Surrounded by twisted, spiky trees straight out of a Dr. Seuss book, you might begin to question your map. Where are we anyway? In wonder, the traveler pulls over for a snapshot of this prickly oddity; the naturalist reaches for a botanical guide to explain this vegetative spectacle; and the rock climber shouts “Yowch!” when poked by dagger-like spines on the way to the 5.10 climbing route. Known as the park namesake, the Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, is a member of the Agave family. (Until recently
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Migration, defined as the act of movement of animals, is birds flying south for winter for food, or humans traveling the world for a better life than before, motion is a healthy part of nature. The conditions left by Hurricane Katrina made living within Louisiana impossible, so many left-some remained away from their homeland, although other migrants came back to the boot state after much needed repairs to the country. Hurricane Katrina being the cause of migration from the southeastern section of
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Intro Hawaii is an especially magic state. People the world over travel for the abundance of wildlife, the delightful temperatures, and the beautiful surrounding ocean. But there is more to it than that, the Hawaiian culture is majestic and long-lived, and there are many things to explore about Hawaii. Those less-known things are what I am here to tell about. I hope you enjoy your time reading all about Hawaii! Geography There are many interesting things about the Hawaiian geography, and each
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Depending on the authority consulted, there are anywhere from 10 to 16 species of mulberry worldwide. Mulberry species, members of the genus Morus, hybridize freely, adding to the potential for confusion. Mulberry trees belong to the Moraceae family, commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most mulberry species are native to the Asian subcontinent, but became naturalized in Europe and elsewhere centuries ago. White mulberry, M. alba, which is native to China, was introduced to America for silkworm
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Question 1: List four things about the bird in Alex’s nightmare from this part of the source. - It was black. - It carried his mother away. - It had yellow claws. - It crashed into the window. Question 2: How does the writer use language here to describe the effects of the storm? The writer skilfully uses verbs to describe the brutal effects of the storm and how aggressive it is. He uses verbs such as ‘lashing’, ‘roaring’ and ‘pounding’ to illustrate how violent the storm is. ‘Lashing’ has connotations
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The Search for Paradise “Caged birds accept each other but flight is what they long for.” Nonetheless, where is my felicity, my fancy, my freedom? It feels that the world has abandoned me and that this island, Oahu, does not take me into his arms anymore. The tingling breeze does not whisper in my ear, the quavering sea does not harness its majesty, the birds do not sing to me and the sinking sand does not offer me a seat. Why? Why is nature tormenting me? What have I committed wrong? Before Prospero
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season. The brilliant, colorful leaves of red, yellow, orange and brown glisten in the sunlight. Leaves dancing from the limbs of massive tall trees as the wind blows swiftly across the ridges. The smell of pine is coming from the beautiful lush pine trees. Early morning brings a white cloud of fog from deep in the valley, making it appear as if one were sitting on top a giant cloud. Being welcome by large antler deer, fluffy rabbits, singing birds are a few emerging from the dark forest. Long narrow
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about by a man called Norman Meyer. There are 25 identified hotspots all over the world and other potential ones are 9 in number. These areas share a similarity of having many endemic species and together they support 60% of world’s mammals, plants, birds, amphibians, and reptiles’ species. One of these hotspots includes the Indo-Burma. Termed as one of world’s biodiversity hotspots the Indo Burma spreads across the eastern parts of Bangladesh extending to the Indias North eastern regions, the
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increasingly becoming more prevalent. Public parks and gardens are home to abundant populations of birds. One of the most frequent species known to thrive in such areas are feral pigeon (Columba livia). Although there are few reports of disease transmission between pigeons and humans, their close interaction with humans and ability to carry zoonotic pathogens make them a public health risk. In fact, these birds are present at very high densities (2,000 individuals per km2) and can cover a maximum distance
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For my independent project, I created a watercolor landscape of the beach. This landscape included a sunset filled with silhouettes of seagulls, and a sandy shore with crashing waves. This shore is covered with rocks, and grass which hide the crabs scattering across the shore. I chose to create this project because it tied back to a memory. Before my grandmother passed, she would always take us to the beach when we visited. She taught me how to swim, and even fly kites on the beach. So, when I had
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