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Step-by-Step Solution:1. Definition of Exotic Species: Exotic species, also known as foreign, invasive, or alien species, are organisms that are introduced to a new environment where they do not naturally oc
Those ears and that face belong to a serval cat, a wild feline species native to Africa. Thanks to the worldwide obsession with finding newer and more exotic animals to keep as pets, many servals are bred and sold in the pet trade. But do serval cats make good pets?No matter how dom...
toward a more accurate view of the real nature of things. This is accomplished by reducing our dependence on individual or species-specific points of view toward the object of investigation. We describe it not
If I want to argue that an exotic species (the dodo, the ivory billed woodpecker, etc.) is not extinct, then the strongest evidence I can provide is an actual living specimen. In other cases, verbal and multimodal forms of inference raise similar issues. In an advertisement, someone ...
Change is difficult because our metaphysical model of the world essentially defines who we are as a self-model, the intrinsic need for self-preservation and the need for a sense of control enhances the prospects of survival both physically and and psychologically. It’s a psychical dynamic more...
Microplastics as vector for exotic species and pathogens Not only the complex mix of chemicals contained in and sorbed to MP and/or ingestion of MP by biota is a cause for concern but also microorganisms developing biofilms on MP particles. Only very few studies have been conducted on this iss...
We cannot return to an agriculture that acknowledges a more natural economy defined by a shared ecosystem that still operates under a social system that defines farmers almost entirely as segregated competitors in the market and sectioned-off on the landscape. Such systems reward practices that ...
MP ingestion has been documented for an increasing number of marine species. However, to date, only few studies investigate their biological effects. The majority of marine plastics are considered to originate from land-based sources, including surface waters. Although they may be important transport...
While it’s certainly not the most colorful tarantula species available, it is regularly bred, reasonably priced and tends to be very docile. They’re also freely available so are simplicity itself to pick up from a breeder, expo or exotic pet store. ...