...The effect of horn on Megasoma elephas beetles Introduction: Megasoma elephas, a large and distinctive tropical beetle inhibits a variety of tropical forests, including tropical plantations and sometimes forest remnants,at elevations up to around 1000 metres.(Wildscreen, 2015). This types of species have a Long, rhinoceros-like horn on its head, its unusual structure is found only in male, which means Megasoma elephas is sexual dimorphic. In addition, male elephant beetles use their impressive horns to fight rival males for access to females or feeding sites.(Wildscreen,2015). Based on that, I would investigate if the horn affect the mating probability in Megasoma elephas by designing an experiment. My hypothesis is that the size of horn...
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...In the article and the passage, the tone is formal, while in the video, the tone is informal. In paragraph 1 of the article, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, the author writes, “Elephants know when they need a helping hand- or rather, trunk. That’s the conclusion of a new study that tested the cooperative skills of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand showed the the pachyderms understand that they will fail at a task without a partners’s assistance”. This statement shows that the tone in the article is entertaining, yet formal. Furthermore, the author tries to hook the reader into reading the piece, while still keeping the article formal and giving it a somewhat serious tone. The tone in the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” has even more of a formal and serious tone than the article. In paragraph 1 of the passage, it says, “Because of the sheer size of the elephants and their regular, free-contact interaction with the experiments and mahouts between trials, these lanes were necessary for safety reasons, whereas they did...
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...Title: Pygmy Elephants General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform about the endangered Pygmy elephants 1. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Satus... Endangered. Population... Less than 1,200. Starving, dying, and unprotected is an every day thing. For the Borneo Pygmy elephant, this is life. (WWF-Malaysia) B. Reasons to Listen: The Pygmy elephants found in the Malaysian state of Sabah, are a sub species of Asian elephants that has been endangered since 1986. C. Credibility: The first time I went to the zoo as a kid, I fell in love with the elephants. I became interested in their origins. I wish to one day travel to either Asia or Africa, where elephants are natives. D. Thesis: The Borneo Pygmy elephant is an endangered specie that is threatened by logging, poisoning and increasing contact with humans. E. Preview: To understand more about the Borneo Pygmy elephants, I will first talk about logging in the elephants' habitat. Then, I will speak about poisoning. Lastly, I will talk about the increasing contact humans have had with these elephants. 2. Body A. First Main Point: The areas where these elephants need to survive are the same forests where the most intensive logging in Sabah has taken place, because flatlands and valleys suffer the lowest cost when taking away timber. About 40 percent of Sabah's forests had been lost int he past four decades. A WWF study has shown that these elephants rather be on the lowland forests because...
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...Introduction: The flowers of India have been and still are popular with both tourists and natives of the country, due to a rich farming and gardening culture. Whether they are being used as decoration or as symbols in a ceremony, Indian flowers play a culturally significant role. Though some flowers typically associated with India may not actually have originated there, they might still be cultivated and propagated on the subcontinent and blend in well with the environment. Lotus: -Done Also known as a water lily, the lotus is also the national flower of India, and is very often associated with yoga. It’s an aquatic plant with broad, waxy leaves and a red, pink, or white fragrant and symmetrically-petaled flower that grow in ponds or other types of shallow bodies of water. Lotuses have a number of symbolic or metaphorical meanings, the most common being enlightenment. Other meanings include divinity, fertility, wealth, and knowledge. The seeds of lotus plants are often used in Indian medicines that relieve kidney, spleen or heart ailments. The Indian lotus flower is the national flower of India, and has many associations with the Hindu gods, religion and literature. Its seeds, leaves, flowers and roots are all edible, and are frequently used in a variety of Asian foods and medicines. Commonly mistaken for a water lily, the lotus flower is a separate species. The roots of the lotus grow in the soil of ponds and river...
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...What are Asian Elephants? Asian Elephants are sociable animals they gather into a group of females of six to seven and are then led by the eldest female. They sometimes join other elephant herds, although it is very rare. The female elephant may give birth to a calf every 2.5 to 4 years. The calves start to become independent around the age of 4. About two thirds of the elephant’s day is spent eating grass, large portions of tree bark, roots, leaves, and small stems. They also really enjoy crops such as bananas, rice, and sugarcane. They also enjoy fresh water and drink it at least once a day. Asian Elephants live in tropical and subtropical forests and are considered one of the largest terrestrial but are smaller than the African Elephants. They are way different than the African Elephants because, they have a single finger on their upper lip of their trunks and they have smaller ears. Their skin varies from different colors such as dark grey to brown with some patches of pink on their forehead, ears, and the base of their trunk and chest. WHY ARE THEY BEING HUNTED? Most of the African Elephants are being hunted mostly because of their massive tasks that contain ivory. While other people hunt them for meat and their body parts. According to World Elephant day, elephants have dropped by 62% and each day about one hundred of them are being killed by poachers which indicates that by the next decade they can become extinct. Asian markets have made it illegal for them to trade...
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