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    today referred to as ‘Laramidia”. (Switek, 2010) Two new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah. The bigger of the two new dinosaurs, Utahceratops gettyi, had a skull 2.3 meter (around 7 feet) long. The first part of the name combines the origin of the find and ceratops, Greek for “horned face”. The second part of the name honors Mike Getty, the paleontology

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    caravel. In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese captain, was sent to travel around the southern tip of Africa. He and his crew ran into a huge storm. Theyy battled it for days when finally they exited the back end of it. They turned up all the way around the other side of the southern tip and returned home victorious. Then, a while after, a man named Vasco de Gama traveled farther than anyone had ever gone. He went around the horn and traded many goods with other merchants. He reached India and once he

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    locked. Lastly, the anatomy of the stifle joint is similar to that of a human knee with both being made up of the femur, tibia, and patella. The stifle joint is a hinge joint, allowing the stifle joint to move in two directions, which helps with moving around along with muscle movement. Even though the anatomy of a human and a sheep differ in obvious ways, there are some homologous structures that evolved in each of the different species. The wild ancestors of the common day domestic sheep developed certain

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    Benefits Of Black Rhino

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    and killed for their horns is unacceptable and cruel. I have been fortunate enough to have gone on several safaris where I have been able to see these beautiful creatures flourish in their natural habitat. As one of the oldest mammals on Earth, dating back 50 million years, it is important to protect this creature from poachers to prevent their extinction. The rhinoceros is an important mammal who plays a vital role in the ecosystem, as they maintain local vegetation around them as well as having

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    eaters; they tend to listen to rock music, wear black clothes. Pagans tend to work with black magic to cast spells on others. Also, that they were once Christian who turns rebels, ignorance, and that they lack of knowledge. The people that they hang around are the same group of people that are considered lonely, Emo or Gothic looks, etc. They said that these people cut themselves, and/or commit suicide. They are also bullied by others. Another stereotype towards Pagans is that people think that they

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    Spinal Cord Essay

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    The spinal cord in partnership with the brain sends information around the body by electrical signals. It informs the body exactly what it is the brain requires, the brain then interprets what the body is feeling. The spinal cord in conjunction with the brain makes up the CNS. A cylinder of nerve tissue which resembles a thick cream coloured rope about the thickness of the little finger with a length of approximately 38/45 centimetres stretches these distance to where it joins the medulla oblongata

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    Nociceptors Essay

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    states after injury result from longterm changes in nociceptive processing in the spinal cord, as well as from increased activation of primary afferent nociceptors. For example, in the setting of prolonged inflammation, spontaneous activity in dorsal horn

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    Small goats can be picked up by supporting their chest and rump with your arms, watch out for their horns if they decide to swing their heads over. Restraint techniques Goats are topically easy to restrain and can be restrained in multiple different ways. Most can be tied to a solid object with just a halter or a collar with lead. When having them tied

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    Around the world today, animals are being poached illegally for sport or for their body parts. The number of extinctions has increased dramatically over the past decade with extinction rates skyrocketing as other species are left endangered. International law should be enforced to eliminate poaching of animals. Species that are hunted to extinction or endangerment prevent future generations from studying the species or enjoy the sight of them. When species go extinct the ecosystem surrounding the

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    Rodeo Persuasive Essay

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    curled, their tails are rubbed forward and backward over the steel bars of the chute and they are stunned with electric prods until the gate opens. They burst out of the chute at top speed just to be held back - clotheslined - with a choking rope around the neck. They are frequently harmed and some are killed. These calves would still be on pastures with their mothers on the off chance that they were not in the rodeo. Calves sold to the practice pens are roped again and again until they are harmed

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