticed all the toys and food they had around in their enclosure. All the primates ignored everyone for the most part but I was able to sort of get their attention with sticks and they seemed intrigued for a moment. Thier was no zoo keepers around to ask the gender though so I wasn't able to find that out. The orangutans were Sumatra Orangutans that are red-orange with light colors throughout the hair, there were two together in the Sacramento Zoos orangutans enclosure. One was smaller and the other was bigger, they both were sitting on a branch high up in their man-made jungle gym. The bigger one was snacking on a branch of leaves and the other was sunbathing nearby. They both used the branches they were sitting on as hammocks always gripping them with their long hands. The two orangutans

‘‘For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies’’(Ackerman, Diane).

The abuse of Big Cats in circuses is no secret, from tiny cages to being trained through punishment and food deprivation, big cats are exploited for entertainment use (PETA). The use of big cats in circuses can be found all over the world, but now thanks to Animal Defenders International, 33 big cats will no longer be subjected to circus entertainment. The New York Times called it, “the largest lion airlift ever”. The 33 lions, rescued from circuses in Central America are being sent back to their homeland in Limpopo, South Africa (Animal Defenders International).

But oh well. What could happen in a lake that was pretty much an oversized pond?

THE iPhone buzzed in William’s pocket. He kept his eyes on the road, and gripped the wheel with white knuckles. William did his best to ignore the buzz, and hoped to God that Mary didn’t hear it. He had remembered to turn off the hands-free technology in the car’s navigation system, but forgot to set his phone to silent. William had been exchanging texts with Tabitha all morning, offering last minute advice as she prepared to step

1. Cell phones are intriguing to me because I myself am very distracted from them.

8.What kinds of "enrichment activities" do you think are important for zoo animals to participate in? Why?

availability of water from the reserve springs is hindered by their remote locations, but the water from these springs does not require filtration. In addition, contract negotiations are going badly and it appears there will be a strike at all of the bottling plants. Recent weather forecasts indicate that relief from the ongoing drought, which has already lasted three months, is n

The first animals my sister and I wanted to see was the monkeys. The monkeys would swing from the trees and the vines. They were amazing. The monkeys are just like hairy humans. They would watch us as we watched them. The baby monkeys were so cute trying to keep up with the rest of the monkeys. The gorillas were so big. They just sat around acting like they didn't even notice anybody was looking at them. The chimpanzees are really smart. They knew when the zookeepers were about to come feed them and would just sit and stare at the entrance waiting. Next, we went to the African Life exhibit. They had African wild dogs and dwarf mongoose. The dwarf mongooses are so cute. They had little ears and small paws with little nails. We stayed there forever it felt like. My sister wanted to take one home but they wouldn't let her. Next was the lions they were so amazing. We watched the guy feed them and it was so cool how they would throw the meat and the lions would catch it. I loved watching the lions eat

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is one of the best-known large mammals and the largest living cat. However, their numbers in the wild are decreasing significantly. According to Seidensticker et al. (2010), there are three subspecies becoming extinct since 1940s. Particularly, Panthera tigris sumatrae or also known as Sumatran tiger is now listed as critically endangered, with around 300 individuals proposed to be living in the wild (Seidensticker et al., 2010). Nowadays, tigers are facing serious conflict with humans over resources in their natural habitat as human activity largely causing their decline. In addition to in situ efforts, wildlife parks and zoos play an important role in the conservation of this species. Nowadays, it is believed that there are more tigers in captivity including wildlife parks, zoos, and circuses compared to in the wild (Szokalski, 2012). Thus, it appears opportune to explore what is the best practices for captive management in zoos, in order to obtain a greater understanding of how to improve their lives in captivity.