In many areas, the wolves are nearly gone because they were killed by humans. Wolf recovery programs are reintroducing wolves to remote forests and many people such as ranchers are unhappy about these wolves. They say that the wolves will kill their cattle and sheep while others see the reintroduction as important in reestablishing a balance in nature. Dog history is as rich and varied as the dog breeds themselves. Research about their history indicates that all dogs originated from ancestral wolves, but careful breeding has created dozens of distinct breeds that highlight desired characteristics.
They can weigh up to 350 pounds. They are not able to walk on hind legs. There are only about 1000 left in the wild because of their habitat being destroyed. They spend 14 hours a day eating, which is abut 50 -60 pounds of bamboo in one day. The next oldest bear that evolved was from the Subfamily Tremaratinae, the family of the Adean (or Spectacled Bear).
The gray wolf also called the timber wolf, is the largest of about 41 wild species within the dog family They range in size from 26" to 38" shoulder height, 39" to 80" in length (tip of nose to end of tail), and vary in weight from 57 to 130 pounds. Their coats may vary in color from grey to brown, from white to jet black. They usually hunt at night and feed primarily on large hoofed mammals such as deer, caribou, elk, and moose, but sometimes eat berries, birds, beaver, fish, and insects. Animals that they kill are usually young, old, or otherwise weaker members of their populations because they are easiest to capture. Most pursuits of prey range in length from 110 yds.
Why is the animal endangered? What are humans doing to affect the sustainability of this species? The Moon Bear is endangered from illegal hunting of the Moon Bear’s body parts, habitat loss from logging & athe main reason being because over Asia thousands & thousands of bears are on bear farms, kept in tiny cages, in order to get bile (a liquid in bears produced by the liver, that helps to digest the bears fat) from the gall bladders. Catheters (a metal tube) are implanted into the bears gall bladder (next to the liver in the abdomen), where the bile is drained up to twice a day. The procedure is very unhygienic & causes many infections where some bears die as a result.
Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful hunters that travel many miles to find prey, such as elk and wild boar, on nocturnal hunts. Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes) and hunt by stealth. They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal pounce. A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in one night, though they usually eat less.
In the “Little Red Riding Hood” tales and variants, the forest is always the setting in which the girl comes in contact with the wolf. She is put into a situation in which she is not used to, and she must fight to survive. In “The Company of Wolves” it is explained to us that wolves are very clever. They lurk in the forest and prey on those that are weaker than themselves. Aside from the fact that wolves are conniving beasts, the narrator in this story warns us that the worst situation is to run into a wolf that is “more than he seems” (Carter 111).
They get all the liquids that they need from the animals that they eat. Polar bears are mostly solitary mammals except for female-cub groups, during mating season, and at abundant food sources. Cause In the past polar bears were hunted for their fur and meat. This caused a great decrease in the polar bear’s population. Since then many countries made up laws that helped these creatures from being extinct.
The Arctic Tundra is such an extreme environment where the temperatures can stretch below the negatives and the harsh winds don’t make it much easier. These social animals which live in groups of seven to ten individuals this helps greatly with survival helping them greatly with survival (Mech, 2006). Canis lupus arctos is the scientific term for the Arctic wolf (Klappenbach, 2008).The class of this special animal is Mammalia the reason for this is that as that they have 3 middle ear bones, hair, and the production of milk by modified sweat glands called mammary glands. The Order is Carnivora the reason for this is that they feast on the meat (Alpha of WolfSpirits, 2011). The family it falls under is Canidae this is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals.
The nose is used to dig into the ground to find food and has a very strong and acute sense of smell. Most domestic pigs have very little hair on their bodies. The domestic pig, like the wild boar, is an omnivore. The domestic pig is farmed mostly for the consumption of its flesh, referred to as pork. The bones, hide, and bristles have been used to make brushes.
Along her journey through the woods, she meets a wolf, who asks where she is going and why. Red tells him exactly where grandmother lives. He, the wolf, then tells Red that he would go too, but he would go another way and see who gets the first. The wolf arrives first, and fooled the grandmother into thinking it was Little Red Riding Hood at the door. She allows him entrance and he immediately eats her for he is hungry.