...About Siamese Crocodile * Over the past one hundred years, habitat destruction and hunting have eradicated the Siamese crocodile from 99 per cent of its historical range throughout South East Asia. * Only around 250 adult Siamese crocodiles remain in the wild, chiefly in the remotest highlands of Cambodia, particularly in the south-western Cardamom Mountains. * Siamese crocodile facts: * Wild Siamese crocodiles in Cambodia feed mostly on fish and snakes, but also crabs, insects, birds and small mammals * There are no known records of Siamese crocodiles ever intentionally attacking a human being * Threats – previously the greatest threat was hunting Siamese crocodiles for their skins; now large scale hydro-power dam developments and habitat loss threaten remaining key breeding populations * There is a rich cultural heritage of crocodiles in Cambodia; stone carvings of Siamese crocodiles can be found on the walls of ancient Angkorian Temples The award-winning Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme (CCCP) was established by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia and local communities to save these Critically Endangered crocodiles and their globally important wetlands, using scientific research and activities that achieve measurable outputs. The CCCP has begun an ex situ breeding programme and is initiating mitigation planning which may involve translocating crocodiles to safe sites. The Siamese...
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...According to Staff Writers, research has shown that crocodiles have the amazing ability to adapt to their environment “all whilst living alongside the dinosaurs 235 to 65 million years ago.” Crocodiles were able to adapt to their environment due to, in ancient times, by acting like dogs on land roaming amongst the dinosaurs and others lived in the open waters feeding like killer whales. The inheritance of their lower jaw from the killer whale, allows the crocodile to break down bones from bigger mammals, such as wild boars and wildebeests. The main characteristic traits that help a crocodile survive in their physiological environment are their vision, hearing and their feeding habits. Crocodiles tend to live close to shallow coastal bodies of water in warm climate areas throughout the world. Often compared to the alligator, researchers have noticed the distinction between the two. Alligators have more of a round shaped nose, while a crocodile has a V shaped nose with their teeth protruding out the sides of their mouth. An adult crocodile can grow as long as 16 feet and weigh over a ton. In most rare cases an adult male croc can grow up to 18 feet long. Their body is similar to a lizard, with a long tail and four stumpy legs that help them swim in water. Their tail helps them maneuver in water as well, but can be used as a weapon when killing an animal. Crocodiles spend majority of their lives in the water but they can also travel on land, usually to mate or nesting their...
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...Business plan on crocodile firm Crocodile farming is a very valuable concept for the entrepreneurs of Bangladesh, during the last decade the international demand for crocodile skin has increased tremendously. In this paper we try to show the plan and attractiveness of skin business. We will produce skin and other things that are crocodile bones, meat, teeth, egg. We will produce it in Bangladesh and export it in different corner of the world. We will follow a niche marketing strategy. There would not have any problem in getting buyers as the skins of crocodiles are in great demand. Per inch crocodile skin price is very high. We try to how we serve our customer and how we distribute it. This paper attempts to provide a clear picture of the export opportunity of crocodile skin from Bangladesh our main target is to export crocodile’s skin. It is using for luxurious product item we will direct sell our product to our customer. it is a business to business type business. This type of business will be helpful for our economy. Export oriented products is very few in our country. So we entrepreneur are trying to involve such kind of activities. Business description We are new in business. We develop our marketing plan and we will try to implement it. It will be the joint venture business. It has five members and they will bear risk equally. we will export raw skin and other things. Industry background Now in Bangladesh one farm exists. In international market many firm are...
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...An essay on crocodiles Think back to the first time you ever heard of crocodiles. I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of crocodiles. Given that its influence pervades our society, spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. Inevitably crocodiles is often misunderstood by so called 'babies', many of whom blame the influence of television. Keeping all of this in mind, in this essay I will examine the major issues. Social Factors While some scholars have claimed that there is no such thing as society, this is rubbish. Back when Vealinger reamarked ‘the power struggle will continue while the great tale of humanity remains untold’ [1] he was clearly refering to the impact of crocodiles on today's society. Difference among people, race, culture and society is essential on the survival of our world, however crocodiles cleary plays a significant role amongst the developing middle classes. Did I mention how lovely crocodiles is? To put it simply, people like crocodiles. Economic Factors Is unemployment inherently bad for an economy? Yes. We will begin by looking at the Custard-Not-Mustard model, as is standard in this case. Housing Prices crocodiles Indisputably there is a link. How can this be explained? Obviously housing prices world wide are driven entirely by crocodiles. Strong fluctuations in investor confidence have been seen over the past two financial years. Political Factors Politics was...
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...Evolution of the Alligator Evolution of the Alligator One of the most highly evolved animals on the Earth today is the alligator. Found mainly in the swamps and warmer climates of the earth, these predators are one of the few animals left that existed when the dinosaurs roamed the planet. Over the millennia, they have evolved into one of the most feared and interesting creatures today. However, the modern alligator is a far cry from its ancestral roots. Today, by looking at the anatomy of the alligator there are many similarities between alligators and humans. (Jones, 2011) Most of their internal organs are located in roughly the same place as a human. The liver and spleen are just above the stomach while the intestines are below, and their spine runs down the middle of their back. The most interesting feature of the alligator is the mouth. The most noted feature often is the long nose and mouth. The nose and mouth is long for two reasons. First, it allows for the alligator to breathe while the rest of his body is underwater, and second to handle the force load of its powerful jaws when it closes. The bite of an alligator has been measures at over 2,100 pounds. That’s the equivalent of a car landing on top of a human. (Viegas, 2003) The mouth has evolved of the centuries to handle the pressure exerted. It is believed that alligators were first primarily land creatures that ranged in size from cats to bears. At the time, there were also some species that lives...
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...encountered a dream that his father was killed by his adversaries. After a long journey he saw the Igorot in a “sagang”, a celebration about the success of their headhunting expedition. His father’s head was displayed on the feast. With a display of arrogance, He slew all of his enemies with magic, relics and sheer strength. After the successful revenge of his father’s death, Lam-ang went back home to his village. He bath with ninethy-nine maiden washing his hair. He uses a special shampoo made up of burning rice straws. With his incredible prayer, he burned a lot of rice straw, enough to alarm the whole village. With another prayer he distinguished the fire. The dirt of his hair killed all the fishes in the river. He then captured the biggest crocodile and carried it on his shoulder. Lam-ang hears of a beautiful maiden named Ines Cannoyon, daughter of the richest man of the town of Kalanutian. He tells his mother of his desire to court the maiden. Although his mother discourages him, he goes anyway, dressed in gold and accompanied by his pet rooster and white dog. The giant sumarang blocks his path and belittles him. Lam-ang easily humbled Sumarang with his strength and hurls him nine hills away. Later, Sarindandan tries to seduce him, but Lam-ang refuses and rejects her advances. Reaching Kalanutiuan, he impresses Ines with his magic. His rooster crows and topples a small outhouse. His dog then barks and the outhouse is rebuilt. Ines invited him to the house where...
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...Consequential Crocodile Touching a crocodile’s teeth may not sound like a fun activity to a person, let alone a child, with a sound mind, but Hasbro Gaming might be able to convince you to think otherwise. Introducing “Elefun and Friends Crocodile Dentist Game,” a fun toy for kids ages 4 and up. The toy is in a shape of a crocodile with a big head, and a wide opened mouth with only one row of teeth on the bottom jaw, which doubles as buttons. The concept of this game is simple. There is one trigger button randomly hidden under one of crocodile’s teeth, which make the upper jaw closes down upon pressing. Players take turn press down on one tooth at a time until one player presses the trigger button to make the upper jaw shut down, and then he or she loses the game. Although this toy is made out of plastic, and will most likely not be around when kids who play with it grow up, it still teaches many essential lessons about risk, action and consequences which those kids can use later in their lives. Modern day toys are mostly made out of plastic to shift the focus to availability rather then longevity of the toy. Wooden toys are elegant and durable, which give it a long life span, but many of those wooden toys are specific to the region of its creator. Shaping wood into desire form to fit in with its other components to provide some articulation and life to the toy demands concentration, and many particular tools, or process can be grueling. Because of the challenging process...
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...Craig’s Crocodiles, Inc. CASE #1 June 16, 2011 [Group Names] DATE: January 8, 2009 TO: Nikita La Femme, V.P. of Operations and Harry Dim, Staff Accountant, Craig’s Crocodiles Inc. FROM: Team 1: Tri Duong, Andrew Gamble, Belona Gvargezzobalan, Khanh Nguyen, Craig Stevens, Dean Scott, Grace Shirvani, RE: Evaluation of the accounting and legal issues for Craig’s Crocodiles Inc. We have evaluated the accounting and legal issues arising from the expansion of your business. Feel free to contact us for any other questions or information. Executive Committee: Head of Contacts: Dean Scott: 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA-91330 Office: 818-521-2354 Fax: 818-867-5309 dean.scott.5@my.csun.edu Assistant: Tri Duong 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA-91330 Office: 818-324-5282 Fax: 818-233-2284 tri.duong.497@my.csun.edu Executive Summary Purpose: To explore and analyze Craig's Crocodiles’ different accounting options for how and when they should treat their revenue. In addition, this report will also analyze the potential legal liability Craig’s Crocodiles is accountable for after breaking their lease agreement with Pauly Property Management Services. Background: Craig’s Crocodiles was established on January 1st, 2008 as a company that catches crocodiles and sells them as pets. After their first year of business, Craig’s Crocodiles is looking to expand. This means that the company will need to prepare income statements to...
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...In the film Crocodile Dundee (1986), a female character says, “probably marching now, for the gay Nazis or something,” referring to her previous significant lover. This statement, for obvious reasons, may very well be insulting to some. This film character put someone with a sexual preference on the same level as a group of fascists with the intent of using these words in a derogatory way. Additionally, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), two men try for a life insurance deal, but to do this, they must pretend to be gay. The film is weighted with numerous homophobic quotes such as, “But really, this is a great thing, even if straight guys might think it’s gross,” and “Having people think you’re gay is gross.” The sexual preferences of, in this particular...
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...ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND By Lewis Carroll This book, Alice in Wonderland, is a Mid-Frequency Reader and has been adapted to suit readers with a vocabulary of 4,000 words. It is about 27,500 words in length. It is available in three versions of different difficulty. This version is adapted from the Project Gutenberg E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/). In this book, the adaptation involved replacing over 152 word families. There are 82 different word families at the 5th 1000 level and 62 words beyond that, totalling a target vocabulary of 144 words. It was adapted by Sonia Millett. This famous children’s story written in 1865 is an early example of the fantasy or nonsense genre. The story plays with time, imagery, logic and language and for this reason remains popular with adult readers as well as children. You will meet many species of talking animals as well as characters from the pack of cards. You will encounter unusual interesting usages of language such as 'curiouser' and 'uglification'. CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had looked into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?' So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her...
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...Philippine. One of the foremost causes of the population decline is habitat loss or deforestation Philippine Spotted Deer Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) also known as Visayan spotted deer, is an endangered species of deer that inhabits all along the islands of Panay and Negros. These are nocturnal animals and are known to reside all throughout the islands of Leyte, Samar, Cebu, Masbate and Guimaras. According to a survey conducted by the IUCN in 1996, there were around 2,500 species in the world. Scientists aren’t sure about how many species are exactly left now. These deer primarily feeds on leaves, buds, and grasses. Philippine Freshwater Crocodile The Philippine freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also called Mindoro crocodile is a subspecies of crocodile that inhabits all throughout the Philippine. These crocodiles are considered to be critically endangered species due to unsustainable fishing. They have wide and thick bony plates. They can grow to a length of 1.5 meters (4.9 feet), and weighs around 15 kg (33 lb). Themales are fairly larger than females. Tamaraw The tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) also known as Mindoro dwarf buffalo is a small...
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...test yourself on your ability to accurately interpret evolutionary trees. Insofar as real biological examples have been used they are accurate based on current knowledge. 1) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A green alga is more closely related to a red alga than to a moss b) A green alga is more closely related to a moss than to a red alga c) A green alga is equally related to a red alga and a moss d) A green alga is related to a red alga, but is not related to a moss 2) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A crocodile is more closely related to a lizard than to a bird b) A crocodile is more closely related to a bird than to a lizard c) A crocodile is equally related to a lizard and a bird d) A crocodile is related to a lizard, but is not related to a bird 3) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A seal is more closely related to a horse than to a whale b) A seal is more closely related to a whale than to a horse c) A seal is equally related to a horse and a whale d) A seal is related to a whale, but is not related to a horse 4) Which of the five marks in the tree above corresponds to the most recent common ancestor of a mushroom and a sponge? 5) If you were to add a trout to the phylogeny shown above, where would its lineage attach to the rest of the tree? 6) Which of...
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...real Paul Hogan's media personality and identification with Australia and the Australian) * Crocodile Dundee combined recognisably different dramatic forms: "the fish out of water" comedy with a 'populist' address * Crocodile Dundee was marketed in Australia as a blockbuster. Before the 10BA Tax Incentives blockbuster production was severely handicapped by lack of funds and publicity infrastructure. 10BA made both possible. Several general points about Crocodile Dundee as a blockbuster film are worth making to begin with. As a product of the tendency for box office revenues to concentrate in a handful of films in any one year, this blockbuster phenomenon (like The Godfather (1974) and Star Wars (1977)) led Hogan and Cornell to try and create a film "event" and to manage it appropriately. They did this in a number of ways. * Both the publicity and the release patterns worked to create the film as an event, as a phenomenon. * This was achieved through a multi-levelled and simultaneous campaign across the media (TV, magazine, radio, newspapers, and advertising) involving appearances, interviews, features articles, stories, and ads relating to Hogan, the film and its other creative talent (Linda Kozlowski, Faiman etc) * Given the double edged provisos of audience and social text it is not surprising that Dundee's producers had their origins in commercial TV. Crocodile Dundee was based on the TV comic and ad personality developed as (by) Paul Hogan in conjunction...
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...WHAT EFFECTS ARE CANE TOADS PRODUCING TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABILTY OF ECOSYSTEMS AND THE SURVIVAL OF NATIVE SPECIES Chelcy Jordan SUST 1000 October 10 2012 The introduction of invasive species can often lead to unpredictable alterations and a shift within natural ecosystems. Cane toads were originally introduced to Australia in 1935. They were brought into Australia to prey on specific pests that were attacking sugar cane plants. Cane toads are highly adaptive and can easily adjust to climate changes and feeding grounds. The growth of reproduction in cane toads has formed a species invasion on the habitat of native animals. Immense competition and a shift in ecosystems are a result of their significant growth rate. What effects are cane toads producing towards the sustainability of ecosystems and the survival of native species? Many animals, and plant species have been either finding new ways to adjust to changes caused by the introduction of cane toads. Cane toads have impacted natural ecosystems so drastically that they have left a strenuous effect on native species ability to maintain their own survival. This is crucial when looking at the effects cane toads have on sustaining plant and animal life within ecosystems. Dramatic changes in an ecosystem could potentially fail due to inadequate nutrients and energy distribution. It is important to examine ways in which cane toads affect ecosystems so environmentalists can predict potential negative shifts and try to develop...
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...in time of trouble.) Hippopotamus: A hippopotamus can be made invisible in water. (Ignorance can lead to potential danger. It is important to be informed and alert.) Antelope: Not all the forest hates the antelope. (You should encourage someone after a dispute, to encourage him to persevere.) Leopard: When the rain falls on the leopard it wets the spots on his skin but does not wash them off. (A person’s nature is not changed by circumstances.) Ram’s Head: If the ram is fond of butting, its courage comes from the heart and not from the horns. (Strength is nothing without courage.) Tortoise: Tortoise you are suffering in your shell. (However secure a person seems, he has hidden troubles.) Animals, reptiles, fish continued: Crocodile: The old crocodile swallows a pebble when the...
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