March, 2016 - Cincinnati Public Radio
... Hyenas have very complicated social structures and they require intelligence to function in their clans, or groups. So researchers wanted to test the animals and their intelligence compared to other predators. They put out metal boxes that the animals had to open by sliding a bolt in order to get to ...
... Hyenas have very complicated social structures and they require intelligence to function in their clans, or groups. So researchers wanted to test the animals and their intelligence compared to other predators. They put out metal boxes that the animals had to open by sliding a bolt in order to get to ...
2 Higher Animals: Duties to Sentient Life
... But chimps are a threatened species and highly intelligent social animals. The capture of a juvenile chimp requires shooting the mother, and caged chimps are deprived of their natural life. An analyst in Science concluded, "The world has a growing population of 4 billion people and a dwindling popul ...
... But chimps are a threatened species and highly intelligent social animals. The capture of a juvenile chimp requires shooting the mother, and caged chimps are deprived of their natural life. An analyst in Science concluded, "The world has a growing population of 4 billion people and a dwindling popul ...
National model code of practice for the humane control of wild dogs
... 2. Who is the key group to take responsibility for bringing together those individuals and groups that have a key interest in dealing with the pest issue? 3. What is the problem? In the past the pest was usually seen as the problem. Hence the solution was to kill as many pests as possible. We now kn ...
... 2. Who is the key group to take responsibility for bringing together those individuals and groups that have a key interest in dealing with the pest issue? 3. What is the problem? In the past the pest was usually seen as the problem. Hence the solution was to kill as many pests as possible. We now kn ...
European Rabbit FERAL AN IMA LS WHEATBELT
... In an attempt to prevent rabbits reaching the agricultural areas of WA the government constructed a series of “rabbit proof” fences in the early part of the 20th century running for over 1,700 kms. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful and they are now found throughout agricultural regions. A biologi ...
... In an attempt to prevent rabbits reaching the agricultural areas of WA the government constructed a series of “rabbit proof” fences in the early part of the 20th century running for over 1,700 kms. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful and they are now found throughout agricultural regions. A biologi ...
Competition for food in macroplankton animals in the Vistula
... Because animals could swim and eat in the respirometric vessels, the measured metabolism can be defined as the routine one sensu Fry (1947, 1957). After the oxygen consumption measurements, the animals were killed with formaldehyde and their standard body length; wet and dry weights were measured im ...
... Because animals could swim and eat in the respirometric vessels, the measured metabolism can be defined as the routine one sensu Fry (1947, 1957). After the oxygen consumption measurements, the animals were killed with formaldehyde and their standard body length; wet and dry weights were measured im ...
Policing nature
... according to their intelligence, does not avoid the basic problem. Many carnivores, such as eagles, falcons, snakes, komodo dragons, crocodiles, and sharks kill animals smarter than themselves or of equal intelligence. Furthermore, even if the carnivore is smarter, or for some other reason counts fo ...
... according to their intelligence, does not avoid the basic problem. Many carnivores, such as eagles, falcons, snakes, komodo dragons, crocodiles, and sharks kill animals smarter than themselves or of equal intelligence. Furthermore, even if the carnivore is smarter, or for some other reason counts fo ...
African clawed frogs: Good practice for housing and
... lakes or ditches where the substrate is usually thick mud. Under normal circumstances they are totally aquatic although they have well-developed lungs and visit the surface to breathe. Females are larger than males, growing up to 15cms from snout to rear compared to 10cms in the male. Individuals re ...
... lakes or ditches where the substrate is usually thick mud. Under normal circumstances they are totally aquatic although they have well-developed lungs and visit the surface to breathe. Females are larger than males, growing up to 15cms from snout to rear compared to 10cms in the male. Individuals re ...
The Case for Intervention in Nature on Behalf of Animals
... in nature are blameworthy (Cowen 2003, 180). Disturbing nature might be morally justified if the consequences were good enough. The argument from ignorance does not explain why ecological balance should always be the prevailing value. Furthermore, since change and instability are common phenomena in ...
... in nature are blameworthy (Cowen 2003, 180). Disturbing nature might be morally justified if the consequences were good enough. The argument from ignorance does not explain why ecological balance should always be the prevailing value. Furthermore, since change and instability are common phenomena in ...
Giant Armadillo Lesson 1
... species, like pumas and raccoons. It also includes non-living components like rainfall and sunlight. Non-living components of ecosystems are very important! Plants get their energy from the sun, water from rain and nutrients from the soil to grow. Plants are important food for animals. Without sun, ...
... species, like pumas and raccoons. It also includes non-living components like rainfall and sunlight. Non-living components of ecosystems are very important! Plants get their energy from the sun, water from rain and nutrients from the soil to grow. Plants are important food for animals. Without sun, ...
Malayan tapir - the El Paso Zoo
... between six and eight months of age, at which time the babies are nearly fullgrown, and the animals reach sexual maturity around age three. Breeding typically occurs in April, May or June, and females generally produce one calf every two years. Malayan Tapirs can live up to 30 years, both in the wil ...
... between six and eight months of age, at which time the babies are nearly fullgrown, and the animals reach sexual maturity around age three. Breeding typically occurs in April, May or June, and females generally produce one calf every two years. Malayan Tapirs can live up to 30 years, both in the wil ...
Savannah (Terrestrial)
... Koalas have rough paws that allow them to keep traction on trees, and not fall. This allows the koalas to hide from predators. These animals do not have a diverse diet. They only eat eucalyptus leaves, which are poisonous to other animals. The koala’s digestive system is immune to these poisonous le ...
... Koalas have rough paws that allow them to keep traction on trees, and not fall. This allows the koalas to hide from predators. These animals do not have a diverse diet. They only eat eucalyptus leaves, which are poisonous to other animals. The koala’s digestive system is immune to these poisonous le ...
introduction
... or Orinoco hogs and the first of those names has carried over into their present scientific designation as hydrochaerids. Their native range occurs in Panama, to the east of the Canal Zone, and on the east side of the Andes in South America from Colombia and the Guianas to Uruguay and northeastern A ...
... or Orinoco hogs and the first of those names has carried over into their present scientific designation as hydrochaerids. Their native range occurs in Panama, to the east of the Canal Zone, and on the east side of the Andes in South America from Colombia and the Guianas to Uruguay and northeastern A ...
trapping and furbearer management in vermont
... used in perfumes, leather preservatives, salves, and moisturizers. Trappers cooperate with wildlife agencies by donating carcasses of some trapped animals to be used in biological studies. Finally, carcasses are left in the woods as food for other wildlife. “These ties to the land (via regulated tra ...
... used in perfumes, leather preservatives, salves, and moisturizers. Trappers cooperate with wildlife agencies by donating carcasses of some trapped animals to be used in biological studies. Finally, carcasses are left in the woods as food for other wildlife. “These ties to the land (via regulated tra ...
NJ Furbearer Management Newsletter, Fall 2015
... (meat) whether through predation or scavenging is a carnivore (carne meaning flesh and vorare meaning to devour). Carnivores that depend exclusively on bird, fish or animal flesh for their nutrition are considered obligate carnivores because their digestive system is geared to the consumption of mea ...
... (meat) whether through predation or scavenging is a carnivore (carne meaning flesh and vorare meaning to devour). Carnivores that depend exclusively on bird, fish or animal flesh for their nutrition are considered obligate carnivores because their digestive system is geared to the consumption of mea ...
Chapter 1 [in PDF format] - Princeton University Press
... 6. Why is Pollination Worth studying? ...
... 6. Why is Pollination Worth studying? ...
Science 4th Grade
... Life Sciences 2. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. Does your student □ know plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains. □ know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs ...
... Life Sciences 2. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. Does your student □ know plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains. □ know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs ...
Small Vertebrate Trapping
... animal is always released back into the same area where it had been trapped. ...
... animal is always released back into the same area where it had been trapped. ...
To consider a human analogy to the policing nature argument
... Park rangers have taken deliberate action to reintroduce predators to the park, such as wolves, contrary to what the nature policing argument would suggest. There was no impending ecological problem that required the introduction of wolves, and indeed introducing wolves may have increased the risk ...
... Park rangers have taken deliberate action to reintroduce predators to the park, such as wolves, contrary to what the nature policing argument would suggest. There was no impending ecological problem that required the introduction of wolves, and indeed introducing wolves may have increased the risk ...
1080 baiting - Wheatbelt NRM
... of 1080. If a fox takes a bait with a sub-lethal dose of 1080 they will only get sick and then will never take another bait, making it harder to catch it in the future. At the end of each baiting program, pick up any baits that you have laid that weren’t taken and dispose of them by deep burial and/ ...
... of 1080. If a fox takes a bait with a sub-lethal dose of 1080 they will only get sick and then will never take another bait, making it harder to catch it in the future. At the end of each baiting program, pick up any baits that you have laid that weren’t taken and dispose of them by deep burial and/ ...
Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques for Zoo
... stead and Seidensticker () interpreted this result to indicate a change in what the bear wanted—mating or foraging opportunities. Two of the most common approaches to determine whether an animal has what it wants are () using environmental modifications and enrichment to reduce experimentally n ...
... stead and Seidensticker () interpreted this result to indicate a change in what the bear wanted—mating or foraging opportunities. Two of the most common approaches to determine whether an animal has what it wants are () using environmental modifications and enrichment to reduce experimentally n ...
Zoology Course Descriptions - Fayetteville State University
... study of the functions and functional relationships of organs and organ systems of vertebrates, especially humans, with two (2) hours of laboratory studies consisting of an introduction to laboratory techniques used for studying the physiology of vertebrates. Prerequisite: BIOL 200 ZOOL 410 (3-2-2) ...
... study of the functions and functional relationships of organs and organ systems of vertebrates, especially humans, with two (2) hours of laboratory studies consisting of an introduction to laboratory techniques used for studying the physiology of vertebrates. Prerequisite: BIOL 200 ZOOL 410 (3-2-2) ...
Welcome to the Large Carnivore Center!
... been competitors and we have probably, when the opportunity was given, also always hunted the carnivores. But it is not until quite recently that we have had the opportunity to control the number of either prey or predator. In modern time - within a few hundred years- many species became endangered ...
... been competitors and we have probably, when the opportunity was given, also always hunted the carnivores. But it is not until quite recently that we have had the opportunity to control the number of either prey or predator. In modern time - within a few hundred years- many species became endangered ...
README
... species, average adult body masses at the DLC are 19% higher than averages for wild populations summarized from the literature; half of the species are fairly comparable to wild body mass (DLC animals are -1% to +11% heavier), with the other half showing greater discrepancies (DLC animals are +18% t ...
... species, average adult body masses at the DLC are 19% higher than averages for wild populations summarized from the literature; half of the species are fairly comparable to wild body mass (DLC animals are -1% to +11% heavier), with the other half showing greater discrepancies (DLC animals are +18% t ...
Page 1 of 7 SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO ORDINANCE
... specific and reserved powers from the 10th Amendment of the Constitution for the United States, referred to as police powers of the State; and, WHEREAS, under the 10th Amendment and subsequent state authorization, the counties has the duty to pass laws and regulations to protect the safety, health, ...
... specific and reserved powers from the 10th Amendment of the Constitution for the United States, referred to as police powers of the State; and, WHEREAS, under the 10th Amendment and subsequent state authorization, the counties has the duty to pass laws and regulations to protect the safety, health, ...
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion, about 542 million years ago. Animals are divided into various sub-groups, some of which are: vertebrates (birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish); molluscs (clams, oysters, octopuses, squid, snails); arthropods (millipedes, centipedes, insects, spiders, scorpions, crabs, lobsters, shrimp); annelids (earthworms, leeches); sponges; and jellyfish.