passengersshe?dnevermetbefore,tobeginthe journeytowards Antarctica.“From seeing the wildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftanimpression onmethatnootherplacehas,”Ginnisays.“IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;it justroseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoric creatureandIthoughtitwas...
While the species continues to face threats from hunting, signs of population growth like those from Manas are certainly cause for hope.1. Why were the rhinos radio-collared after they were translocated? A.To collect data for their upcoming babies. B.To guarantee their safety in a certain ...
Also known as the Amur tiger, the mighty Siberian tiger is the biggest cat species in the world. Primarily found in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in the Russian Far East, with small populations in China and possibly North Korea, this species has adapted to the cold, harsh environment of ...
2018). Most of these frameworks focus on the steps of invasion as a species transitions from its first introduction to a new place, through its establishment, spread, and integration with the local ecosystem and the attendant impacts. Within those frameworks, we focus on the transport and entry...
The population theory espoused by Malthus has been largely discredited over time. Technological advances invalidated his main conclusion. His theory was made repugnant by some of the political decisions that it influenced. However, his theory of the effects of "gluts" or overproduction continued to ...
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...
Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests covered 82%
Furthermore, a few trees have a basal node known as the "root" of the tree. Then here comes the "Clade," commonly known as the "ancestor" of all the species branching out. Strengths and Limitations of a Phylogenetic Tree Like every systematic model, a phylogenetic tree paradigm has some...
The mhorr gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr) is the westernmost-distributed mama gazelle subspecies and it has been considered extinct in the wild since 1968. Much of the survival of this subspecies depends on its ex situ captive population and future reintroduction projects. However, this subspecies di...
Since 2020, the virus has been spreading among more animal species— including dogs, cats, skunks, bears and even seals and porpoises — in scores of countries. In the U.S., this version of the bird flu has been detected in wild birds in every state, as well as commercial poultry opera...