Essays on Animals Page 4

Snakes-Anaconda. Name, description and family.             Snakes are long, crawling reptiles with cylindrical scaly bodies and forked tongues. The Anaconda, also known as water boa is one of the largest and most powerful snakes on earth. Its scientific name is Eunectes murinus. They are members of the Boidae family which consists of world’s giant snakes. The two common…

On this page you will find links to the best porcupine sites on the internet. If you know of a porcupine site that should be listed here, e-mail us the internet address and we’ll post it. Porcupines; Order: rodent. A porcupine’s habitat and range: forests, deserts, and grasslands of North and South America, Africa, Europe,…

The book “Gorillas in the Mist” by Dian Fossey provides a remarkable depiction of her thirteen-year study on gorillas in the Virungas Mountains. Fossey’s work challenges the commonly held perception of gorillas as terrifying creatures. By conducting thorough research, she successfully enlightens the public about gorilla behavior, social structure, and their unique individuality. In September…

Cells are the beginning of everything. Every living thing is composed and made from cells. Cells are the smallest unit of organization that we know of. There are two major categories of cellular organization in eukaryotic cells. Those parts which are “membrane bound”, called organelles and those which are not “membrane bound”. Every aspect of…

The coastal brown bear, commonly referred to as the grizzly bear, possesses fur that features tips with a grayish or grizzled appearance. Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore The average lifespan in the wild: 25 years Size: 5 to 8 ft (1. 5 to 2. 5 m) Weight: 800 lbs (363 kg) Protection Status: Threatened Size relative…

A Response to Olson’s Animalism 1. Introduction There is a human organism located exactly where you are located. Eric Olson argues that you are identical to that organism. This view is known as animalism. His “thinking animal” argument takes the following form: There is a human animal where you are located; If there’s a human…

The Tabby cat has a variety of coat patterns and colors. The primary colors are brown, silver, red, blue, black, and cream. They can be identified by their stripes or markings. A Tabby should have a butterfly shape on the shoulders, three stripes running along the spine, an oyster-shaped spiral on each flank, and narrow…

My Family and Other Animals is a novel concerning an English family, the Durrells, who suddenly leave their home in Britain in order to move to the Greek island of Corfu. This book is told from the viewpoint of Gerald Durrell, the youngest member of the family, who gives a detailed account of certain incidents…

There are two ways to describe depending on the kind of result or response that you like to elicit from the reader. Objective description is the enumeration of details in a matter-of-fact way to simply show the appearance or condition of a person, place,or thing. This kind of description is commonly used when writing journalistic,reports,encyclopedia…

The Platypus Platypus- a semi-aquatic mammal that lives in Eastern Australia. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five nearly extinct species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. A platypus is a mixture of a duck, beaver, and otter. The platypus is among nature’s…