The Reptile Room

Charlie woke up eight times during the night. Each in a cold sweat, grabbing fistfulls of blankets and sheets, pulling them to him, he would sit up. He would stare into the dark room and wonder momentarily where he was. What he was doing in someone else's bed. What he was doing in this strange wooden room, with these strange unlit candles, and that strange pale moonglow from the tall window. And then he’d remember. And he’d try to wrap his mind around it. And each time, it’d hit him like a train

Dinosaurs capture the attention of children and adults alike, and many people think that they are long gone. You might be surprised to find that they are not extinct, but rather perching in your backyard. The theory that theropods evolved into birds was proposed nearly a century and a half ago and is supported by more and more modern evidence. You will find that the distinction between birds and dinosaurs will become difficult, as they have so many parallels. The similarities between birds and dinosaurs

Casa Batlló is a renowned building located in the center of Barcelona and is one of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpieces. Casa Batlló, located in the very heart of Passeig de Gràcia. The building that is now Casa Batlló was built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortés, commissioned by Lluís Sala Sánchez. The house was bought by Josep Batlló in 1900. In 1904 Josep Batlló Josep Batlló hired Antoni Gaudí to remodel Casa Batlló and to divide it into apartments.Gaudi added a fifth floor, completely revamped the interior

every year. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.” This statistic only seems to be accounting for dogs and cats, which make up a large number of animals entering shelters, but definitely not all of them. Livestock, reptiles, birds, small mammals, and even fish should not be forgotten. I have personally seen all of these animals end up in shelters. Care for the animals that end up in county animal shelters comes out of our taxes, so everyone paying taxes is affected

The wild turkey is an animal most people have heard of because of hunting reasons, but do you know the basic facts? The wild turkey species has 6 subspecies; these include the eastern wild turkey, Osceola (Florida) wild turkey, Rio Grande wild turkey, Merriam's wild turkey, Gould's wild turkey, and Ocellated wild turkey. These turkeys are different in color but are mostly the same because they are the same species of animal. The wild turkey is dark in color, either brown, black, or a similar color

Back when I still wore pigtails, I remember always feeling like an afterthought by my parents. I understood why, and it was justifiable. Since I was the eldest, and my younger brother was put on the autism spectrum, I knew I had to grow up extra quick, for Father always worked and Mother had her plate full, trying to raise us. I would do my chores without being asked and do my homework without needing help, just so Mother could have one less child to worry about. My brother, however, had to have

“Vestigial Organ” is a term used to describe organs or functions that due to the course of evolution no longer have a use. The idea of useless organs had been around long before Charles Darwin, but his idea for why they were there was the one that stuck. In his book “The Descent of Man” Darwin named a few organs that were considered absolutely useless or had very little service such as wisdom teeth, the appendix, the spleen, and the hind leg bones in whales. While functions of some of these parts

Brian Doyle is a writer that composed an analysis essay on the story Joyas Voladoras. Doyle was born in 1956, and is the editor for Portland Magazine at the the University of Portland, which is located in Portland, Oregon. A numerous amount of Brian Doyle’s essays have made appearances at the Best American Essays series. Doyle’s essays gained more exposure by being showcased at the American Scholar, Harper's Orion, Atlantic Monthly, Commonweal, and the Georgia Review. In Joyas Voladoras, Doyle shows

up leaves. Some fish have teeth sharp enough to scrape the scales of other fish and feed on their particles. The bodies of sharks are covered with thousands of tiny tooth like pieces of dentin which makes their exterior feel rather coarse. While reptiles lose their teeth many times throughout the course of their life, mammals only lose their teeth once, including

A naturally endocannabinoid in our bodies is called anandamide, which in Sanskrit means “a blissful amide” and is also found in other species including birds, reptiles and fish. Since our bodies produce their own form of “natural THC”, however tiny the amount, it is logical that humans are so drawn to marijuana’s herb! Both THC and anandamide produce their effects through lipid receptors, known as cannabinoid receptors, located on the cell surface throughout our bodies and have similar effects on