... you set the scene for a battle to begin. It is a battle between two lions that live within your heart. Your golden lion is noble and passionate and will fight to make your goal a reality. Your black lion is negative and destructive and seeks to tear down your goal and prevent you from achieving success. Every day these two lions wage a battle within your heart to decide whether or not you will achieve your goal. The big question is – Which lion will win? The answer is - Whichever one you feed the most. Each positive, uplifting thought you have, feeds your golden lion and makes it stronger. On the other hand, every discouraging, negative thought you have, feeds your black lion and makes it more powerful. Every time you take action and do something towards achieving your goal, your golden lion leaps into attack. Every time you fail to take action and get distracted, your black lion pounces. Here’s a real life example based on the goal of losing weight: Time | Action | Result | 6.30am | Your alarm clock goes off and you choose to get out of bed and go to the gym. | Your golden lion awakens and starts the day strongly. | 7.30 am | You choose to have a healthy breakfast. | Your golden lion roars his approval. | 10.30 am | At work it is someone’s birthday and you choose to have a piece of birthday cake and an apple danish even though they are not part of your eating plan. | Your black lion leaps into action and attacks. | 11.00 am | You get angry at yourself...
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...Animal Babies 1. Baby ducks follow the first thing they see after they hatch. This is called ( ) a. Imprinting b. Shadowing c. Minning 2. A baby rabbit is called a ( ) a. Fawn b. Kitten c. Cub 3. In a lion pride, who has the last dibs on meat? a. The male b. The female c. The cubs 4. Baby elephants learn from the matriarch. The matriarch is ( ) a. A wise Yoda-like elephant that travels off by himself. b. c. The female leader of the head. 5. All birds of prey except ( ) catch their own food. a. Vultures b. Eagles c. Kestrels 4. All birds of prey fly in two basic ways: a. Flapping their wings and gliding b. Flapping their wings and pushing against the air currents with their feet c. Via American Airlines of United Airlines 5. A harpy eagle’s talons are the size of grizzly bear claws. Harpies have been known to kill: a. Humans b. Small sheep c. Mountain lions 6. A Golden Eagle can see an 18-inch rabbit from a distance of : a. 18 miles b. 8 miles c. 2 miles 7. A nictating membrane is: a. A bird’s protection against the nicotine in second hand smoke b. A bird’s third eyelid c. The membrane lining of a birds...
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...If you mention the wild cats of Africa most of us automatically think of lions, leopards and cheetahs but, the vast lands of this continent are home to several other wild cats. This is a list of these forsaken wild cats who also call Africa home. Each one is as extraordinary and impressive as the more well known big cats of Africa. After reading this, I think you will agree with me just how amazing the all the wild cats of Africa are. Jungle cat (Felis chaus) Despite what the name infers, jungle cats do not really live in jungles and are often referred to as Swamp Cats or Reed Cats. They inhabit a wide range of habitats, preferring moist areas with thick vegetation cover as well as tall reeds or grass in which to hide while stalking prey....
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...Reflection on the myths behind the cryptids of the ADNU Intrams: KRAKEN (ACE)- The Kraken is a sea creature characterized by its distinctly octopoid appearance. It seldom emerges from its underwater refuge, preferring to move the earth and the tides with its massive tentacles. It is at once a creature of wanton destruction and creative upheaval. It is at once an impartial architect and a chaos-bringer. As it destroys, it too shapes the face of the world. COATL (ANSA) - The Coatl is a winged serpent. It is the serpentine being embracing Hermes' caduceus. Despite the raw terror it invokes, it is a creature that heals wounds and whispers secrets. Its fangs bear either venom to destroy the wicked or poultice to heal the pious. It holds within its mortal coils the power to dispense life or deliver death. It is both bane and boon to anything it touches. DRAGON (ABBS) - The Dragon is an ancient beast distinguished by its reptilian nature. Despite its savage exterior, this creature is a bearer of auspices and fortune. It is a wielder and master of treasures. It keeps within its fiery sanctuaries the wealth of nations. No one, except the worthy, are allowed audience. It chooses, with with and caution, the few who may share in its gold and spoils. PHOENIX (UECS) - The Phoenix is a fiery raptorial bird that holds the key to life and death. It is consort to the fires of adversity. As it immolates itself, it rises anew from the ashes. It progresses through the cycle of fiery death...
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...A lynx is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized wild cats. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word λύγξ, derived from the Indo-European root leuk- ("light, brightness") in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes. A lynx’s keen vision earns this cat legendary status in the myths of many cultures. In Greek, Norse, and North American myths, the lynx sees what others can’t, and its role is revealing hidden truths. The lynx is known by the tuft of black hair on the tips of its ears and its short or bobbed tail.In fact, one species of lynx is called a bobcat! 2 The four species of lynx are: Canadian, Eurasian, Spanish lynx and the bobcat. The Canadian lynx live in Canada and also in the northern US, including Alaska, this cat is also known as the North American lynx.It has extremely thick, light brown or gray fur with light black spots.Features unique to the Canadian lynx include a black tail tip and huge paws with long, thick fur to keep the cat’s toes warm in the winter. It can spread its toes out wide like snowshoes for walking in soft snow. 2 The Eurasian lynx is the most numerous of the lynx species and the most widespread, currently found in 46 countries in Europe, northern Asia, and the Middle East!It has long, thick, light-colored fur that is silky in the winter and shorter, thinner, and darker-colored in the summer. Large paws with fur on the soles give Eurasian lynx traction; long legs...
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...Appearance The bald eagle, or Haliaeetus leucocephalus, is a type of bird. Adult bald eagles are distinguishable due to their white head and tails, a contrast to their brown body. Young bald eagles have splotches of white, located on their tails and undersides. They also have a curved, pointed yellow beak. Bald eagles typically reach around one meter (three feet) in height, with a seven foot wingspan. Males weigh between eight and nine pounds, while females weigh ten to fourteen pounds. Location Bald eagles are found throughout North America. Although they live on most of the continent, bald eagles can mainly be found near sources of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. It is not uncommon, however, for bald eagles to make their nest in pine forests near the coastline. Diet Bald eagles will eat a variety of foods, including small animals, waterfowl, wading birds, dead animals (also known as ‘carrion’), rodents, and smaller birds. They obtain this food by finding already dead animals, stealing it from other birds, or, of course, gathering the food on their own. Bald eagles typically consume between ½ - 1 pound of food per day. Though adult bald eagles have few natural predators, young bald eagles can be eaten by gulls, crows, hawks, bobcats, black bears and raccoons. Reproduction Bald eagles reproduce sexually. The mating season is any time between late September and early April. Bald eagles lay eggs five to ten days after mating, and the eggs are incubated for...
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... Majestic and beautiful are good words to describe Bengal Tigers. They are an amazing and fascinating species to learn about. Bengal tigers are the second largest species of tigers in the world. Bengal Tigers are an enchanting sight to see. Their coats are yellow or light orange colored with a white or cream colored belly. All Bengal Tigers have black or dark brown stripes going down the side of their body. Males tigers are giant, weighing as much as 420 pounds and standing up to nine feet tall. Female tigers can weigh as much as 310 pounds and stand up to eight feet. Bengal Tigers have big canine teeth which can grow approximately four inches. All Bengal Tigers have large retractable claws. Claws of the tigers can reach up to 13 centimeters. When the cubs are born they are a smaller version of the full grown Bengal Tiger. Bengal Tigers have a protective nature when it comes to their cubs. A female tiger usually has a litter of 2-6 cubs at a time. Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old. When the cubs are born, they are very tiny, weighing about 1.75-3.5 pounds. Cubs are born blind, which means they depend completely on their mother. The cubs do not gain full vision until they are a couple weeks old. Both mother and father tiger raise their cubs safely in their habitat. Bengal Tigers live in a unique environment. Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar are where they are usually found. Dense forests, mangrove swamps, and jungles describe their...
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...Animals such as; lions, spotted hyenas, leopards, and african dogs. But still the baby calves are killed within the first few months. Giraffes life expantancy are usually twenty years. Due to using its 45 cm prehensile and black tongue to reach leaves on tall trees, giraffes survive a little longer because not alot of other animals can survive off of land foods that other animals in the wild can reach. A giraffe can eat up to 134 kg of leaves a day. Giraffes dont have to drink alot of water either. Giraffes can go two to three days without drinking...
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...We Can Learn a lot from Nature's own Organization: A Look into the African Lion's Social Grouping Forget single sex classrooms; in order for education to be most beneficial, classrooms should be modeled after a lion's pride. The understood order of the classroom activities and daily progress would allow a much more adequate environment for both student and teacher. A hierarchy should be established early in a classroom with a high female to male ratio. Research shows that females perform much better from an academic standpoint in a environment were they are able to socialize. "Girls helped one another to understand and complete the in-class group work. The were able to accomplish problem solving, decision making, and calculations" (Baker and Jacobs) just as in a lion's pride. The lionesses work together in every aspect of their life in order to help themselves and also to help the pride. They hunt together, have cubs at the same time and assist one another while raising the cubs. In an all female environment, females become much more social and open while working towards a common goal. However in an all male environment, the males show much more hostility towards one another in group activities because of the competition for dominance. Which is why there are a significantly lower numbers of males in any animals' groupings, the competition for dominance takes over and the good of the group is compromised. Therefore in classrooms modeling the 'ideal' female to male ratio of...
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...about 300 are in captivity in zoos around the world. Bengal tiger's are one of the largest and most feared cats in the cat family. An adult tiger can weigh any where from 350 to 550 pounds. The adult males weigh an average of 480 pounds, while the females weigh about 300. Their body lengths are between 6 and 9 feet long! A Bengal tiger hunts primarily deer, wild pigs, water buffalo, birds and other small mammals. When driven from hunger a this tiger will eat almost anything. Crocodiles, lizards, fish, and even humans are eaten by a frustrated Bengal tiger. They eat meat and only meat. Their style of attack is differant from the cheetah's and the lion's; who hunt in open habitats. Although it is a heavier predator than that of the lion and cheetah, it averages about 50 deer a year. Bengal tigers need a wide forest-like areas to hunt their prey. They are known to hunt alone, but have been found to hunt in packs. These tigers are semi-nocturnal, because they sometimes hunt at night. They use flying tactics and force their victims by attacking the throat and spine. Tigers aren't successful hunters, they succeed about once out of every ten attempts. A Bengal tiger is known for its elegant coat and its eyes that seem to stare at you as if you were its prey. Their coat has colors of a reddish tan, shading to white underneath. But the real elegance of its coat is the black stripes which run...
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...Teenagers are on the cusp of adulthood, but still naive and impulsive. Sure, there are several exceptions to this rule, who are intelligent young people with a great head on their shoulders and know what they should be doing. However, as stated, they are the exception. For analogy purposes, let's look at the lioness and her cubs. She brings the cubs with her on hunts, allows them to stalk the prey and sometimes, even allows them to initiate the kill. She expects them to exhibit adult lion behavior, while never letting them take the full responsibility yet. Why? Because they still don't know what they're doing. They only know what they've learned thus far. She still needs to teach them the finer points of being an adult lion, before they are ready to be treated like one. Human teenagers, like the lion cubs, know what they are supposed to do up to a point, but still require more teaching, guidance and object learning, before they can be treated like adult humans. I'm fairly certain that as you've grown, your mother stopped holding your hand when you crossed the street. She stopped cutting your food up for you. She started letting you dress and clean yourself. These are all steps toward adulthood, requiring you to act in an adult capacity, while still acknowledging that you are a child and still in need of teaching before you can act in full adult capacity. The faster you learn and the more responsibility that you show your parents you can handle, the more they will...
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...Lab Report Introduction: Natural selection relies upon the assumption that all organisms produce more offspring than can survive in an environment demonstration limited resources. The heritable traits that are best suited for a particular environment should be passed on at a greater frequency then those less adaptive traits. Natural selection is unique in that it leads to adaptive change, and these changes are likely to lead to increased survival and reproductive success. To sum up, natural selection is that organisms can survive only because they can suit to the changed environment which means those organisms also need to change with the environment all the time. Hypothesis: during the experiment, the forks out of all the “predators” should survive, and the peas out of all those “preys” will be survived. Material and Metnods: We will use 4 kind of beans (preys items) which are fava beans, white beans, red beans and peas. And we also have 4 mouthparts (predators) which are knives, forks, spoons and foreceps. First, we get 100 ml for each prey and spread them on the ground. And the students will be divided into 4 groups with those 4 different predators. Each group of predators include 6 student. And all of the predators will have a cup which will serve as the stomach into which the prey will be placed. We also have a timer and a security that will make sure the process is fair. Here we begin the game. The predators will be gathered, they will be instructed not to...
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...Why People Should Not Be Allowed to Keep Exotic Animals as Pets I know most people including myself have wanted to own a wild or exotic animals but this Is my argument on why that is not a good idea. I know for me I have always been attached to owning a lion cub but as we all know lions cubs become big lions who could easily out weigh the average human being by 300 hundred pounds. Even if u were to get these animals on the day they were born you can never take all the wild out of a wild animal most and some can come with fatal consequence a gorilla for instinct is 10 time stronger than the average adult man so how would you be able to control it or an elephant most people think they are not aggressive but they have the most death against people than any other animal in captivity. Also people don’t know how much room and space that these animals really need these animals were made to be able to roam over vast areas like the plains, valleys, mountains and savannas it’s not the ideal place for a chimpanzee in your house or apartment climbing on your furniture destroying your home. Exotic pets also carry a lot of diseases at least one in three reptiles (which are among the most popular exotic pets – iguanas, for example) is a host for salmonella and shigella bacteria; the overall percentage with salmonella is probably up to 90 percent. According to data provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 90 percent of imported green iguanas carry unfamiliar...
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...The primary producer in my ecosystem that has the largest influence is the banana tree. The banana tree provides sustenance for many species in a tropical rainforest; tapirs, monkeys, ants and other insects, small mammals and birds all rely on the banana tree as part of their diet. As the apex predator in my trophic pyramid I selected the jaguar. The jaguar being an apex predator, as it diets on other animals but was virtually no predators of its own (PBS.org, 2008), exists in a unique position. The jaguar limits the populations of other inhabitants, predators included, thusly maintaining a balance in the tropical rainforest. As the jaguar preys on many species, including predators such as the black caiman and anaconda, neither species’ population is allowed to grow beyond control thus protecting the lower level consumers that black caiman and anaconda prey upon. The amount of energy gained is much greater than the amount of energy lost through the 2nd-4th trophic levels. Energy that is consumed at any tropic level is used through many life processes such as moving, breathing, reproducing and searching for food. A significant portion of the energy is lost before being absorbed into the next level. Scientists estimate that 90% of the energy that enters each level is “lost” (Annenberg Foundation, 2014) If one species was removed from my trophic pyramid many species would be affected. For example, if the anaconda were removed any species that it preys on, such as tapirs, would...
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...live about 20 to 25 years depending on gender, but in zoos giraffes live a bit longer. They live from 28 to 30 years of age. Also, in captivity calves have a greater chance of survival because there are no predators such as hyenas, leopards, wild dogs, or crocodiles. 50% of calves don't survive the first 6 moths of their life because of predators. In the wild, giraffes who reach adult hood are much more likely to survive from predators because they can use a forceful kick fending off any attackers ("Giraffe - The Facts"). In the wild, giraffes do not lay down very much because if a predator were to attempt to attack they would not have enough time to stand up and defend themselves. However, in captivity giraffes do not have to worry about lions attacking them, so they lie down much more. Additionally, in captivity giraffes are given toys and other objects for stimulation due to the lack of environment that they have to roam around in ("Giraffes in Captivity")....
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