Extinction events

Most people think wild lions are living a care free live, with plenty of meals and space to roam around in. Sadly, that's not true. Most of the lions in South Africa are born in captivity and never get to see open grassy fields, like most people think they do. The lions of Tsavo were more than man-eating beasts. According to the article, the two famous lions of Tsavo are very well known in the African city named Mombasa. It all started when Colonel Patterson, ( Patterson for short ) came to

A Chinchilla is the cutest little exotic animal, fluffy, cheap, and can be loveable.These cute furry friends make for a great pet. After taking care of this beauty, the word pet will not be used again, it is more like part of the family. This little animals are so unique, they look like a mixture between a Platypus of the rodent family-- part bunny, part mouse, part squirrel. This give them that soft fur, small, long tail (the tail if fluffy like a bunny), unique qualities, and lots of personalities

Introduction The California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) is a subspecies of the Spotted Owl. They are found in northwestern California, western Oregon, western Washington, and southwestern British Columbia. They live in old growth forests around 200 years old, preferring Douglas-fir and high canopy areas. They are described as medium sized, brown owls with white spots. The California Spotted Owl has a height of about 1.5 feet and a wing span of around 4 feet. The California Spotted

listed as endangered in 1992. Since listing, two populations have been extirpated and are being reintroduced to Concord, New Hampshire, and West Gary, Indiana. A third population is being reintroduced to Ohio. The threat of the Karner blue butterfly extinction exists primarily from the loss of critical habitat caused by landscape fragmentation, natural succession and concomitant suppression of the natural disturbance regime (Smallidge 1996; Clough 1992). The Karner blue butterfly is dependent on wild

the health and overall wellbeing of an ecosystem. It ensures the ability for all organisms to have space to grow and thrive. It keeps other organisms in check, so that they don’t go over their carrying capacity and end up driving themselves into extinction. This was largely seen in Yellowstone when wolves were removed from the ecosystem allowing deer to destroy the environment. However, this is just one of a few keystone species. One of the most well-known is the Starfish. The starfish is native

In the article entitled, “No Ethical Way to Keep Elephants in Captivity” by Ed Stewart, the reader is introduced to a progressive issue or concern that has been debated about for decades. This issue involves whether it is ethical or not to keep elephants in captivity. Mr. Stewart is very clear and concise on what his thoughts are on this issue as he describes the cruel nature and hazardous conditions that many elephants in captivity experience such as: “deadly foot disease and arthritis, infertility

Time has a really wonderful way of showing us what really matters. When I look at this picture, I see land that originally used to belong to first nations people. You can tell they worked hard in making that place there homes from teepees they way they do, had set up a place for the horses too. You can see how how green it is just because there's lots of grass and trees. The 20th century there is a huge golf course in that area that was built probably because the government had taken first nation

The Evolution of the Leopard Gecko One of the adaptations the the Leopard gecko has is its defence mechanisms. The Leopard gecko is able to cut portions of its tail off in order to distract predators while they make their getaway. If a predator catches it by its tail the gecko can release the part that is captured. And while the tail is disconnected it wiggles around for a few minutes as another way to distract the predator. Its tail will grow back in a month or so, but the tail will not look the

This is page 1 and it is August 15, 2020 the time is 7:02 A.M. I am now adventuring Yellowstone National park.There are many spectacular things here at Yellowstone such as these amazing geysers they are so pretty, but you have to be careful because if the boiling water touches you you could get seriously burned.It takes for a geyser to erupt 60-110 minutes.After I went and watched the beautiful geysers I sat and watch the female bald eagle sit on its baby to keep it warm you have to be very careful

them. Without one another the wolves wouldn’t have enough food and the moose would likely become over populated eliminating their available food. The food web is a very fragile and each organism is highly dependant on what it eats for survival one extinction or disappearance can lead to a catastrophic collapse. If the moose on isle royale were to disappear completely then so will the wolves and that might destroy the ecosystem on the