1/12/11 Pouncing Jaguars By Theresa Woods Jaguars are the largest of South America’s big cats. They once roamed from the southern tip of that continent north to the region surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border. Today significant numbers of jaguars are found only in remote regions of South and Central America—particularly in the Amazon basin. These beautiful and powerful beasts were prominent in ancient Native American cultures. In some traditions the Jaguar God of the Night was the formidable
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internal feelings as well as the sense of sight. The imagery is achieved in any literary work through a collection of images. The Jaguar‚ composed by the zoo laureate Ted Hughes‚ is a poem on the background of a zoo and the poem is well-know for the imagery that the poet uses to portray the condition of the encaged animals and birds and the blind energy embodied in a jaguar‚ the jungle king. The poem opens with the description of the apes. Line –I depicts them in a spiritless condition‚ who are engaged
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"The Jaguar" is about a trip that Hughes made to the zoo. In the poem‚ he describes the animals in a zoo and their behaviour. It compares the apes‚ parrots‚ tiger‚ lion and a boa constrictor to the jaguar‚ which is an animal that lives differently to the others in the way that it views its life. The poem begins by describing the apes ’yawning’ and ’adoring their fleas’‚ and the fact that they are in the sun adds to the sleepy air. I think this line was deliberately chosen to convey the monotonous
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ever survive‚ although you are not one of us‚ we welcome you” * Man is found dead by tribal people‚ mayor blames tribal people but Antonio recognizes that it was a jaguar avenging the death of her cubs that were killed by the gringo (white man). Antonio convinces the mayor to let the tribal people go and that it was a jaguar. * Antonio remembers voting for “slimy toad” (the mayor)‚ man asks if he can read and dispite the mayor portraying him as the underdog Antonio reads a few words. Mayor
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Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Jaguar; Proposed Rule Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service This purposed regulation will affect everyone who cares about our wildlife. I am a person who loves animals. I like to spend my day watching the animal channel and this proposed regulation is intriguing to me. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) The proposal is to designate critical habitat for the jaguar (Panthera onca) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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various species of mammals‚ reptiles‚ and birds‚ all of which live in different habitats. They are also able to live in human-populated areas more effectively than any other big cats if they have to. Black panthers‚ both black leopards and black jaguars‚ are found mainly in denserainforest areas. The dark coat of black panthers provides good camouflage at night or in dense forest areas. Such camouflage helps them to avoid dangerous enemies and to stalk and approach their prey without being noticed
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Explain the advantages and disadvantages for jaguar of using just in time production rather than the more traditional just in case stock system. Just in time is a manufacturing method based on pull system which means the raw materials are only delivered only when needed which reduces waste due to overproduction and lowers the storage rent e.g. warehouse storage. Advantages: * Reducing set up times * Goods from warehouse to the production line flow much smoother which saves time. * Increases
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Together with many wild animals of the world today‚ the Amur leopard is facing the likelihood of extinction. Their threat is not by means of natural selection or a changing world but by man who has deliberately or unknowingly depleted their habitat and community. Only mans’ intervention and realization of the problem can hope to save these animals (Garman 1996). According to Kutscherenko (1995) the wild population of the Amur leopard has dwindled to an estimated 120 to 140 leopards‚ 30 of which
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hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs‚ Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers. The spotted fur of the Jaguar was highly sought after for fashion since the start of the 20th century so their numbers began to rapidly decline at this time. Although they still have a big range they are more sparsely spread out and the main populations are in the Amazon
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The Forest’s Beast It was an early morning awakening for a mother mountain lion with four cubs. She woke to vast mountains and the bright morning sun. Her stomach was rumbling with the dissatisfaction of emptiness as were her cubs’‚ so she took off into the vast mountains‚ hoping for her next meal. She used her fur to blend in with her surroundings and‚ luckily‚ came upon a group of white tailed deer. She snuck upon the group‚ leapt on the large male buck‚ and grabbed hold of his throat; the fight
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