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    up in census of religion in areas not being of their origin religion but as Hindu. Younger children’s may mostly convert to Hindu because that is what they are taught in school thus making their indigenous group’s language one step closer to being extinct. Elicitation is a technique of getting any of a number of data collection. This relates to the film

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    Bamboo has a high amount of cyanide in it, and this much bamboo has 12 times the lethal dose of cyanide and it would kill most animals their size. The Golden Bamboo Lemur is thought to be critically endangered. They are in great danger of becoming extinct in the

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    The Great Blue Heron is one of six species of Herons. Great Blue Herons live in fresh and saltwater marshes, isolated swamps or on islands and near lakes and ponds that have neighboring forests. During the summer they stay in parts of southern Canada and the Midwestern United States. During the winter they reside in Mexico. They migrate in groups of 3-100 in August to the southern coast of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, sometimes traveling as far as Panama. The adult Great Blue Heron is

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    save and flourish many different species of many animals and plants. One example is the Brown Pelican located in Louisiana. This animal was at 1,276, before the government and nonprofit groups helped out. In the 1970’s this pelican almost became extinct,

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    killed by predators, starvation due to food shortage, vehicle accidents, and shooting accidents. Wandering pet cats have recently become detrimental to many wildlife species. These house cats are responsible for the deaths of more than a billion birds in North America each year. Cats have a devastating impact on native wildlife such as the burrowing owl. The issue of pesticides infecting the burrowing owls is still under investigation. The owls also may be coming in contact with pesticides indirectly

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    empire is second to none in the animal kingdom, and I always wanted to know what it would be like to be a part of that empire. With modern animals, we already have a good idea of how they behaved and what their lifestyles were like. But with an extinct animal, we don’t know exactly how they lived out their lives. The reason why I picked a dinosaur is that my imagination can run wild with the possibilities of the thrills and dangers of living their lives through my eyes. Out of the various genera

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    Introduction General Information Physical Description Eastern Screech Owls are short birds with a sturdy build. They have rounded wings with an average wingspan of 48 – 61 cm. Their typical length are from 16 – 25 cm, the females are slightly larger. The average mass of this species is 164 grams, but females can weigh up to 195 grams. The owl has almost no neck and a small, square shaped tail. One of the most distinctive features of an Eastern Screech Owl are their ear tufts as seen in Figure

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    Alexis Wise Amy Strole English 101.01 March 10, 2018 Sanctuary or Burial Grounds? Menageries, Animal parks, Safari parks, game reserves, petting zoos, or just zoos. All of these are places in which animals are kept enclosed, confined and on display. "While zoos have put more emphasis on conservation and humane animal treatment in recent decades, some critics say it is cruel to keep animals in captivity. Critics argue that living in captivity takes away wild animals natural behavior and instincts

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    hollow in a tree trunk that is 10m off the ground. The female will lay her eggs in the hole on decayed wood-dust at 0.5m off the ground. The Australian King Parrot numbers are increasing in suburbs that have a lot of trees. They will eat out of bird feeders in urban

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    What an emperor penguin looks like. A white stomach, black head fur and tail. With an orange, yellow streaks on its face. what is this majestic creature? Well I’ll tell you. Its none other than an emperor penguin. The emperor penguin is by far the largest of all penguins. There average height can be anywhere from2 to 4 feet tall. Their weight can reach upwards to 66 pounds. They are also hard to spot between what is a male and female because there is no easily visible difference between both. As

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