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    will be expensive. If nothing changes the elephant count will top 34,000 by 2020. It's the government's responsibility to control the culling of elephants. Kruger is enclosed and its elephants are gradually eating them selves out of food. Other species are suffering as a

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    Mountain Lion Behavior

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    it ideally suited for a predatory existence. Because they are the most exclusive of meat-eaters, almost every feature of a cat's body is related to the way it detects and catches its prey. Mountain Lions primarily eat deer but they also eat other species as well. A lion will kill a deer every ten to fourteen days. They also dine on coyotes, raccoons, rodents, elk, feral hogs, and even porcupines. They may drag the meal to another area and cover it with dry leaves, grass or pine needles to protect

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    anything for the rhinoceros now. Poaching means hunting animals illegally on land that is not one's own, or in contravention of official protection. Poaching is a horrendous act that is ending the existence of rhinoceros. There are only five rhinoceros species left in the world. Two types of rhinoceros have one horn while the other three have two horns. Javan rhinoceros have one horn and may be gone from the wild in fewer than five years. Less than 60 Javan

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    Text A, a transcript from a British radio station, is discussing how people should be more cautious about hurting endangered species especially dolphins appealing to environmentalist and listeners of the radio station. Meanwhile Text B, an entry from Encyclopedia Britannica, is informing Environmentalist and humans in general about the destruction of the environments and animals caused by humans. Both authors use the overall purpose to attract the same audience is similar in both articles, but the

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    Stop Animal Captivity

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    Why We Should Put an End to Animal Captivity In May 2016, a critically endangered gorilla was shot dead by zoo officials after a young child slipped into its enclosure. The incident created an uproar, with the public debating either the mother’s parenting skills or the justification of killing in an emergency situation. The public outrage was of no avail, to an incarcerated animal who had no choice but to die at a place it never belonged. It is now more crucial than ever to question the relevancy

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    Red Pandas are an endangered animal. They are native to the Himalayas and China. They are a very interesting animal. It has physical features that many animals don’t. They have a interesting Biology and Behavior. They have a small diet. The Red Panda have any physical features that you don't see every day. The Red Panda’s head to body length is usually between 50 to 64 cm. Its tail length is usually 28 to 59 cm. They usually weigh 3 to 6 kg. They have soft red and black fur on their body. Its facial

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    everywhere and fiercely trap everybody without exception. There are some kinds of exploitation, e.g. human exploitation known as human trafficking and animal exploitation which has been the cause of population reduction and extinction for some species. Between those exploitations, human exploitation or human trafficking is the most prominent case viewed by the media. However, animal exploitation is an issue which needs quick responses and fast solutions due to its impact. In some countries,

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    Why do we enjoy watching other species being enslaved? Killer whales from SeaWorld is an example. SeaWorld should release the killer whales from their captivity. To support the claim a former SeaWorld Trainer interviewed in the article had quoted ‘‘Why Killer Whales Belong in the Ocean, not Sea World’’, ‘‘I owe those whales,” he says in an interview. “They gave me so much in my life and my career.” But the whales’ physical and emotional well-being, he grew to believe, was incompatible with captivity

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    1. Species that went extinct not due to humans The North American Mastodon is an ancient relative of the elephant that went completely extinct at the end of the Pleistocene 10,000 yeas ago. The Mastodon lived in an area called Bergingia, which is known today as North America (near today’s Alsaska and Yukon). The Mastodon lived in a habitat abundant with forests, wetlands and leafy greens for them to feed on. Due to ecologiocal changes, the Mastodons suffered habitiatition loss that resulted

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    According to the passage “The Impact of Animal Protection” it says “In the wild, animals share territory with other species, and the idea of survival of the fittest is very apparent.” it also mentions that the innate instincts they have to survive can be hurt and sometimes gone if they are kept in captivity for too long. The animals are more likely to be hurt by predators

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