...Three little pigs dance in a circle singing "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?" Little Red Riding Hood barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous wolf disguised as her grandmother. Movie audiences shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their eyes into a blood-thirsty werewolf, a symbol for centuries of the essence of evil. Such myths and legends have portrayed the wolf as a threat to human existence. Feared as cold-blooded killers, they were hated and persecuted. Wolves were not merely shot and killed; they were tortured as well. In what was believed to be a battle between good and evil, wolves were poisoned, drawn and quartered, doused with gasoline and set on fire, and, in some cases, left with their mouths wired shut to starve (Begley 53). Convinced that they were a problem to be solved, U.S. citizens gradually eradicated gray wolves from the lower 48 states over a period of 25 years. Today many people are convinced that the elimination of the gray wolf was not only an error, but also a detriment to the quality of life in this country. There has been a public outcry to rectify the situation created by the ignorance of our ancestors. However, in seeking to address a situation created by the human compulsion to control nature, it is crucial to discern how much human interference is necessary. Human control must be tempered by respect and restraint. Programs designed for the protection and restoration of wildlife must reflect deference for the...
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...The wolf has had an influence on the culture, art, and lore of human society since before historical times. The wolf is one of the most misunderstood animals in all of history. Theirs is a proud, yet sad, history. The wolf and dog are different species but yet have so much in common. Dogs were originally classified as “Canis familiaris”, in 1758. However, in 1993, dogs were reclassified as a subspecies of the gray wolf and renamed “canis lupus familiaris.”While it is true that there have been speculations that dogs may have descended from several species of canines, the wolf appears to ultimately be the ancestor of man’s best friend. The dog and wolf both share the same number of chromosomes (78, arranged in 39 pairs).The dog and the wolf can mate and give life to offspring. There are good chances indeed, that in the past the two species may have interbred, whether because of feral dogs may have escaped from being domesticated or because some wolves may have separated from their pack and started looking for a soul mate. At the same time, the outward appearance of wolves and dogs is markedly different. The wolf’s skeleton is higher and has a more arched spine. The wolf’s legs are heavier in build and are usually longer. Dogs and wolves run differently. A dog runs with a loping, almost casual gait, while wolves run in a springing motion with force from the hind legs propelling them forward. One main difference between the wolf and the dog is the mating; a dog can...
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...Name: Tutor: Course: Date: The Sea-Wolf In the year 1893, a man by the name Humphrey Van Weyden sets off on a journey on a ferry called the Martinez. Humphrey’s is later nicknamed Hump. Hump’s journey took a negative turn, and the Martinez gets involved in a collision. The ferry is set off course and is shipwrecked in the Bay of San Francisco. Hump then gets cast into the ocean. He is swept about by the sea waves almost to the point of drowning. A seal hunter called the ghost passes by, reaches to his rescue, and saves him from drowning. While on the ghost, Hump later becomes conscious and recovers from the ordeal. Upon gaining consciousness, he realizes that his body is being roughly handled by a sailor. The cook on board called Thomas Mugridge and the other sailor by the name Mr. Johnson have revived him. They explain to him that they got him out of the waters and took him onboard. Hump changes his soaked clothes with rugged woolen clothes that belong to Mugridge. He then learns that the ships name is the ghost and that it is headed for Japan. He received the nickname Hump, on the ghost. Hump seeks to be returned on land. He, therefore, approaches Larsen and requests him to be returned to shore but the captain denies his request. After some time, Hump informs them of the boat in San Francisco. He offers to pay them if they agree to return him to the shore. Larsen dismisses his plea stating that he is a drunken sailor. Captain Larsen appoints a sailor by the name...
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...Josh Smith Dr. Tom Jones English 101 December 5, 2006 The Big Bad Wolf • Three little pigs dance in a circle singing "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?" • Little Red Riding Hood barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous wolf disguised as her grandmother. • Movie audiences shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their eyes into a blood-thirsty werewolf, a symbol for centuries of the essence of evil. Such myths and legends have portrayed the wolf as a threat to human existence. Feared as cold-blooded killers, they were hated and persecuted. Wolves were not merely shot and killed; they were tortured as well. In what was believed to be a battle between good and evil, wolves were poisoned, drawn and quartered, doused with gasoline and set on fire, and, in some cases, left with their mouths wired shut to starve (Begley 53). Convinced that they were a problem to be solved, U.S. citizens gradually eradicated gray wolves from the lower 48 states over a period of 25 years. Today many people are convinced that the elimination of the gray wolf was not only an error, but also a detriment to the quality of life in this country. There has been a public outcry to rectify the situation created by the ignorance of our ancestors. However, in seeking to address a situation created by the human compulsion to control nature, it is crucial to discern how much human interference is necessary. Human control must be tempered by respect and restraint...
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...One would think, by placing wolves on the endangered species, they will be illegal to hunt, and therefore “protected”. The increase in the wolf population over the past 40 years shows that essentially, this plan is working. Unfortunately, more recently, we have also seen a rise in illegal poaching and a growing intolerance towards the species. What happens to the population when the number of illegal kills outweighs the number of new births? Wolves are an important part of our eco-system. A natural born hunter, the wolf helps to control the populations of other species. A well-known study done by Christianson and Creel (2014) shows the effects on the elk population when wolves were re-introduced. As Bryan Lockman, a field warden for the DNR...
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...Human Factors Red wolves are amazing animals, unfortunately, there are very few of them left making them endangered species. They’re only 90-110 red wolves in the wild. The red wolves are endangered because of illegal hunting and habitat loss. Luckily, there are people helping this cause. The U.S Fishland Wildlife and Service has helped the red wolf from being extinct. Some people are helping while others are just destroying habitats and illegally hunting. The Navy cancelled creating airstrips to help out the red wolves. In 1980 there were fewer than 20 red wolves in the wild. Thanks to the U.S Fishland and Wildlife Service they took them so that they can breed to a higher population. The ecosystem of the red wolf is important because it has the habitat of other animals too. We need to preserve this because without it the red wolves and other animals in the food chain can die off. Laws that protect the red wolves are now in effect to prevent people to hunt them. However, despite this law there are people who still illegally hunt animals so the red wolves need to be monitored closely. This is important because this is a very rare species and they control the population. Red wolves have a little population compared to other animals. It’s good to have people breeding them so that we can have more. We also need to help them because they’re not many left. Let’s hope one day the population will increase back to...
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...Economy Wolf Essay The wolves ecosystem is very interesting compare to other species. This species takes a big part in its environment in some areas because it controls the population of the animals thats on a wolves food web. A wolf is one of the most powerful predators in its ecosystem. And yet these fierce animals in the past few decades their survival has been on a peril. Its because wolves and humans co-exist and often compete with each other for survival. They fight for what’s really important like their environment and habitats which will lead up to fighting for food and water. Wolves have to face many difficult obstacles along the way in order to survive and continue on with life. A wolfs food web is unique in some ways because wolves...
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...Wolf Ecology Essay by Kyle D. The habitat that the wolfs are usually in the tundra to woodlands, grasslands and deserts. Today gray wolves populations located in alaska, northern michigan, northern wisconsin, western montana, northern idaho, northeast oregon, and the yellowstone area in wyoming. Wolfs are the only species to be deliberately driven to the brink of extinction by humans. Also wolves are carnivores The gray wolf a.k.a the timber wolf is found in the north american. It’s also the largest extinct animal in it’s family. The gray wolf is the most specialized animal out there. The gray wolf is also one of the world's well known and...
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...The earliest known domestication of the canine The project I chose for my research paper was on the earliest known domestication of dogs and the divergence of their species from the grey wolf, which is believed to have been the first to be domesticated by early humans. In the research they sequenced the genomes of six canid individuals, which included three grey wolves as well as the Australian Dingo, Basenji, and the golden jackal. These three species were used to represent the broad regions of Eurasia which is where the earliest domestication of canines is believed to have occurred. The project used preexisting evidence and research that had revealed dog-like canids had first appeared in the fossil records as early as 33,000 years ago....
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...Wolf Hunting in Wyoming Mackenzie Nichols Psychology/Communications 353 October 25, 2013 Wolf hunting in the Western Mountain state of Wyoming began when the gray wolf was released from Canada into Yellowstone National Park, as well as surrounding areas, in 1995 and 1996. The original intention of the reintroduction of the gray wolf to Wyoming was because of past extirpation in the region. Because of the vast wilderness and an abundance of prey species throughout the area, it was seen as a suitable location for reintroduction. After the reintroduction, the numbers of gray wolves throughout the region soared. At the end of December 2011, numbers in Yellowstone reached an estimated 328 wolves, which included 48 packs and 27 breeding pairs. Outside of Yellowstone, numbers were estimated at 224, with 36 packs and 19 breeding pairs. (WGFD, 2013) These numbers are significantly higher than the required number to keep wolves off of the Federal Endangered Species List. Wolves in Wyoming are considered dual classified by state management. In the Northwest region of the state, gray wolves are considered and managed as “Game Trophy Animals”. This essentially means hunters are required to have a wolf-hunting license and may only harvest wolves during the season. Once a designated number of wolves have been harvested, as determined by Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the hunt season in that specific area is closed. Every hunter who harvests a gray wolf is required by state...
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...The grey wolf optimizer (GWO) is a swarm intelligence algorithm introduced by Mirjalili, Mirjalili and Lewis in 2014 [31]. As the name implies, it employs the hunting behavior of the gray wolf in order to find the optimal solution of the given function in a particular search space. Gray Wolves are apex predators that prefer to hunt in packs. An average pack consists of about 5 to 12 wolves. They have a well-coordinated social dominant hierarchy within the pack. The leaders are called alphas and are chiefly responsible for making the decisions about hunting, sleeping place and so on. The alpha however, isn’t necessarily the strongest member of the pack, but is the best in managing the pack and dictating terms to the pack. The second level...
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...There are three species of wolves, the Gray, Timber, and Red wolf. Many biologists believe the red wolf is a hybrid and not an independent species. Most wolves are settled in the northern hemisphere. Wolves are multicellular and feed off of organic material from different organisms. In order for wolves to survive they have proven to be one of the best hunters because of their strong senses and teamwork. Wolves also need to keep warm during the winter in their habitats. Wolves survive cold temperatures due to their fur made of keratin and their warm blood. Wolves also have learned to make dens in the ground by gathering leaves or they migrate to local caves where they sleep in groups to keep warmth. A close relative to the wolf is the domestic...
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...For decades, the gray wolf has been under federal protection through the Endangered species Act. However, all of that changed when President obama signed the new federal budget on April 15, 2011; Montana Senator Jon Tester added a last-minute alteration to the bill that removed gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, therefore prohibiting further judicial review of the bill (“Did We Only Bring Wolves Back”). Despite arguments from conservationists, numerous federal wildlife agencies have declared the gray wolf population stable, and removed the gray wolf from the federal Endangered Species list. Regardless of whether the agencies thought the decision was prudent, gray wolves need to be put back on the Endangered Species list, because they...
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...chose for my project is a Grey Wolf. Grey Wolfs are mammal’s they have fur and they are warm blooded. Wolfs are vertebrates they have a backbone. Wolfs are smart, and social animals. If there is a lost pup many of them would take them in but some of them will not in some cases they hurt the pup. Wolfs are Canines [Dog family]. Gray wolfs have long and bushy tails. There coat color is a brown, grey, and white colored fur. Some people say that they kind of look like a German shepherd. Grey wolfs are much bigger in the North then in the south. The average wolfs body size is 3-5 feet long. Female weigh 60-100pounds pounds. And Male wolfs weigh 70-145 pounds. Grey Wolfs are carnivores witch means they are meat eaters. They prefer...
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...Wolves have captivated human imagination since ancient times, and have sparked love and hate relationships among cultures that have come in contact with them. These misunderstood creatures expand their natural habitat from the northern lands of Alaska as far south as the Ethiopian highlands, exposing themselves to a rich variety of civilizations, who included them as a symbolic element of their folklore. In Europe, where the Red Riding Hood has its roots, wolves have played significant roles in many mythological tales, several portraying them as malevolent agents of chaos that must be eradicated to bring back order, so unsurprisingly, the wolf in Perrault’s and Grimm Brother’s version of the tale is no exception to this trend. Perrault’s wolf...
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