____________________________ Chapter 17: Life on Earth Activity designed by Kathleen Rudolph Taxa to explore – Elephants!! 1. Review terms (write definitions for these terms) Extant Extinct Genotype Phenotype Synapomorphy Background: There are three extant species of elephant: Elaphas maximus (Asian elephants)‚ Loxodonta africana (African elephants)‚ and Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephants). Their taxonomic hierarchy is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order:
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watch this creature and I would never get enough of it. Yes‚ many people of course know this giant‚ the largest living mammal on land‚ none other than the elephant‚ yet most of them know very little about this threatened species a major tourist attraction in the island. It is well known among Asian societies‚ including our own‚ elephants for centuries have played prominent roles in the pageants of monarchs‚ religious ceremonies as well as in the theater of war. Alexander the Great is reputed
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traffic. This poaching obliges elephants to find refuge near humans’ settlement; Central Africa is maybe the last refuge for forest elephants against poaching (Breuer‚ Maisels‚ & Fishlock‚ 2016). This situation pushes the classification of forest elephant as an endangered species (Blanc‚ 2008). Even though this region has very low population density‚ the increase of forest exploitations changes elephant’s habitat that pushes them near human too. This approach of elephants to human livelihood creates
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"Hills Like White Elephants": The Jilting of Jig Hashmi‚ Nilofer. The Hemingway Review‚ Volume 23‚ Number 1‚ Fall 2003‚ pp. 72-83 (Article) Published by University of Idaho Department of English DOI: 10.1353/hem.2004.0009 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hem/summary/v023/23.1hashmi.html Access Provided by Chulalongkorn University at 11/21/11 7:26AM GMT “hills like white elephants”: T h e j i lt i n g of j i g nilofer hashmi Georgia Southern
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Taxa to explore – Elephants!! 1. Review terms (write definitions for these terms) Extant Species‚ families‚ or groups still in existence Extinct Species‚ families‚ or groups no longer in existence‚ end or died out Genotype Genetic make-up of an organism Phenotype Physical attributes of an organism‚ observable or measurable traits Synapomorphy Shared characteristic that are inherited from most recent common ancestor Background: There are three extant species of elephant: Elaphas maximus
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The African Elephant is the largest land mammal today. He has huge ears. The African Elephant is from the one of Asia. The African Elephant has 3 nails on its hind legs while the element Asian elephant owns 4 .The elephant trunk of Africa has two appendages instead of one for the one from Asia. African elephants live south of the Sahara‚ in savannas and forests and sometimes in semi- desert regions. Asian elephants live in Southeast Asia and India and prefer forests dense. Asian elephants are intelligent
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types of elephant‚ the Asian elephant and the African elephant (although There are two types of elephant‚ the Asian elephant and the African elephant (although sometimes the African Elephant is split into two species‚ the African Forest Elephant and the African Bush Elephant). Elephants are the largest land-living mammal in the world. Both female and male African elephants have tusks but only the male Asian elephants have tusks. They use their tusks for digging and finding food. Female elephants are called
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Aftican Elephant Loxodonta africana Status: Vulnerable Map: Max. Size: The African elephant is the largest land dwelling animal and it reaches up to 24.0 feet in length and 11.5 feet in height at the shoulder‚ and weighs up to 22‚000 pounds. Max. age: The elephants grow several replacement sets of teeth until the age of about 70 years old. After their last set of teeth is replaced‚ the animal dies of starvation in the wild because it cannot feed correctly. Population Size in the Wild:
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plant species‚ which occur in the tropical and subtropical initial estuary regions. Mangroves constitute a dynamic ecosystem with a complex association of both floral and faunal species of terrestrial and aquatic systems and the vegetation in this forest is of evergreen type. Mangroves provide different kind of niches for a variety of animal populations required. The crowns of trees including trunk‚ branches‚ leaves‚ flowers and fruits provide niches essentially‚ to terrestrial fauna like birds
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Elephants Attention Getter: What’s big‚ grey and stands in the rain but doesn’t get wet? Elephants!! Background info: It is estimated that there were once more than 350 species of elephants in the world. Today we only have two of them left (well tree) the Asian‚ the Africa and the mix of them. Both of them are at risk of extinction. Between illegal hunting of them for ivory as well as the destruction of their natural habitat things are simply closing in on them at an alarming rate. Specific Purpose
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