Essays on Animals Page 3

Grasshoppers Change Their Tune The male Chorthippus biguttus uses a combination of high pitched and low pitched sounds (a harmony) to attract females to mate with. The females find that combination of the two tones the most attractive, so a C. biguttus lacking one of the sounds will be less likely to get a mate….

There are many wild horses and donkeys living on protected land in the United States. Usually, there is not much controversy surrounding these animals, however there is a big debate and legal battle that is happening right now over the wild horses in Devil’s Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory in Northern California. 932 horses were…

Introduction AWL NSW is enlisted non-profit association that has been working for more than 60 years. Earlier the main aim of the organisation was to fight against the animal cruelty but now AWL NSW also focuses on adoption and providing veterinary services to animals also. The animal welfare league NSW provides services to the animal…

The field of wildlife conservation and management has historically addressed issues of wildlife population sizes and how to manage them, understanding systems between biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem, and the management of natural resources. Human-wildlife conflict has existed long before wildlife conservation emerged as field of science and has been addressed in a…

Many people dream of owning a horse at one point in time in their life. The strong, elegant, beautiful animals offer the biggest of dreams to boys and girls alike. However, the reality of owning a horse may not be as perfect as it seems. There are many factors that go into choosing the perfect…

Pet ownership in an American household carries a percentage of sixty-eight percent. Genuinely, pets affect how people live their lives. Pets often show their love to people within a household. These creatures also show a sense of companionship towards their owners. Lastly, pets can resolve in many responsibilities their owners must be willing to take…

Have you ever wondered, is a zoo good or bad? Zoos have been a part of American culture for centuries. At first, a zoo could be seen as nothing more than a jail cell for animals, but today, zoos are being completely transformed. What used to be confined cages are now being revolutionized into acres…

Horse has been a long period in human history and over the period through the domestication of these animals has certainly brought small changes through evolution. The time with human domestication might brought those changes but it certainly not enough time that explains how horses have developed over millions of years. The family Equidae has…

This literature review focus on colic, the major cause of morbidity and mortality, and the number one health concern in horses. To increase the quality of life for horses, it is vital to understand the causes, signs, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of colic. Horses are hindgut fermenters and their cecal microbiome can easily be altered…

The Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), comes from the order Carnivora and are in family Canidae as they share some similarities between wolves and foxes. The bush dog (Speothos) and maned wolf (Chrysocyon) clade is grouped with the wolf-like canids rather than with the South American foxes (Pseudalopex). Maned wolfs have a fur coat that is…