Sometimes at night‚ when it is so dark the darkness becomes almost smothering‚ I lie awake listening to the cars outside and the endless barking of the dog next door. I think back through my life‚ to try and comfort me into restful sleep. I remember summers from my middle school days. The images yellowy‚ orange‚ warm‚ happy. Endless weeks abroad‚ the sun almost unbearable in its cruel sunburnt heat. A time when swimwear wasn’t a terrifying thought: flabby thighs‚ see-through bikinis were things
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The biology of the sea turtle and facors affecting its population Upon first sight of the great sea turtle it might just think that it is like any other turtle. The truth is that marine turtles are beautiful creatures spending a majority of their lives wandering endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to do amazing things. Some of these things include evolving to a range of purely innate responses to the demands of a changing suite of environments and having remarkable
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The story "The world on a turtle’s back" is an Iroquois myth while the story "The story of corn and medicine" is a Cherokee myth. While reading two stories "The world on a turtle’s back" and "The story of corn and medicine" countless people may notice innumerable objects. Those that read the stories may have detected four similarities in both of the stories. They may have also observed four differences in both of the stories. In various creation myth stories‚ there are multiple similarities and differences
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Loggerhead turtles have many significant adaptations to their current and past environments. Turtles of the family Cheloniidae have various morphological adaptations for aquatic life. Early turtles lost the capacity for aquatic propulsion by body and tail undulations when they developed a shortened‚ more rigid body form during the Triassic‚ as an adaptation for armored resistance to attack by predators. However‚ terrestrial body form with a carapace and walking-type limbs precluded aquatic locomotion
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There are many endangered species in the world among these species is the Eretmochelys imbricata‚ commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses‚ sea urchins‚ barnacles‚ small animals‚ and their favorite food‚ sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet‚ these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International
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animals in the world. Some of them as small as ants and some are even bigger than elephants. These animals live throughout the world‚ some in the gigantic oceans‚ some in the coldest of Antarctica or some in the hottest of deserts. These are the classes of animals‚ mammals‚ amphibians‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ and insect. Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates. They have dry skin covered with scales or bony plates‚ and they usually lay eggs. Reptiles can be classified into three groups‚ turtles‚ snakes‚ and
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In the Iroquois myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back‚” their cultural traditions and value of balance are gathered through the details in the story. This story is about the creation of the world and the beginning of Iroquois culture and values‚ both of which are seen through the twin brothers‚ right-handed and left-handed. Being complete opposites‚ the brothers constantly challenged one another. The twins had powers which allowed them to give life to animals and plants. The right-handed brother
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Sea turtles are threatened and endangered throughout their natural range due to various anthropogenic interferences‚ such as poaching and habitat destruction (World… c2016). Sea turtles provide many ecological benefits‚ such as acting as distributors of nutrients and sculptors of both terrestrial and marine substrate (Mancini et al. 2011). However‚ global climate change is threatening sea turtle populations’ ability to continue to provide these benefits (Mancini et al. 2011). Beach habitat loss due
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Sea turtles are sometimes called marine turtle.There are 7 different species of sea turtles like green sea turtles‚the leatherback sea turtle‚the loggerhead turtle‚the hawksbill turtle‚ kemp’s Ridley turtle‚the olive Ridley turtle. The name of my animal is a sea turtle and its scientific name is Chelonioidea and it’s length of life is 60-80 years the geographical location is 2600 km or 1600 mi and it’s natural habitat is the ocean. The sea turtle weight 700 pounds and their height is 5ft and their
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have done studies on the population genetics of the green sea turtle. Through their DNA research‚ it was discovered that human impact has drastically reduced the genetic diversity within the green sea turtle population. In the future‚ this can prevent the reptiles from adapting and evolving because the ones that are left are extremely alike. A natural disaster or a catastrophic event can greatly diminish the number of living green sea turtles‚ triggering their approaching extinction. Even in the population
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