Zoology Page 2

The deer has been around as long as man can remember. It has always been in North and South America, and not that long ago was brought to Europe. The deer has been hunted for centuries by Stone Age man, American Indians, and now modern day hunters. The weapons used to hunt deer have changed…

The sea anemones that were collected for the “Clone Specific Segregation in the Sea Anemone Anthopleura elegantissima” experiment were collected by Lisbeth Francis in Pacific Grove, California. The topic of Franciss report is the particularity of the constant anemone-free areas dividing contiguous accumulations of these anemones and the connection of these areas to the dispersion…

The majestic tiger was once found in large numbers all over the subcontinent. It was feared, misunderstood, admired, and even worshiped as the vehicle of goddess Durga. In our own times, when man has all but wiped out this wonderful animal, few of us know what a tiger is like up close. At a time…

Mammals have existed for the past 200 million years. According to fossil evidence, they evolved from a mammal like reptile group. These reptile ancestors were small, active carnivores. They were equipped with several specialized types of teeth. Their limbs were positioned more directly under the trunk as opposed to spreading out to the sides. Both…

The order Odonata is divided into three suborders: The Zygoptera, or damselflies, which can fold their wings over their abdomen, the Anisoptera or Dragonflies which can’t, and thus hold their wings straight out from their thorax, and the Anisozygoptera, an ancient suborder possible once containing the seeds of both the other 2 more modern suborders…

Twenty thousand years ago during the time of the last ice age period, many colossal mammals roamed North America. They survived during the times when much of the earth was covered by immense large bodies of ice that buried forests, fields, and mountains, but rapidly became extinct after the ice began to retreat and melt….

Along with the other members of the group, Patty and Jeremy, I was curious to see whether the worms would engage in adaptive behavior when placed in a tank of water of foreign salinity, or whether they would simply continue changing osmotically until they reached equilibrium with the environment. The first step in our experiment…

He lived from 1804 -1881. Schleiden was influenced by Schelling’s Naturphilosophie and the writings of Oken. He worked under Johannes sMuller and tudied primarily cells in plants. Schleiden observed that all plants seem to be composed of cells.He is also considered the co-founder of the cell theory, which is that all organisms are composed if…

The reintroduction of Gray Wolves into Yellowstone has had many positive affects such as controlling the populations of large game and taking out the small week stupid ones. Some farmers complain about them killing cattle but who cares what they think. The gray wolf, also called the timber wolf, is the largest of about 41…

Cat is a carnivorous mammal that has soft fur and is very likeable by humans. They have entertaining yet playful behaviour that can melt us human’s heart. Have you ever feel that way? Because I do. By knowing and looking at their attitude, I am sure most of us would love to have cats as…