The Okapi Wildlife Reserve [pic] The Okapi Wildlife Reserve The Okapi Wildlife Reserve takes up about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNESCO Heritage Centre‚ 1992-2008). According to UNESCO Heritage Centre (1992-2008)‚ “ the Congo river basin‚ of which the reserve and forest are a part‚ is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa’’ (para. 1). The reserve contains endangered species of primates and birds and about 5‚000 of the estimated
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Congo is also known for the Okapi Wildlife reserve. The reserve is found within the Congo River basin‚ which is considered Africa’s main drainage system. Encompassing nearly one-fifth of the Ituri Rainforest‚ the Okapi Wildlife Reserve contains many endangered mammals and birds. Included in the endangered animals is the elusive okapi. Out of 30‚000 okapi still in existence‚ the reserve is a haven for roughly 5‚000 of them (Woods Hole Research Center‚ 2009). The okapi share the reserve with several
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found on the hottest continent in the world. This animal was not discovered until the early 20th century. This is due to how solitary and elusive it is. This unique creature is called the okapi. The okapi otherwise known as the “African Unicorn” or “Forest Zebra” is a fascinating animal for many reasons. The okapi was discovered in 1901 by the British explorer Sir Harry Johnston. “Johnston was the high commissioner of Uganda‚ and he wanted to add a new member to the roster of mammals” (Slack). To add
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compared‚ and paired. Hypothesis & Prediction Here I analyze the identification of an unknown individual species. The unidentified individual was one of seven possible mammal species: gorilla‚ human‚ Geoffroy’s spider monkey‚ beluga whale‚ okapi‚ aardvark‚ or red kangaroo. If the organism’s sex chromosomes and diploid and haploid numbers are equivalent between the unknown and known species then the individual will match the reference for that species. Methods Here I test the identity of a species
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to her own consciousness‚ which is why Ruth May’s forgiveness set her free. The okapi story told by Orleanna differs from the story told be Ruth May in that the okapi story told by Ruth May describes it as being scared away thus‚ allowing the rare animal to live another year. However‚ Orleanna’s version of the story symbolizes the okapi as the danger and threats that the Congo has to offer and that just as the okapi stared her in the face‚ the dangers of Congo stared her in the face. Orleanna’s story
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Tantalum is an extremely hard and dense element that is highly resistant to corrosion. It has a very high melting point and is a good conductor of heat and electricity. It is a rare and valuable metal in huge demand in today’s high technology industries because of its ability to hold high electric charges. Tantalum is an extremely hard and dense element that is highly resistant to corrosion. It has a very high melting point and is a good conductor of heat and electricity. It is a rare and valuable
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is why they seem to get different results. Types of search engines There are two main kinds of search engines: crawler based search engines and human powered directories. Google and AltaVista are crawler based search engines. MSN‚ Ananzi and Aardvark are hybrid search engines as they contain features of human powered directories as well as crawler based search engines. Crawler based search engine In a crawler based search engine a user types in key words looking for information‚ illustrated in
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antlers. Giraffids are a very elite group. There are only two that belong to this group of animals. The Giraffe and the Okapi are the only two‚ and Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world. “Both are tall animals that browse on vegetation; today giraffes occur only in Africa and south of the Sahara‚ although they formerly live in North Africa‚ too.” (Bernabeo‚ 2010) Okapis are not squarely spotted such as the giraffe; instead they have a long brown neck and
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there any endangered British species? Yes‚ the European otter is endangered due to habitat destruction and pollution. `Also‚ the door mouse has become endangered because of destruction of woodland habitat. The Giraffe and the Okapi The giraffe and the Okapi are both examples of Adaptive Radiation. They both have a common ancestor but both have very different sized necks. A mutation has
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years ago. The most fascinating part of this revelation is that while the giraffe’s neck elongated over time‚ another member of its family had its neck shorten. The okapi‚ a Central African cousin of the giraffe‚ has what researchers found as a ‘secondarily shortened neck’‚ which leads Solounias and his team to believe that the okapi are on an entirely different evolutionary path than the modern
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