D) Gaggle? You've got three seconds -- GO! A group of dolphins is called a pod. It can also be called a school. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout! Animal Intelligence TINKER: Now dolphins don't have to spend time in schools to learn stuff. Alright, I know. It's a little early to break out the puns. But it turns out, these animals might not need to. Some scientists have been studying dolphins' intelligence, and say the creatures might be a lot smarter than any of us think. Randi Kaye explains
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(the first larval stage of crustaceans), and through several larval stages before metamorphosing into postlarvae, at which stage they are 7 – 10 mm long and have all the characteristics of adults and become mainly crawling rather than free-swimming animals. This metamorphosis usually takes place about 32 to 35 days after hatching. These post larvae then migrate back into freshwater. Culture of freshwater prawn: Giant freshwater prawns have been farmed using traditional methods in Southeast Asia for
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System The endocrine system is defined as any system within an animal that regulates the functioning of the organism or is used in the production of hormones. These systems can range anywhere from a simple center in the nervous system to a more intricate collection of glands that are in the human endocrine system. Qualified endocrinologists have been analyzing the advancement of the endocrine systems and the roles that they play in an animals’ adaptive behavior in an environment as well as their production
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zoo’s working staff, and the zoo in general. From job characteristic they need to have high significance and high autonomy because the decisions for the whole zoo are in their hands. The citizens task force: Review the zoo’s finances, operation and animal care. They need to have high Autonomy and feedback skills. The executive directors: is the CEO of the zoo, carrying out the strategy of the board. They need high feedback skill so they can know and be able to manage and solve the problems that are
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the availability of water enables life to survive over much of the planet which in turns creates the circle of life. (Shmoop, 2013) In order for the ecosystem to survive, you need producers such as the sun and plants, consumers such as insects, animals and fungi, which is a decomposer that survives on eating dead things. (Moulton, 2004). In order for consumers to be able to have fruit, producers must plant the seeds in order to grow fruit consumers would eat. (The Study of Life, 1993).
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morning, we woke up early eager to experience the amazing creations of God. Lucky for us, that day happened to be a weekday so there wasn’t too many people at the zoo. The first few animals we passed by were kind of boring as all they were doing was sleeping and lazing around. I wanted to see some action, like the animals doing tricks, fighting, or feeding on their preys. As we
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Rainforest Animal Survival Methods Creatures of the rainforest have lived for a long time, and with this comes survival methods developed overtime as well. The tropical rainforest is known for many different creatures, but some are not known for their remarkable talents. These creatures with remarkable survival adaptations are: plants, ants, frogs, bats, and some snake species. The species listed can play a major role in keeping the order in a rainforest with their abilities. Though life in
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Scintillans is classified as such; Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Cephalopoda, Order: Teuthida, Family: Enoploteuthidae, Genus: Watasenia, Species: Scintillans (https://en.wikipedia.org). The kingdom Animalia refers to the organism being an animal; multicellular, motile (meaning it is able to move on its own and impulsively at some point in its life), and being eukaryotic (https://en.wikipedia.org). The Phylum Mollusca is home to most of the familiar spineless species we know, or invertebrates
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It is inhumane to throw an animal into a zoo, aquarium, or circus where it could possibly live the rest of its life. However, even if the animal is compensated its freedom after putting on a show, there is still a standing issue too. An article from Progressive Animal Welfare Society or PAWS defines habituation as, “a process by which animals gradually get used to situations they would normally avoid.” But because they are so adapted to being around humans and in a confined space with little or no
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been using animals in order to survive since the beginning of time. Animals such as horses have been used as transportation. Fish and beef were also popular throughout the Paleolithic era where people lived off on hunting and gathering. Even as time progressed, animals continued to be used for these purposes all the way to our present day. Animals are not only being used for these purposes now but are also being used for medical research and product-testing. The downside to the use of animals today is
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