Panthera

They are the top predator in every ecosystem they inhabit. Until the 20th Century there were nine tiger subspecies that probably numbered over 100,000 animals. They included the giant 660-pound, or 300 kilo, Siberian (Panthera tigris altaica) and Caspian (Panthera tigris virgata; now extinct) tigers as well as the relatively small—and now also extinct—200-pound (90 kilo) Balinese tiger. Depending on whether there are any remaining South China tigers—nobody has seen one in years—there are…

There are three critical views regarding the virginal conception, the most frequent argument comprises of parallels brought forth from Greek mythology. “According to this view, the accounts in Matthew and Luke arose among Greek Christians who were acquainted with the many myths in paganism that spoke of the virgin births of various Greek gods and superheroes” (Stein 1996, 65). Subsequently it is said that Christians created a similar story to explain their Messiah. Two of the their strongest…

Neanderthals would be there still, along with the wild horses and woolly rhinos” (Kolbert 258). Mankind has destroyed many species to the point of extinction. Extinction affects a myriad of animals worldwide, including the jaguar scientifically known as Panthera Onca. Humans began to cause a potential extinction of this species with their arrival to the New World. As an example, when settlers brought livestock to New Mexico and Arizona, jaguars quickly targeted these animals. The settlers killed…

however it is in the same subspecies as the bengal tiger. The scientific name is Panthera tigris tigris. The genus Panthera includes four species of animals, the tiger, the lion, jaguar, and the leopard, all of which have the ability to roar. The white tigers’s full classification is as follows: Domain: Eukarya; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Carnivora; Family: Felidae; Genus: Panthera; Species: tigris; Subspecies: tigris. Unfortunately today this rare and unique…

Victoria Chen Mrs. Barsever Biology Honors/Period 4 3 March 2015 Sumatran Tigers: A Background Research Paper The Panthera tigris sumatrae, known by its common name, the Sumatran tiger, is the smallest of the remaining five tiger subspecies. It has lived for over a million years in the once extensive moist tropical jungles of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List but its conservation status is listed as…

The scientific name, Panthera Onca, is known to most people as the jaguar. Panthera is Greek, meaning "hunter," and onca is Greek for "hook" or "barb," which is talking about the animal's claws. In South America the name for it is yaguar, which means a beast that kills its prey with one bound, or he who kills with one leap. The jaguar is on the endangered species list in the United States, Central, and South America. The jaguar is the largest cat in the western hemisphere and the third largest…

Jaguars are powerful prowlers. They are the largest cats distributed in the Americas. They are ranged from Belize to northern Argentina. Jaguars are very popular in the regions of South America, because people in the small villages have to beware themselves of the spotted predators, before the predators see them first. These cats have many relatives such as leopards, cheetahs, tigers, and panthers. Yet, out of all of these wild cats, the jaguar is the largest. “Many people get the jaguar and the…

is one of the most ferocious and intelligent creatures inhabiting the Earth. They are classified as members of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Felidae, genus Panthera, and various species. Their scientific names include Panthera pardus and Panthera onca. The black panther has been so widely popularized that its name is shared by a National Football League team, a Marvel superhero, and countless other entities. Despite its widespread use, there is…

An organism that is on the endangered species list is the snow leopard, also known scientifically as ‘panthera uncia’. It is endangered for various reasons. In traditional Asian medicine, big cats’ bones, skin, and organs are extremely valuable. Most hunters prefer tigers for this, but they’re already so rare that snow leopards are a decent substitute. Poachers can make great amounts of money off of these animals, when everyone else in these areas are already quite poor, so it’s easy for them to…

The Amur Leopard Introduction The Amur leopard is a mammal whose scientific name is Panthera Pardus Orientalis. This animal is critically endangered because of poachers hunting for its fur, frequent fires, development projects, negative impacts of inbreeding, and lack of political commitment to conservation. This is causing a habitat loss to Amur Leopards. How does the animal meet its basic needs in its natural habitat? Their main prey is roe, sika deer, hares, and badgers.They usually hunt…