Adaptation has a lot of meanings it is the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. It is a state reached by the population during that process. If there is no adaptation in the world the animals will slowly...
Pandas can adapt to their environment, because their fur helps to keep them warm in cold conditions. Another is that they have short tails to help them balance on bamboo trees. Bamboo’s are pandas favourite food, without it they can’t survive. They need to have...
The Thermoregulatory system is used to regulate the internal body temperature. The level at which the body is regulated to is called Homeostasis this is state where the body is at its equilibrium. Some of the main components of the thermoregulatory system are the skin...
Persuasive and determined children with empty households know all too well of the conversation with their parents about getting a pet. “I’ll take them on a walk every day!” or “You won’t even have to feed them or take them out to go to the...
The Northern Spotted Owl is a nocturnal bird with a 2 foot wingspan and weighing approximately two pounds. The owl lives in forests between British Columbia and San Francisco and prefers old growth forests. Old growth forests are over 200 years old. These forests have...
Hook-Billed Hermit Hummingbirds Hummingbirds are small, colorful birds that come in various sizes and colors. The hook-billed hermit hummingbird belongs to the Trochilidae family, which includes over 300 other species of birds as well. It can flap its wings about 80 times per second! This...
Introduction: A Glimpse into the Future In 100 years, the world will be very different. There will be life-changing technology, faster transportation, and maybe even a cure for cancer. Some researchers predict that there could even be underwater cities, printed food, and holiday trips to...
My favorite meal is a meal that my mom has made for me and my family for as long as I can remember; it consists of grilled teriyaki salmon, steamed broccoli, white rice, and blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream. The most significant part of...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind It could be said that the marginalisation of animals in contemporary times is to some extent a result of evolutionary processes tied to the emotion of disgust. Disgust, being the visceral reaction at the prospect of incorporating a harmful...
As climate change, polar bear spend more time on land. They come in contact more often with Arctic communities. Unfortunately, these fundamental interactions sometimes end badly for humans and bears. WWF addresses this challenge by supporting local efforts to protect people and polar bears. (WWF2018)...
Whether you’re a birdwatcher or not, you don’t have to go far to find American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), arguably the most familiar bird species in North America. Although these big, glossy black birds are common in fields and woods, they also thrive near human-altered habitats...
What is a Tick? Ticks are small eight legged creatures that are classified as Arachnida (a classification that includes spiders). There are over 800 species of ticks throughout the world and only two families of ticks transmit diseases or illness to humans. Ticks must ingest...
Footage shot with high-speed cameras has revealed how hummingbirds’ tiny wings bend and flex to keep them in the air. Masateru Maeda, a PhD student at Chiba University in Japan, captured the footage as part of a study that eventually aims to build hummingbird-inspired artificial...
Barramundi, a part of the Sea Perch family, and the Aboriginal word for “large-scaled silver fish,” are prized for their fighting spirit, taste, and size. They can be found in the Coastal areas from Persian Gulf to China and Southern Japan, South Papua New Guinea...
Introduction Hundreds of diseases that once killed millions of people every year are either treatable or have been eradicated altogether as a result of animal experimentation (Evans, 2019, p. 1). Animals have been used repeatedly throughout the history of biomedical research. The use of animals...
There has been a lot of controversy about whether or not animal testing is helpful or harmful. Animal testing should be viewed as beneficial. There are so many benefits to animal testing. Research on living animals has been going on ever since at least 500...
As climate variety forces polar bear to spend longer time onshore, they come in contact more often with Arctic communities. Unfortunately, these fundamental interactions sometimes end badly for humans and bears. In Russia and Alaska, WWF addresses this challenge by supporting local efforts to protect...
Think of how stereotypes are viewed by society. They’re offensive and wrong, right? So how is it any different and acceptable to label a dog breed by what stereotypes they’ve been given? If it’s so wrong to do to a group of people, why do...
Introduction Another place where you can do some bird watching is in Rome, Georgia. With a total land area of 59,000 square miles, you will get to encounter one of perhaps 300 plus bird species that have made this place their home. Just to give...