animals by showing a specific example, such as the tiger. Then, we need to give them statistics to demonstrate the threat to tiger populations. According to National Geographic writer Caroline Alexander (2014) In Asia’s 13 tiger countries, there are less than 4000 tigers dispersed among them. (Alexander 2014). Although the author traveled to many tiger habitats in Asia, like remote forests, tropical woodlands and mangrove swamps, she never saw a tiger because of the animal’s “legendarily secretive nature”
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Source: Folk Tales from China, first series (Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1957), pp. 90-98. Translated by Chou Chia-tsan. No copyright notice. The Tiger King's Skin Cloak A Mongolian Story Long, long ago there lived in the Land of the Khans a poor Alad [a serf or a herdsman in the days of feudalism]. His wife bore three children, but unfortunately they all died. No further children were born to the couple and they lived a solitary and wretched life. Then unexpectedly one winter's day
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channels. The site supports exceptional biodiversity in its terrestrial, aquatic and marine habitats; ranging from micro to macro flora and fauna. The Sundarbans is of universal importance for globally endangered species including the Royal Bengal Tiger, Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles and the critically endangered endemic river terrapin (Batagur baska). It is the only mangrove habitat in the world for Panthera tigris tigris species. Criterion (ix): The Sundarbans provides a significant
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associating leo with lion too long to think of any other name that doesn’t sound ridiculous. 2. a. Panthera Tigris, The full classification for a tiger would be: Kingdom, Animalia; Phylum, Chordata; Class, Mammalia; Order, Carnivora; Family, Felidae; Genus, Panthera; Species, leo b. Once again, I had a lot of trouble finding anything about who named the tiger. All I really got was that it was named in Asia. As for the meaning of the Tiger’s scientific name: Panthera Tigris – “large feline of forest
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Throughout the past several decades, the black footed ferret (mustela nigripes) remains at the near top of the endangered species list. These small mammals are one of the most endangered species in North America. The black footed ferret has little visibility compared to other endangered species. With a population of only 370, the black footed ferret’s chances of survival appear slim. Total elimination of the black footed ferret would negatively impact other species in its ecosystem. If awareness
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When a question like “where do leopards live?” rises, many would rapidly assume that leopards would inhabit places like the African landscapes. It becomes curious for many to discover that Amur leopards have actually preferred to populate a place like the “ice cold forests of north-east Russia.” “Poaching, habitat loss, small biological diversity, and competition for food.” are bringing the Amur leopard to be “on the brink of extinction.” The fur of this beautiful feline is highly attractive to those
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Team Members: Jaime Vargas, Oscar Rodriguez, pedro Bartolo Hello Ladies and gentlemen, Today we are going to talk about the Snow leopard. We are trying to get get 200 million dollars to help save the snow leopard . As of right now there is only about 4,500 to 7,500 snow leopards in the mountains of Central Asia, But about 60% of their population is in china's habitat The Snow leopard is very important to its ecosystem. It's important because the Snow leopards' favoured prey are herbivores
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Burmese pythons are animals that shouldn't be kept as pets, hunted or moved because of how dangerous they are. Burmese pythons are harmful to other animals. Though hunters and uneducated owners are harmful to them. These snakes were moved here solely by man. They were part of the lucrative exotic pet market. Therefore, they are not native to the Everglades. Burmese Pythons are animals that are underestimated animals, they can be critical in the environment. When owners release them into the wild
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Against poaching Poaching,my family has had many incidents with poachers,not quit the type of poaching I am going to talk about today but still poaching. The story starts out at our hunting property and on our hunting property we have lots of tree stands but some tree stands that we have seen did not seem to belong and that is because the didn't,and sometimes there would even be a face that didn't belong and that is because it was someone we did not know it was a poacher he was illegally hunting
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The lion's different habitats makes it a unique creature and makes it different than some creatures that live in water or cold climates. The lion can live on plains, plateaus, grasslands, and forests. They can be found from South Africa to the Sahara. Lions can live in rocky dens, thorn tree thickets or tall grasses or even at the edges of streams. There is some lions outside Africa and in the Gir forest of Northern India. Lions also inhabited Syria, Arabia, Southeastern Europe, and Southern Iran
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