Part one: The three short stories- When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ The Earth on Turtle’s Back‚ and The Navajo Origin Legend – all share a similar concept. The story The Earth on Turtle’s Back talks about before Earth even existed everything was water and there were birds and animals that swam around. Up‚ above the clouds‚ was a skyland where humans lived. In the end of this short story a small little muskrat brings up land from underneath the water and gives the chief’s wife a place to stand and
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Grizzly Bears and the Turtles Myths and Folktales haved played a big part in Native American culture since the beginning of their time. Stories are passed down from generation to generation so their ideas and history can be preserved over time. Many of these oral tellings have been translated into written pieces so more of the world can be exposed to these ideas. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”‚ that is retold by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac‚ and “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” are both great
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coastal brown bear‚ the grizzly bear gets its name from the grayish‚ or grizzled‚ tips of its fur. Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Average lifespan in the wild: 25 years Size: 5 to 8 ft (1.5 to 2.5 m) Weight: 800 lbs (363 kg) Protection status: Threatened Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Fast Facts: Grizzly bear Species name: Ursus arctos horribilus Average weight: 250 – 350 kg (male) 125 – 175 kg (female) Life expectancy: 15 – 20 years The grizzly bear is a North American
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Grizzly bears of North America have huge cultural significance on native American and European heritage (Kellert‚ 1994). Indigenous cultures revered these majestic species‚ its example can be seen in art and literature and Europeans settlers appreciated them for their economic values (Kellert et al.‚ 1996). However‚ as our society evolved‚ we became distant from nature and “reverence for the bear was replaced with fear‚ exploitation‚ and subordination” (Kellert et al.‚ 1996). Modern culture holds
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For a long time researchers have been trying to retrieve data on Grizzly bear diets. It is clear that all Grizzly bears have different habitats‚ food sources‚ and outside pressures such as human development. Although this is true Grizzly bears have been seen to commonly have the same diets over the course of seasonal shifts. For example‚ Grizzly bear diet and use of seasonally abundant‚ nutrient-rich food sources has been well documented throughout their range in North America. A wide diversity of
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Grizzly Man This analysis over the documentary Grizzly Man will discuss who Timothy Treadwell was and what led him to spend every summer in the wild with grizzly bears. It will go through his earlier life and why it is important to understand who he was. The reader will gain insight on what would cause someone to want to live in the wild with bears. Grizzly Man is a documentary about Timothy Treadwell‚ a man that chose to spend every summer in Alaska with brown grizzly bears. He spent thirteen
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The film “Grizzly Man” is about the story of Timothy Treadwell. It ranges from his bonding over animals to his drug and alcohol abuse. This story inspires many because it effectively portrays that transition from a dead-beat alcoholic to a notable and inspirational environmentalist. Timothy’s death is very ironic because he died by the paws of his best friend‚ the Grizzly bear. There are many themes associated with this film. It ranges from transitioning his addiction of alcohol and drugs to the
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The Grizzly Man is an odd person. He seems to care for the bears that are without a doubt. Is he helping or hurting the bears though? Well‚ we know that people know of his presence in bear country‚ and we know that they set out and look for him‚ sometimes finding him. We also know that he brings a lot of awareness to the bears and the conditions set on them. What is he trying to save them from specifically? Based on the part of the movie that I have seen‚ we never see him once mention the threats
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Grizzly Man In Grizzly Man，among the controversy stirred by the behavior of Treadwell‚ the central idea expressed in the film is that the nature is indeed indifferent and man should not cross the borderline between man and nature. Wild animals are not friends of human. Treadwell put all his heart to the cause of protecting the bears. He repeated in his films for many times that he loved them and he was willing to die for them. He tended to anthropomorphize them like many people do to the dogs
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a) Vital Signs a. Common name: Grizzly Bear b. Latin name: Ursus Arctos c. Status under SARA: Currently no status under SARA. The 2012 COSEWIC Assessment designated the species under Special Concern. d. Range: The Grizzly Bear can be found in all three Canadian territories‚ in addition to British Columbia‚ Alberta‚ northern Saskatchewan‚ northeast Manitoba and as well as a few places in the southwest Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Summed together‚ the total range has been estimated to cover approximately
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