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    Animal Behavior Observations Lab I. Introduction: The Allen’s Swamp Monkey is a “strong‚ stocky primate” covered in a gray and greenish fur. The toes and fingers of the monkey are webbed which allows them to swim well. The males are usually larger than the females and they are really active primates. Their origins can be traced from the Congo Basin to western Zaire. The habitat of the monkeys is limited to swamp forests. In behavior they are mostly active during the day and are tree-dwellers. Their

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    Growth Of Rats POW

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    The Growth of Rats  Problem Statement:  When a ship sails across the ocean two rats are on board. A female and  male are then left on a deserted island during late December. This island soon becomes the rats’  home.  The number of offsprings that might be produced from this pair in a year should be  estimated. One should make these assumptions when executing the problem.  ❏ Every litter produces six young rats‚ and three of those six rats are females.  ❏ The first rat that mates births six rats on January 1

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    Fmr1 Rat Training

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    of the Fmr1 rat training‚ we have 1 rat that finished the challenge trials running on reminder S8b schedules. It is a male wild type that performed with more than 75% accuracy with fewer than 10% omissions. The second rat was run on baseline schedule today and it performed exceptionally well with 88% accuracy and 8% omission. - The 2 rats running on the baseline trials are performing at less than criterion rates with one rat showing 60% accuracy and 37% omission rate whereas second rat performed

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    Hunger and the Fat Rat

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    PsychSim 5: Hunger and the Fat Rat 53 PsychSim 5: HUNGER AND THE FAT RAT Section: 1 Date: Thursday‚ July 11‚ 2013 This activity provides a simulated experiment on weight regulation in rats. The Hypothalamus * What are the two techniques used to study hypothalamic dysfunction? How do they differ? The two techniques used to study hypothalamic dysfunction are stimulation and destruction. To simulate the hypothalamus a small wire probe is inserted into

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    story of Victor Frankenstein and the consequences he faces after creating a terrible monster. “The Rats in the Walls” a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft the Narrator discovers the horrifying secret city under his family home. These works are both classified as gothic literature following many reoccurring themes from the genre. Secrets and madness are seen throughout both Frankenstein and “The Rats in the Walls”. Frankenstein after creating his monster tells no one out of fear of being seen as

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    King Rat Analysis

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    Singapore. He suffered greatly at the hands of his Japanese captors. Changi was notorious for its poor living conditions. Clavell was reportedly saved‚ along with an entire battalion‚ by an American prisoner. The novel This is captured in the novel King Rat from 1962. The novel opens in early 1945. Peter Marlowe‚ a young British Flight Lieutenant‚ has been a P.O.W. since 1942. He describes horrible conditions in Changi. The P.O.W.’s are given nothing by the Japanese other than filthy huts to live in and

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    Summary Of Oh Rats

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    from the article Oh‚ Rats! by Albert Marrin‚ it is quite clear that the author is interested in and amazed by the survival advantages and characteristics of rats. For example‚ Marrin states‚ “Everything about the rat makes it a champion at survival.” He continues to list more examples‚ “It can squeeze through a pipe the width of a quarter‚ scale a brick wall‚ straight up‚ and fall off a five-story building and land safely on its feet.” These statements clarify ways that rats have better chances at

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    RATS OF FRIGHT MARES!

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    (RATS OF FRIGHT MARES!)- BY DIVYA SRIMOHANAKUMAR There was an apartment in the heart of a desolate island. The grim and gloomy building was the worst she’d ever seen; it was rather like a colossal abandoned dungeon unlike a glamorous place to live in. The salvaged‚ antique doors and windows were enshrouded with a solid layer of grime‚ which looked as if it had been untouched for centuries. The shrivelling trees lamented the imminent‚ tragic demise of their dominating‚ sovereign rulers (THE GNAW

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    Superstitions About Rats

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    English Studies 178 | Semester Essay: Superstitions About Rats | Question 1Characterisation of Aniline | Zoe la Grange | 17036283 | | Tutor: Peet van Aardt Group 51 The Characterisation of Aniline “Oh‚ for heaven’s sake‚ Aniline‚ look at you standing there… Say something girl‚ do something‚ start living in the real world!... Just get to class!”. By looking at this extract from the short story Superstitions About Rats by Lesley Emanuel‚ one can already tell that the character‚ Aniline

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    Toad and Rat dissection

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    Date: 18th March 2014 Aim/Hypothesis: To compare the anatomy of the cane toad and the rat in order to find the differences of two different animals and how the animal has changed throughout time to suit its living conditions. Materials and Safety/Ethical considerations: List materials used in the dissection Safety and hygiene equipment: Gloves Glasses Newspaper All benches were wiped Method: 1. A rat and a cane toad were dissected to compare their similarities and differences in anatomy

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