Can you imagine if only one in a thousand human babies survived? The population would be very small and we would probably be an endangered species. Luckily‚ this isn’t the case for us‚ but for endangered sea turtles it is a reality. Some of the older turtles‚ which are 140 to 160 year old‚ can lay hundreds of eggs every time they go ashore. However‚ only one or two of these eggs survive. Some turtles have been known to live more than 250 years‚ but because of poachers few actually survive that long
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Why are plastic bags bad for our environment? Now and days everywhere we go we have waste and a big part of it is plastic bags. Plastic bags are very bad for our environment we find them all over our oceans and on streets. The bags also end up hurting our animals mainly our sea creatures. In general plastics are bad over all they waste money and are bad to our environment. We already have a bad environment over all getting rid of plastic bags would be a good strep to take. We would be helping
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You are now entering the human heart The short story “You are now entering the human heart”‚ written by Janet Frame is a short story focused on the fear of something strange‚ to overstep boundaries and to be under pressure. I think the feeling is something‚ that we all know how feels. My definition on fear would be something about‚ that it is an emotional response to a threat. We all know the feeling‚ when you sweat like you have accomplished a marathon race‚ the adrenaline pumps inside your body
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Yolanda Holyfield C. Hall English 101 R Description PFE IV final 4‚ Nov‚ 2011 Motivation: to have my classmates experience a toy that will put a smile on their face. Audience: Classmates The Turtle This past weekend I had a chance to vacation in the Bahamas. T he best part of the hold trip was shopping to find unique gifts for my family. I tried to find gifts that I would not be able to find in the United States. The most unique
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fresh water crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) and the salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) are two Australian species that have evolved from their ancient ancestors 80 million years ago. These prehistoric reptiles come from the Crocodylidae family and are one of the most intelligent reptiles. From 1940 – 1970‚ salt water crocodiles were hunted for their hides which resulted in reduced numbers in the population. In the 1950’s‚ the hunting of fresh water crocodiles increased due to advances made in
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Adam M. Weiner-Aponte 11/9/12 Proff. Robert Flower CHEM 90 Reptiles thank you for Global Warming Humans are creatures of greed. They take‚ they eat‚ they consume‚ and they use with abandon. On a subconscious level people have become accustomed to ignoring the consequences of their actions because “that is just how the system works.” When it comes to the business of energy and energy consumption‚ they find themselves in a situation that is more than similar. We as a race use fossil fuels daily
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on the exterior of their body are referred to as reptiles. Reptiles have been dated back to have been on the earth for the past 315 million years‚ though not all species are extant in modern times. All reptiles are ectotherm‚ which means they are “cold-blooded” animals (whereas most mammals are warm-blooded). All reptiles are also tetrapods‚ which mean they have four limbs (or they have descended from four-limbed ancestors). In general most reptiles are oviparous (egg-laying)‚ with the exception of
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With nearly 3‚800 species‚ lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles. Some of these creatures are capable of autotomy‚ which allows them to detach their tail and later regenerate a new one. This is most commonly used as a predator defense mechanism. The African house gecko‚ Hemidactylus Mabouia‚ is one of the limited species of reptiles that are able to reproduce a lost limb. Autotomy and tail regeneration can be broken down to several steps‚ from the severing of the old tail to the three
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Blue Tongue Lizard Ectotherms are “cold-blooded” animals such as reptiles‚ amphibians‚ insects‚ fish and worm. These animals rely on the outside environment for their body heat as they do not generate heat internally like a mammal or bird. Ectotherms have a variety of adaptations‚ many of them behavioural‚ to regulate their body temperature and keep it within the range in which they can be active; 10-30oC The Tiliqua or more commonly known as the blue-tongue lizard or just Blue tongue is the largest
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning By: Lemony Snicket This book by Lemony Snicket is about three Baudelaire children who have bad luck. Their names are Violet ( the oldest)‚ Klaus ( the middle aged child)‚ and Sunny ( the youngest). Their bad luck starts off when their house gets burnt down while their parents were inside. Then after they found out that they no longer had a house and their parents were dead they became orphans. They first lived with Mr. Poe for a few days.
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