Where to find them:Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Glacier, Glacier Bay, Grand Teton, Katmai,Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark, North Cascades, Wrangell-Saint Elias,Yellowstone #3: Yellow-Bellied Marmot photo: Inklein/Wikimedia Score:16 (small: 4; fat: 5; fluffy: 3; indicative: 4)....
AmericasOne of the most important challenges facing the Americas is the development of the capacity to accurately diagnose and report diseases in aquatic animals. The objectives of this study were to review the capacity of countries within the Americas to diagnose and report selected OIE-Iisted...
Pumasbelong to the cat species and live mainly in the Americas. These large mammals are considered the animal with the most names in English. Depending on region, these big cats are called: cougar, mountain lion, deer tiger, ghost cat, panther or mountain screamer and many other names. Puma...
The white-tailed deer, also known as the whitetail or the Virginia deer, is a species of medium-sized deer native to most of the Americas, from central Canada to northwestern South America. Despite its name Virginia deer, it is most common in Texas, where there are about 5.3 million indi...
The name of the raccoon is adapted from a native Powhatan term meaning “animal that scratches with its hands.” The Powhatans were native to Virginia. People have interacted with these animals for as long as humans settled in the Americas. Raccoons were considered to be an object of mytholog...
The famous jaguar is a mighty, beautiful, and scary feline. It is the third-largest cat species in the world and the largest one in the Americas. Its coat is made of yellow to tan colored fur covered with spots, making it really hard to see in the jungle where it lives. ...
The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics 33 Bernice Bovenkerk Jozef Keulartz Editors Animals in Our Midst: The Challenges of Co-existing with Animals in the Anthropocene The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics Volume ...
The prevalence of viral diseases in wild and culturedshrimppopulations is increasing, posing a global threat to the shrimp aquaculture industry.Taura syndrome virus(TSV) alone has resulted in direct economic losses in excess of US$ 1 billion in the Americas (Lightner, 1995;Moss et al., 1998)...
The zebu was first introduced into the Americas in the 19th century. The zebu also sometimes goes by the name of humped cattle or indicine cattle. The zebu is an animal that has inspired human art and culture for many thousands of years. It has appeared on coinage, architecture, and st...
For example, agriculture developed independently in Chin a by5000 BCE, and of course agriculture in the Americas (starting in western South America) had nothing to do with its earlier invention in the Fertile Crescent.28. What's the great change of early humans? C A. Increasing population. ...