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Jessica Capponi Human Ecology Mr. McCoy November 10, 2015 Bengal Tiger Tigers are the leaders of the food chain in the wild. The Bengal Tiger resides mainly in India and has smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Living in dry and wet forests, grasslands, etc, the Bengal tiger, also known as the Indian Tiger, is the largest member of the cat family as well as the most powerful and dangerous. Male tigers weigh up to 488 pounds and females weigh up to 308 pounds,…

copperhead snakes are one of the dangerous snakes in the rain forest.Adults grow to an average length including tail of 50–95 cm 20–37 in. Some may exceed 1 m 3.3 ft, although that is exceptional for this species. Males are usually larger than females. Good-sized adult males usually do not exceed 74 to 76 cm 29 to 30 in, and females typically do not grow 60 to 66 cm 24 to 26 in. In one study, males were found to weigh from 101.5 to 343 g 3.58 to 12.10 oz, with a mean of roughly 197.4 g 6.96 oz.…

Why are they Endangered? There are various reasons why the Amur leopard is endangered, such as the destruction of their habitat, hunting and inbreeding. Firstly the prime area in which the Amur leopard lives is the forests of Eastern Asia. These forest areas are often purposefully burnt down by the local villagers to help the profitable growth of ferns. These ferns are a very popular ingredient in local Chinese and Russian cuisine. The forest fires are the largest contributor to the Amur…

The White Tiger is a subspecies of a Tiger, found throughout the Indian subcontinent. Although the population of the White Tiger is humongous, these animals are super rare as their fur color is dependent on a defective and recessive gene that is passed down by their parents. Over the past couple of centuries, the White Tiger has become even more rarer in the wild due to hunting or capturing an exotic pet trade, with there having been no recorded sightings of these majestic beasts for the past 50…

Along the Central Asia there is a beautiful specie of leopard that is disappearing in the past few years. That animal is the snow leopards, they mainly feed on wild sheep, ibex, marmots and hares. They have long-paled gray fur that covers its body, and its patterned with black rosettes. They weighs about 145 lb, and they normally inhabit on cold snowy mountains or rocky outcrops. A long time ago there’s about 7,500 of these tiger-like mammals roaming in the world, but now there’s only about…

The Snow Leopard Central Asia’s high mountains contain and is home to one of the most majestic carnivores known to man. The beautiful snow leopard can easily be recognized by its long tail, large black spots and almost white coat. Declining due to loss of habitat and climate change, there are as few of 4000 snow leopards in the wild. The earth has six major biomes. Tropical, grassland, desert, temperate, taiga and tundra. The snow leopard lives within the tundra biome. The snow leopard…

The Siberian Tiger is a powerful and fierce cat that is native to the eastern parts of Siberian Russia. The Siberian is the largest species of tiger, with a male typically weighing between 397 lbs - 675 lbs. The large mammal, also known as the Amur Tiger, has ancestors dating back to the ice age and earlier. The Siberian Tiger was once found almost all across the continent of Asia, but because of deforestation and poaching the small remaining population is located in eastern Siberia. They are…

Introduction Sloth bears are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent. Their inhabitation ranging from the foothills of the Himalayas to the southern end of the Western Ghats mountain range in India as well as in the island of Sri Lanka (Prater, 1965). The number of Sloth bear distributed in the Indian peninsula was estimated to be approximately 7,600 (Jaffeson, 1975). Two subspecies of sloth bear, namely Melursus ursinus ursinus and Melursus ursinus…

Lion vs.Cheetah Whoa!Look at that fast cheetah, wait look at that lion chasing after it . There are differences and alike traits about lions and cheetahs. Even though lions and cheetahs look alike they are very different. Both lions and cheetahs have similar bodies for a perfect life in the grasslands.The lion can roar loudly as for the cheetah gives off a little cry.You can hear the lions roar from 5 miles away for the cheetah you can barley hear it.A lion it acts as a big…

ARE OCELOTS AT A RISK OF EXTINCTION? The ocelot, a nocturnal wildcat is one of many species to be on the endangered species list. Endangered species are living organisms that are at risk of extinction since their population is low. Depending on the region the ocelots fur ranges from a golden yellow to a dark brown with irregular patches and stripes. These wild cats are much larger than domestic cats, but are considerably smaller than other wild cats such as jaguars and tigers. Their tail can…