The Clouded Leopard COM/172: Elements of University Composition and Communication II Date: June 24‚ 2012 The Clouded Leopard The clouded leopards of Southeast Asia are a secretive and rare species of wild cats‚ and are members of the Pantherinae family (2007). These cats are closely related to other large cat species like the lion‚ tiger‚ jaguar‚ leopard‚ and snow leopard; although they are called clouded leopards‚ they are not directly related to other leopards. This species generally
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Amur Leopard Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera pardus Subspecies: P. p. orientalis Conservation Status: ➠ Critically Endangered Appearance: Amur leopards are much smaller than tigers‚ with males weighing 50-60 kg‚ and females a lighter 30-35 kg‚ with body length reaching about 1.5 m. Though the Amur leopard is similar in stature and strength to other leopards‚ there are differences between
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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 were counted in Russia
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Snow Leopards Many species have become extinct. Just as alarming is the ever increasing number of species that are not only becoming endangered but critically endangered. The course which this research paper has been written for is extensive. It is not possible to cover everything in one research paper. With this in mind‚ this paper will be restricted to the morphology‚ distribution‚ population‚ habitat and ecology‚ and behaviour of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia). Snow leopard‚ a medium
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Horses‚ where do their spots come from? Courtney Goehring 2nd Period 12/11/13 The Leopard complex gene (LP) is an incompletely dominant trait that has been said to be in horses’ genes for 17‚000 years. Researchers have found that there are many ways that the LP gene can affect a horse’s appearance. The Leopard complex is characterized by the absence of pigment (white spotting) in the coat. The most common characteristic can be seen along the hips‚ making the
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Snow leopards are slightly smaller than the other big cats but‚ like them‚ exhibit a range of sizes‚ generally weighing between 27 and 55 kg (60 and 120 lb)‚ with an occasional large male reaching 75 kg (170 lb) and small female of under 25 kg (55 lb).[11][12] They have a relatively short body‚ measuring in length from the head to the base of the tail 75 to 130 centimetres (30 to 50 in). However‚ the tail is quite long‚ at 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in)‚ with only the domestic-cat-sized marbled cat being
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BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER EVOLUTION LION versus SNOW LEOPARD Tutor: Nguyen Thi Lap Student: Le Hoang Thu Class: 8D-UEB I. Introduction Evolution is the process of change in all forms of life over generations‚ and evolutionary biology is the study of how evolution occurs. Given the right circumstances‚ and enough time‚ evolution leads to the emergence of new species. For instance‚ both Lion and Snow Leopard are parts of Panthera – a genus of the family Felidae‚ but they belong to two
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and changes. (SIP-A) When Najmah loses Baba-Jan and Nur‚ Najmah becomes much more mature and develops more realistic fears‚ rather than her silly and childish fears she had once had. (STEWE-1) Before Najmah lost her family‚ she was very afraid of leopards‚ although she knows they don’t live where she is. “My heart hammers‚ and I want to run back to the house‚ but I know Mada-jan will be angry. I turn and run as fast as I can‚ all the way to the woodpile. There I spread my shawl on the ground and pile
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Sicily but intellectually develops on the wider European scale. Lampedusa set his novel in exact parallel of when Sicily came into conflict with the forward movement of democracy and social judgment. Garibaldi is always in the sidelines in The Leopard as are the battles‚ marches and revolts. We are shut in a place with the Prince as he wonders what to do. While making choices that are brilliant (marrying his nephew Tancredi to the nouveau riche beauty Angelica) but in the long term pointless (refusing
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English 2 Gate Mrs.Yates Living in society‚ it is difficult to have your own individuality. As the people of society we are all under constant pressure to conform and behave a certain way. In the article “The Sociology of Leopard Man‚” the author Logan Feys talks about the effects society can have on your individuality by defining and using the words conformist and nonconformist. The idea of acting the “right way” categorizes the people of society
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