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Daniel Venters December 14, 2015 1. Black Panther: Panthera pardus American Alligator: Alligator mississippiensis The Allipanther: Alligator pardus 2. The allipanther is a cross between a black panther and an alligator. The allipanther has the head of a panther and the body of an alligator. The head is encased with black fur and the body is a mix of black and brown. His body is encased in scales. The allipanther is about 9 feet long on average, but there have been sightings of

Have you ever seen a Nile crocodile? This article is a life science article about the invasion of Nile crocodiles in Florida. The subject is ecology. Information contained in the article was found by biologists. Since 2009, Nile crocodiles, originally from Africa, have invaded Florida, causing havoc. These crocs can cause serious threats to the local ecosystem since they are more dangerous than the native crocodiles. At first, they didn’t know where or what these crocodiles were or where they were

An imagery of a heated duel is neatly embroidered upon the back of this armchair. Two opponents stand a short distance apart from each other in a wide, sandy arena. The entire arena is empty save for the two wolves sizing each other up. The wolf on the left is female; she stands about five feet, but grips her longsword with both of her delicate paws like a professional. The handle of her sword is bound with black leather, the hilt decorated yet understated, with a long, polished steel blade. She

How do organisms, such as a polar bear or a cactus, survive in their environment? Each organism has certain adaptations that help them survive. What are adaptations? Adaptations are characteristics that help an organism survive in their environment. For example, a cactus has spines that reduce water loss and protects the cactus from predators. How about polar bears? How do they adapt to their environment? Description The polar bear is the largest species of bear in the world. Adult males can

Harry promised, :I maybe a human and know that you don't trusts humans but I give you my word and promise not to hurt any member of you're pack as long as they don't attack me.: The alpha nodded, :I expect you to keep you're word human." Harry motion the cub on his paw to move with the rest of the cubs and stand back a little. Once the cubs were safe, he stood up and changed into his lion form. A massive lion as big as a horse stood infront of the wolves with his heavily muscle body and strong

The Aye-aye is an animal that exists in the rain forests of Madagascar, a huge island off the southeast coast of the Africa. This friendless mammal is nocturnal (mainly energetic at night time). The Aye-aye expends for the most part of its time in trees. During the day time, the Aye-aye dozes in its nest which is placed in the fork of the tree. It constructs the nest out of leaves and twigs of the tree. The Aye-aye is an endangered animals/species. These rare mammals may not seem like primates at

The Florida Panther is currently an endangered species of cougar that resides in the southern forests and swamps of Florida. While it is a species of the cougar, it is identified as a panther to be able to clearly distinguish between the other southernmost species of cougar in the United States. The Florida Panther is a carnivore with a diet based on the animals native to their region such as deer, wild hogs, and other small game like rabbits or raccoons. Normally they are solitary animals, their

Did you know that the number of lions has dropped by over 300,000 over the past 50 years, or that the lions in Africa are losing their habitat? In the Scope Magazine article, Attack of the Man-Eaters, by Lauren Tarshis— Colonel J. H. Patterson was a British engineer who was building a railroad in Africa in the late 1800’s. He had no idea what sort of terrors he would face during his journey. In the other Scope article, Meet the Lion Whisperer by Susan Orlean, a man named Kevin Richardson shares

• Description : The margay is a cat that typically weighs 9-20 pounds and can be between 18.2 and 31 long. Because the margay is mostly nocturnal it has large eyes with night vision. The margay can move head first down a tree because it can its front ankles 180 degrees. • Habitat: The margay can be found in Central America and the northern part of South America and is extinct in Texas. Margays can be found in forest habitats and have been observed in coffee and cocoa plantations. • Reason Endangered:

Wolves: An Unwanted Predator Vigorous as a predator, affectionate toward its pack, the gray wolf elicits both fear and admiration among humans. This fear, along with ignorance, inspired a movement to eradicate the gray wolf from the lower forty-eight states in the early 1900’s. By the early 1930’s, gray wolf populations had been completely eliminated from the Rocky Mountains (Bangs, et al 147). In 1973, congress passed the Endangered Species Act that protected any wolves that naturally