Apex predator

Bengt Holst, the Chief of Copenhagen Zoo, website explained that "when an animal's genes are well represented in the breeding programme and there is no place for the animal in another zoo, the European Breeding Programme has agreed that the animal is to be euthanized”. Zoos see euthanization as a educational way to show kids what the inside of an animal looks like. The main purpose of a zoo is to take care of sick, endangered animals, or animals that are unable to survive in the wild by…

The Tasmanian devil is an apex predator and the largest marsupial carnivore. Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a highly aggressive, transmissible cancer that is decimating the Tasmanian devil population and threatening the species with extinction in as little as thirty years (Brüniche-Olsen et al., 2016). The disease first showed up in 1996 and a second transmissible cancer in devils was discovered in 2014. This disease has since declined the population 95% in some areas while spreading to…

NASEEM SALEM AHMED 110045120 Bachelor’s Degree in Business Accounting Mr. Anizan Sulaiman Thursday 3:00 pm class Argumentative essay People should stop eating or consuming shark fin soup Do you agree fin soup is unhealthy ? Does it effect the environment? How many sharks being killed because of fin soup ? Shark finning is the process of cutting sharks fins and make soup from it is known as shark fin soup it is considered as a part of Chinese culture while test come from soup ingredients. It is…

“Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt” (Wikipedia). Although, the Egyptian culture has been called "the gift of the Nile", Egypt is known for its geography , architecture ,and culture; but without the Nile river Egypt may have never existed. Geography is the defining feature of the thriving success of the ancient Egypt empire. The Nile created two very different…

The Monster within Sentient Artificial Intelligence From the development and deployment of nuclear weapons to mankind’s first step on the moon, the human race has demonstrated its potential for accomplishment and greatness as well as iniquity and destruction. Both of these major, historical events were brought about through scientific advancement and technological innovation. Both of these factors allow for beneficial breakthroughs and, unfortunately, inimical, pernicious disasters which is why…

The novel The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells, tells the story of an invasion of Earth by Martians. These superior beings are ruthless and destroy everything in their path. They are envious of Earth for its abundance of resources and came here to do one thing, and that is to take over. On the surface, it may look like an imaginary tale of science fiction and storytelling, but there is a deeper meaning to all of this that the author was trying to portray. H. G. Wells wrote this book in 1897 and…

Depression, and World War Two these two men were quite similar and different, as John F Kennedy lead the world through a war of mystery and espionage, Franklin lead the world through a war of fire, death, and misery in which we arose to be the top apex predator. It was because of these men that we rose to such great heights in the world. They were great men of their times who influenced generations of people with their thoughts and ideals. It is not too often that…

1. Short summary of the history At 145 ± 4 to 66 million years (Ma) ago, Cretaceous period was the last period of the Mesozoic Era, right after Jurassic period and followed by the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic Era (International Commission Chart, 2014). 'Creta' in Latin means chalk and this is due to the large amount of calcium carbonate deposited by shells of marine animals thus resulting in large quantities of chalk (American Geological Institute, 1972). The shifting of continents as the…

Trevor Allen Professor Kuznetsoff English 145 9 December 2015 Shark attacks and Global Warming “Shark attacks occupy people’s minds like no other animal related phenomenon” (site). Recently, shark attacks on humans have seemingly exploded onto the scene, with headline after headline capturing the world’s attention with the unsettling news. The recent increase in shark attacks has quickly become a worldwide topic of concern, with scientists consistently asking the looming question of: why has…

Over the years, our world has become filled with so much trash. Not only has the land become filled with trash, but the oceans and bodies of water around us have become more polluted with trash. What people do not understand is, it is not very hard to pick up a piece of paper, or a plastic bottle that is lying around them. Our country’s citizens have become too lazy to care about what our country looks like. These pieces of garbage are not only making our country’s environment look bad, but is…