...Giraffid Newsletter of the Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group Note from the Co-‐Chairs Volume 7(2), December 2013 Wow – what a bumper issue and, of course, only befitting for the renamed Giraffid newsletter of the IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group (GOSG)! Inside this issue: It has been an exciting last six months and this issue brings you lots of stories and tall tales from across the African continent and beyond. From species conservation strategies and Red List updates, interesting wild and captive behaviours to translocations, hooves and DNA, this is truly a fully loaded newsletter. An inspiring read to keep us all going over the imminent festive season and a relaxing winter or summer break. Unusual sightings of wild giraffe behaviour 4 GOSG together with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature...
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...sclerophyllous plants and the Protea , Nationalflower of South Africa. While South Africa has a great wealth of flowering plants, only 1 % of its country is forest. Unfortunately this immense natural wealth is under extreme pressure resulting from economic development, agriculture and urbanization. 3.2 Fauna Although since the beginning of the 20 century a lot of species were highly decimated South Africa still owns an extraordinary richness of animals with 299 species of mammals and 858 species of birds. Specially the big five is a must see when you plan to make a trip to the land of good hope. The big five include elefant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino It also domiciles the biggest (elephants), fastest ( gepard) , highest (giraffe) and smallest (shrew) safari in the deep wildlife of South Africa.. Those are also the animals which were the most famous to haunt back in the days. The best chance to see one of those magnificent animals is in the 20 nationalsparks that can be found throughout the country. Specially famous among them is the Krueger Nationalpark. It’s the largest game reserve and...
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...The Giraffe “Not only the children fell under a spell watching it, but we boys too, even the men and the women at first.” How the giraffe caught many people’s attention and also shows how his physical appearance was different from other people who lives in the town Shows the villager’s emotions; Unfamiliar, scared, nervous to see the giraffe Villagers differentiate the giraffe right away “Slowly it would lower its head and then raise it again to a dizzying height. It must have seen over the houses the clotted red of the roofs and the horizon, who knows how far.” It exaggerates the giraffe’s height, creates imagery “Dizzying height” shows how tall the giraffe is and tells us how different his physical appearance is compared to the villagers....
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...Giraffes are a big attraction in zoos because of their friendly and outgoing behavior. However, in the wild they are not as acquaint. Their lives are dramatically different in captivity than they would be if they were living in the wild. In the wild a giraffes diet consists of grass, twigs, leaves, and fruits from the trees. However, in captivity they are fed a carefully balanced diet to give them the nutrients that their bodies need. This includes alfalfa hay, pellets with added vitamins, crackers that have a lot of grain and possibly even tree bark in them, and fruit and vegetables ("Giraffes in Captivity"). Giraffes tend to consume a lot of water all at one time. When doing this in captivity it is much safer because the water is purified and safe for them to drink, but when they drink a lot in the wild they are more susceptible to dying from getting viruses obtained from the water. In the wild giraffes live about 20 to 25 years depending on gender, but in zoos giraffes live a bit longer. They live from 28 to 30 years of age. Also, in captivity calves have a greater chance of survival because there are no predators such as hyenas, leopards, wild dogs, or crocodiles. 50% of calves don't survive the first 6 months of their life because of predators. In the wild, giraffes who reach adult hood are much more likely to survive from predators because they can use a forceful kick fending off any attackers ("Giraffe - The Facts"). In the wild, giraffes do not lay down very much because...
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...live? Special features about them? All of this has to do with Zoology. Zoology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior, structure, classification, and distribution of animals. Zoology practically describes everything having to do with an animal. It’s very helpful because it explains all the different structures in distinct studies of animals. One important animal to zoology is the Giraffe. Giraffes usually weigh around 2,500 lbs. They are the tallest mammal in the world averaging to about seventeen feet tall. Along with their tall bodies, giraffes have extremely long tongues which are about fifteen inches long. Giraffes reproduction is quite interesting. Before sexual intercourse, the male tastes the urine of a female to determine if the female is mature enough for reproduction. A male is ready to mate at the age of seven, and for the female, four years old. Usually, on a rainy day giraffes like to mate because the humidity releases the stress out. Unlike a human where women are pregnant for 9 months, a giraffe would be pregnant for 15 months. During labor, the female giraffe would be standing up so it's easier for the calf to come out. When the calf is born it is about 6 feet tall and weighs around 150-200 lbs. Within hours the born calf is able to walk on its own. Growing up 25% of newborns make it to an adult because they are prey to lions, leopards, and hyenas....
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...Giraffes are a big attraction in zoos because of their friendly and outgoing behavior. However, in the wild they are not as acquaint. Their lives are dramatically different in captivity than they would be if they were living in the wild. In the wild a giraffes diet consists of grass, twigs, leaves, and fruits from the trees. However, in captivity they are fed a carefully balanced diet to give them the nutrients that their bodies need. This includes alfalfa hay, pellets with added vitamins, crackers that have a lot of grain and possibly even tree bark in them, and fruit and vegetables ("Giraffes in Captivity"). Giraffes tend to consume a lot of water all at one time. When doing this in captivity it is much safer because the water is purified and safe for them to drink, but when they drink a lot in the wild they are more susceptible to dying from getting viruses obtained from the water. In the wild giraffes live about 20 to 25 years depending on gender, but in zoos giraffes live a bit longer. They live from 28 to 30 years of age. Also, in captivity calves have a greater chance of survival because there are no predators such as hyenas, leopards, wild dogs, or crocodiles. 50% of calves don't survive the first 6 moths of their life because of predators. In the wild, giraffes who reach adult hood are much more likely to survive from predators because they can use a forceful kick fending off any attackers ("Giraffe - The Facts"). In the wild, giraffes do not lay down very much because...
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...living in West Africa are affecting the giraffes massivly. Infact, they are not doing anything to stop the massacre, and that increases the problem even more. Many people are making way for crops by cutting down the vegetation that the giraffes eat. Now tourists travel to Niger to see the nation's West African giraffes. The government makes money from these visitors. In return of leaving the animals, and their vegetation, alone, the Association helps the villagers. The Association also lends money to people who help the giraffes. Due to the arrears of people's experience with the past decline of giraffes, I think that they, alongside the government, will do whatever possible in order to diminish the future decline causes, and will work back to back in improving , and growing the factors that would encourage giraffes to live in peace once again, and hopefully, forever after. It's that people will be be able to explore and look at the era of giraffes in West Africa, after being on the edge of extinction. Before the harsh hands touch most of the giraffe habitats in West Africa, they used to exist in large numbers, but in this day and age they live in extremely fewer packs, and that was happening day by day without anybody noticing. However,Poachers still target the animals regardless of the forbidding laws of the government. Giraffes are also affected by outside forces, so the continuous war state of the people living around the giraffes are not helping the case. Many people are...
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...1.) A scientific theory is a widely accepted and both highly tested and proven explanation based on observable phenomenon that occurs in nature. Scientific theories are supported by a large amount of evidence. On the other hand, a hypothesis is an explanation for a scientific question, but is easily testable and falsifiable. A prediction is a guess of what will happen when conducting an experiment, but a hypothesis establishes a relationship that helps to explain how the conductor of the study came up with his/her prediction. For example, a prediction would be “salt is dissolvable in water”, and a hypothesis would be “the polar water molecules will separate the ionic NaCl compound causing the salt to dissolve.” If the predictions are accurate, the hypothesis is supported. Hypotheses that are useful for explaining the natural world are easily testable, falsifiable, and parsimonious. When proposing an explanation for why something happens in the natural world, the explanation (hypothesis) must not be ambiguous or difficult to test/prove. A hypothesis that would not be useful for explaining the natural world would be “dogs hate cats because cats resemble predators that walked the earth millions of years ago” because it is not falsifiable. There would be no way one could set up a study to either prove or disprove the hypothesis. A hypothesis that would be useful for explaining the natural world would be “tumors are caused by the build-up of certain radioactive molecules”...
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...the winter it won’t be freezing or hot, but it will still be dry. You won’t see many landforms but there will be dried valley’s and hills. Acacia trees are a main food source for giraffes. Leopards are one of the top predators in the Savannah. The Grass and bushes are food for the herbivores such as buffalo, wildebeest, zebras, etc. Those animals are food for other animals such as jackal, hyena, wild dogs, etc., and their food for lions, leopards, cheetahs, etc. Elephant numbers are plummeting because poachers are killing them taking their tusks and illegally selling them. Location Savannas are located north and...
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...Red Bull Pham Thi Thu Phuong Columbia Southern University According to Red Bull’s website (n.d), Dietrich Mateschitz established Red Bull in 1980. After that, Red Bull Energy Drink was sold in its home market Austria in 1987. In 1992, it introduced to first foreign market in Hungary with the energy drink. Until now, it has 4 products including: Red Bull Energy Drink, Red Bull Sugarfree, Red Bull Total Zero and Red Bull Editions. Red Bull brand today has in more than 167 countries and about 50 billion cans of Red Bull were used. Compared to their competitors, Ritz Carlton has differences to get succeed. The best location and luxury products are strengths of Ritz Carlton. They invest amount between $500,000 and over million per room. (The Ritz Carlton website, n.d). However, compared to competitors, the most difference which Ritz Carlton creates is that Ritz Carlton promise to provide finest personal service and facilities to their guests with its credo “We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen” (Kotler & Keller, 2012, p. 401). They train to their staff to execute 3 steps of services and 12 services value. The three steps include: staff use the guest’s name with a warm and sincere greeting; join and satisfy customer’s needs; warm goodbye with the guest’s name. Besides, each manager carries a card with 12 service values such as: “I have the opportunity to continuously learn and grow” and “I am proud of my professional appearance, language and behavior”...
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...abilities would make a great formula for gaining attention from other people. I recorded myself doing it so that I could remember what I sang about too. I also thought it would be great to sing about my observations of the people around me. I would sing things such as people looking like animals, or making fun of their clothes, or describing every move they make, or give them a story about their day and how it’s going. One time a tall white guy was walking past me by himself and my first reaction was that he looked like a giraffe, so I went with that. I sang loudly “hey tall guy with the red coat how are you today, when I first saw you, you looked like a giraffe to me, can you tell me giraffe man where I can find some good leaves on a tree, giraffe people are mad all the time that they cant fit through doors, they always hit their head and it gives their head soars, which is why they wanna be outside with the grass floors, lets hear the funny looking giraffe man’s ROARS!” This instance worked out great, I was happy I could play a good chord and come up with rhymes on the spot that worked out to be humorous. This guy’s name was Thomas and he thought that I was really funny for calling him out and singing about him in front of a lot of other...
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...Assignment on: Paleontological History of Camel Submitted to: Anirban Sarker Assistant professor Dept. of Zoology Jagannath University, Dhaka Submitted by: Md.Imran-Al-Fahad Roll no: 117435 3rd year 1st semester 6th Batch Dept. of Zoology Date of Submission: 5th May, 2014 PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CAMEL Paleontology or palaeontology is the scientific study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interact- tions with each other and their environments. Paleontology lies on the boundary between biology and geology since paleontology focuses on the record of past life but its main source of evidence is fossils which are found in rocks. Paleontological history of camel denotes the evolutionary history of camel. A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing dist- inctive fatty deposits known as "The humps" on its back. The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, or one-humped camel (C.dormearius) which inhabits the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, and the bactrian, or two-humped camel(C. bactrianus)which inhabits Asia. Camels...
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...Camels Camels are herbivores; they eat desert vegetation, such as grasses, herbs, and leaves. How do camels adapt to their environment? Camels have many adaptations that allow them to live successfully in desert conditions. Deserts are hot and dry. Winds blow sand all around, so a camel has long eyelashes. It has nostrils that can open and close. Why do camels have long eyelashes? The long eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes. Thick eyebrows shield the eyes from the desert sun. Why does a camel have nostrils which can close? A camels nostrils can close so it doesn't get sand up its nose. Other Adaptations: 1. A camel can go a week or more without water, and they can last for several months without food. They can drink up to 32 gallons (46 litres) of water at one drinking session! 2. Camels store fat in the hump, not water. The fat can be metabolised for energy. 3. Unlike most mammals, a healthy camel's body temperature fluctuates (changes) throughout the day from 34°C to 41.7°C (93°F-107°F.) This allows the camel to conserve water by not sweating as the environmental temperature rises. 4. Camels feet are wide so they can walk on sand more easily. Their huge feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it. 5. Camels have thick lips so they can eat the prickly desert plants with out feeling pain. 6. The colour of their bodies helps them to blend into their environment. 7. Camel's ears are covered with hair, even on the inside. The hair helps keep...
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...beautiful day it is outside. The air is so fresh and the sun is shining bright, with not a cloud in sight. I knew this day was going to be great! As we approach the Jacksonville Zoo signs I look over at my younger brother and I can see his eyes begin to widen. At this point, he is beyond excited, taking his seat belt off, anxious to get out of the car. The sight of The Zoo is extravagating. The shading of the trees creating such a beautiful scenery, the smell of the different types of animals filling the air. With this being my first visit to a Zoo this big, I must admit, at this point I am pretty excited myself. I felt like a kid again. The excitement of Giraffes, Monkeys, Sea Turtles, Elephants, and Snakes took over my mind. My younger brother cannot get enough of wanting to feed the animals. We approach the long neck Giraffes. We are waiting in line to feed them and as you look out there is about five of them in a spacious...
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