Ted Hughes’ poem ‘The jaguar’ describes a group of animals living in a zoo‚ caged and sedentary‚ being stared at by onlookers‚ as well as one animal in particular: the jaguar. In this poem‚ we see how certain animals have let their cage define them‚ and have grown into almost inanimate objects whereas the panther‚ symbol of power and greatness‚ has not let itself be confined to the realm of his cage and instead uses his vision‚ his mind‚ to escape the entrapment. Hughes paints an extremely vivid
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Snow leopards are slightly smaller than the other big cats but‚ like them‚ exhibit a range of sizes‚ generally weighing between 27 and 55 kg (60 and 120 lb)‚ with an occasional large male reaching 75 kg (170 lb) and small female of under 25 kg (55 lb).[11][12] They have a relatively short body‚ measuring in length from the head to the base of the tail 75 to 130 centimetres (30 to 50 in). However‚ the tail is quite long‚ at 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in)‚ with only the domestic-cat-sized marbled cat being
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Mike Rowe works as an ostrich farmer in a California desert‚ OK Corral Ostrich Farm. The owners of “OK Corral Ostrich Farm‚” Doug Johnson and Pete Smith. OK Corral Ostrich Farm‚ which holds over hundred of ostriches‚ which were grown for meat as well as ostrich eggs. Mike described ostriches as the “Flightless Giant.” It weighs up to 450 pounds‚ reaches up to 9 feet and kicks can generate over 2000 lbs per sq in. However‚ the brain of an ostrich is a size of the walnut. He also added‚ about the
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Evolution of Tigers The tiger (Panthera tigris)‚ a member of the Felidae family‚ is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera include: The tiger‚ lion‚ jaguar‚ leopard. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia‚ the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. 1‚ The origin and evolution of the tiger. Carnivorous mammals evolved from Miacids small pine marten-like insectivores that lived 60 million - 55 million years ago. The miacids split into
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ENDANGERED ANIMAL ESSAY NAME:Christian Femat Period: 4 Date:5/27/14 The animal i chose to do for this project is the jaguar which is one endangered animal on www.fws.gov . The jaguar is often called a panther which is incorrect since the panther is a lepard .The scientific name for the jaguar is panther otha .The Jaguar often lives near water and are the third-largest big cat in the world after lions and tigers. The jaguar onced roamed from the
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species is extinct. <br> <br>Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris) <br>The Bengal tiger is probably the most popular of the tigers. It is also known as the Indian tiger. The Bengal tiger became endangered in the 1940’s‚ when tiger hunting was legal. <br> <br>Caspian Tiger (Panthera Tigris Virgata) <br>The Caspian tigers once ranged throughout Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ the former Soviet Union‚ and Turkey. This species is now extinct. <br> <br>Chinese Tiger (Panthera Tigris Amoyensis) <br>Living in Eastern
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as livestock which leads to farmers having to kill the tigers to protect their livestock Those Involved to Prevent Tiger Extinction There are many tiger protection agencies but none is more dedicated than Panthera: Leaders in Wild Cat Conservation. June 2006‚ Panthera launched the Tigers Forever Program with the Wildlife Conservation Society because of the rapidly decreasing tiger population. The Tigers Forever team had a strategy; to figure out what had threatened tigers enough to
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The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Its populations have been estimated at 1‚706–1‚909 in India‚ 440 in Bangladesh‚ 163–253 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan.[2][3][4][5] Since 2010‚ it has been classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. The total population is estimated at fewer than 2‚500 individuals with a decreasing trend‚ and none of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger’s range is large enough to support an effective population
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The classification of animals The Classification of animals : Animal Kingdom can be split up into main groups‚ vertebrates (with a backbone) and invertebrates (without a backbone). When you think of an animal‚ you usually think of something like a cat‚ a dog‚ a mouse‚ or a tiger. All told‚ around 800‚000 species have been identified in the Animal Kingdom -- most of them in the Arthropod phylum. In fact‚ some scientists believe that if we were to identify all species in the tropical rain forests
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------------------------------------------------- REPORT ON TIGERS The tiger (Panthera tigris)‚ a member of the Felidae family‚ is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera.[4] The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia‚ and is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. The larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids‚[5][6] reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length‚ weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds)‚ and having canines
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