thousands of other plant and animal species depend. They also drive eco tourism and safari industries for some of the poorest communities in Africa. Horns are the rhino’s glory and curse. Website http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10877076/ says that‚ "The rhinoceros population has declined by 90 percent since 1970‚ with five species remaining in the world today‚ all of which are endangered. The white and black rhinos are the only species left in Africa.” Last year‚ more than 1‚200 rhinos were poached in South
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ideally one’s answer should be a rhinoceros. In most cases‚ we always picture a rhinoceros to have two horns and light-grey skin‚ but often forget about the rhinoceros who have darker colored skin and only one horn. There were once hundreds of rhinoceros species however‚ only five species exist today. The African Black and White rhinos‚ and the Sumatran rhinos have two horns‚ but the Indian and Javan rhinos from Asia only have one. Why is it that some rhinoceros have two horns while others only have
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The white rhinoceros and the Asian elephant possess many similar characteristics‚ including the way they look‚ yet also possess many differences such as the two continents they live on. There are five living species of rhino (black‚ white‚ Indian‚ Javan and Sumatran) and only two of the elephant (African and the Asian). All are in jeopardy of extinction with their slow rate of breeding‚ poaching and in the rhinoceroses‚ their territorial behavior. Both of these beasts belong to the same kingdom
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ENDANGERED SPECIES Introduction An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms based on the sample of species that have been evaluated through 2006.Many nations have laws offering protection to
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Horn Trade Legalization The trade of animal horns should continue to be banned because that is a way of protecting endangered species. In this case‚ endangered species are animals that’s provides ivory such as Rhinoceros and elephant. First of all‚ let’s take a look at why this is such a controversial topic. Elephants are found in 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are source of bush meat but their ivory referred to as “White Gold” can provide a substantial
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later‚ we crossed the wooden bridge that rocked every step that we took. It had long strong ropes holding the bridge in place. As we entered into the next exhibit‚ we noticed a small pond filled with coy fish. Behind the pond there stood humongous rhinoceros. My wife and I noticed that this rhino continued to walk in circles. We felt that the rhino recognized that he was trapped and lonely. His environment seemed to look like Africa‚ his homeland. He would tread back and forth as if he was trying to
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anything such as the fur of a tiger‚ the horn of a rhino‚ or a tusk from an elephant. On top of all of that‚ a lot of the animals being killed are endangered. To get into some examples of the problem‚ one of the most poached animal in the world is the Rhinoceros. According to Save the Rhino International‚ rhinos were once abundant throughout Africa and Asia with an approximated worldwide population of 500‚000 in the early twentieth century. However‚ despite intensive conservation efforts‚ poaching of this
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targets. According to the official figures‚ about a hundred [males] are killed each year in India‚ leaving the male-female ratio skewed.” Such killings have threatened the very existence of this species. For a Compact Mass of Hair Consider also the rhinoceros‚ the second-largest land mammal alive today. India and Nepal are the last areas of protection for the one-horned rhino. Yet‚ Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary in the northeastern Indian state of Assam is only some 15 square miles [38 sq km] in size‚ a
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in 2012. Rhino poaching debilitates the being of the rhinoceros. At present‚ the black rhinoceros is recorded as basically endangered‚ and the white rhinoceros is recorded as close endangered. Expanded levels of poaching are prodding the rhino closer and closer to eradication. Number of inhabitants in the dark rhino is presently bound at 4‚840‚ while the white rhino is assessed to be near 20‚000. Developing interest and costs for rhinoceros horn are driving poaching levels up. Different techniques
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Rhinoceros Beetle Week 2 Essay One Charles. Oryema Question: Worlds within texts often prompt us to question the worlds outside texts. Write an essay in response to this statement with reference to at least one short story you have studied. “Rhinoceros Beetle” by Susan Hawthorne is a story about a boy’s childhood obsession which becomes a reality when he grows into a man. The story presents ideas and assumptions which viewers
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