Essays on Zoology

Abstract Monarch butterflies in North and Central America are unique in the extensive migrations they undertake, which can extend up to 2500 miles from their overwintering colonies in central Mexico to their summer range in the northern United States and southern Canada. This extensive migration takes four generations of Monarchs to complete. Monarch butterflies have...

Part A – Adaptations of herbivores to plant diets Invertebrates Species/group: Morpho Menelaus Diet: these butterflies have a different diet for each stage of their lifecycle from a range of plants including several species of legume. Caterpillars feed on a variety of leaves but prefer pea plant leaves and new leaves. While butterflies drink their...

Introduction Global Warming is a consequence of greenhouse effects of water vapour and other gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide which are the most abundant. Global warming is a very topical and controversial issue which effects the global community and the environment. It is of utmost importance to redress the causing problems associated...

Across the world, animals are going extinct or becoming critically endangered. One main reason for this is the introduction of invasive species in the habitats of these animals. An invasive species is any living organism that is not native to an environment and causes harm to endemic fauna (“Invasive Species”). Invasive species are one of...

One subject, two sides. Nobody knows which side to pick. Everyone has been in some dispute, whether you were a participant or bystander, where you didn’t know which side was necessarily ‘correct’ or ‘faithful’ because there were even pros and cons on each side. So how do you settle this? The Yellowstone National Park recently...

Today, Honeybees’ reduction is a serious issue in the world. Since 1947, honeybees have been reduced from 5.9 million to 2.4 million. This is over 40 per cent of honey bees (Amadeo, 2019). This reduction of honey bees came from several reasons including bee colony collapse disorder, habitat fragmentation, neonicotinoid, pesticide use, and climate change....

Introduction Human infrastructure and disturbances can negatively affect the behaviour and activities of terrestrial mammals such as the invasive small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus). commonly known as mongoose. One aspect of human infrastructure is physical infrastructure, which refers to the standard physical structures needed for an economy to function and survive (e.g., transportation networks, power...

American Alligator Range: American alligators live in the wild in the southeastern United States. They can be found as far west as texas, and as far east as north Carolina. Habitat: American alligators live in rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, bayous, and marshes Size: Length: 9.8-15 ft. Height: N/A height not measured Weight: 500 lbs. Characteristics:...

Besides human, parrots and some songbirds, there have never been other specie able to mimic other specie’s language. It is been taken as an insult when you get a comment such as having a bird like brain, but after a variety of studies scientists think it should be a compliment due to the high intelligence...

Background Theory of mind refers to the ability to understand another’s mental states including their intentions, desires and beliefs (Apperly, 2012). An important question and a current debate that researchers are trying to discover is the age at which humans begin to develop a theory of mind. It has been suggested that children develop a...