Big Animal

The Integration of Science and Religion At first glance, many facets of science and religion seem to be in direct conflict with each other. Because of this, I have generally kept them confined to separate spheres in my life. I have always thought that science is based on reason and cold, hard facts and is, therefore, objective. New ideas have to be proven many times by different people to be accepted by the wider scientific community, data and observations are taken with extreme precision, and

I watched the Ted Talk entitled “Life Lessons from Big Cats” by Beverly and Dereck Joubert. The Joubert’s spend their time filming and photographing lions and leopards in their natural habitat. In this talk, they discuss their personal relationships with these magnificent animals as well as their mission to save them from human threats. I sincerely admire what these people do in their lives. They push human limits so far that we have the opportunity to see such beautiful videos and pictures, and

Juliette Gomez There are six different types of biomes on earth. The rainforest is one of these six on earth and it has district,different characteristics that the others. Today I will be talking about their characteristics,a little bit about the animals that live there,food web,where they are located, and my conclusion of what I learned. So in a Rainforest it is not just a normal piece of land it has some very unique features about it that make it seem like a rainforest. Most of the land is a warm

Should animals be in zoos? Is it true when people say “seeing a bald eagle in a zoo a symbol of american pride in a captivity”? The public is speculating on whether zoos are fit for wild animals. Well in my opinion, sometimes it's best for the animal to be in a zoo. The animal could be near extinction and it would need the proper care. If animals were protected in zoos, the benefits would be, the animal would get the care it needs, it would be protected from extinction, and it would be breeded within

Science and religion have always been in opposing viewpoints, historically. Science has a mentality that is based off of knowledge, observation, and experimentation. However, religion has no factual proof of anything, it is solely based off of faith and feelings. The problem between these two subjects is that one has factual evidence and one does not. Science is able to explain the laws of gravity - if an item is dropped it will fall. Religion is able to explain a single persons experience with a

and the seas and plants, God made birds and fish on the fifth day and animals and humans on the sixth day. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1). Even though this can not be proved, many Christians believe this to be how our world began. The scientific view of how the universe was created is much different and varies. The most well known is the big bang theory. The simple explanation of the big bang theory is that our universe started form one singularity, then exploded

An Introduction to Navajo Constellations Throughout our existence, mankind has looked up to the stars with a fantastical wonderment that excites a feeling of the unknown. In order to understand the heavens above us, ancient cultures created grand mythologies utilizing valiant heroes, gods, and life practices and then imbedded these stories into the stars in the form of constellations. One of these cultures is the Navajo Native American tribe that resided in the southwest region of the United States

through observing and interacting with animals in many ways. Animals have helped me by keeping me company, they make me happy, they protect me. Animals can help people in stories in a lot of ways. For example the story “My Story” by Temple Grandin explains how Temple was disabled and the horse understood her and she understood the horse because they both had disabilities problems. The quote by John Muir also explains a lot “Any glimpse of the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much

Xenotransplantation is defined as “ The use of live nonhuman animal cells, tissues and organs in human patients.” (Fix, Megan. Fact Sheet on Xenotransplantation). There are pros and cons to Xenotransplantation. Xenoplantation aims to increase organ availability, it has the potential to open up new areas of research, and could end transplant list. The cons include high rejection rate, moral/ethical issues, and transfer of diseases from animals to humans. After learning about the pros and cons of Xenoplantation

declined for a few reasons. First being the Illegal Animals trade. Next, the fact that there is poaching and finally, urbanization. These are all reasons that the population of the Sumatran elephant is approaching zero.     The Illegal Animals Trade is where people pay a high price to have a Sumatran Elephant in their zoo. When these Elephants are not in the wild,they are not producing babies, so the population is decreasing. Next, poaching is a big factor in why they are becoming extinct. People are