The Felis silvestris, or wildcat, are located primarily in Africa, Europe, southwest Asia, and Central Asia. Due to their largely populated area they are not seen as an animal that will be going extinct any time soon. They come in various types(colors) of fur because of their geographic differences and are slightly larger than a housecat. Evidence shows that the housecat might have came from the African wildcat a near 10,000 years ago to be used to keep rodents away from stored goods in the Fertile Crescent. The genetic diversity is being compromised by the crossbreeding between wildcats and housecats and could begin to effect the extinction likeliness. Wildcats have been around since the late Pilocene(2-5 mya), the last ice age left many fossils of these animals in caves and …show more content…
The 22 known subspecies of wildcats are separated into the Forrest, Steppe, and Bay or Bush Wildcats. The wildcat is closely related to the sand, Chinese mountain, jungle, and black-footed cats but the wildcat is much less complex than any of its relatives. Compared to the housecat species, the wildcat species is relatively larger, but is smaller than that of other members of the Felinae. A wildcat looks similar to a tabby housecat with longer legs which gives it a taller stance, and also has a larger, spherical head. The tail is long(usually longer that half that of the body), and its ears are a normal length, yet broad at the base. Their eyes are large with vertical pupils, yellowish-green in color. The male wildcat is normally larger in weight, tail length, and body length and the largest of all come from cool, northern parts of Europe. Wildcats posses scary good night vision, having up to 100% better vision than a housecat and can possibly see colors as well. Their sense of smell can reach up to 218 yards, that’s almost two entire football
The Smilodon, the most recent type of saber tooth cats, went extinct about 10,000 years ago, around the time when Pangea began separating and breaking up. Sabertooth Cats did not go extinct due to lack of prey. However, around 12,000 years ago (end of the late Pleistocene) sabertooth cats, american lions, wooly mammoths and other gigantic creatures considered the “megafauna” went extinct. A die-off called the Quaternary extinction. A popular theory for the extinction is that the changing in climate during the end of the last ice age, human activity, or a combination of both killed off most large
During the Holocaust in 1933 a lot of Jewish parents were trying to hide their children to protect them from harm or death by the Nazis. The Nazis were trying to kill all Jewish people. There are a lot of people that were risking their lives for the children of Jews. I’m going to be talking about one of the woman that helped save some children. Caecilia Antonia Maria Loots was a hero of the holocaust because she helped save children while putting her life at risk.
At one time, the lynx lived all the way along the Continental Divide clear up into Canada. Now, after being gone from Colorado for 25 years, the animal has been reintroduced into the lower tip of the lynx's historic habitat, the San Juan Mountains (Rogers). So far, out of 33 lynx that are being tracked, all of them are roaming in 276 square kilometers of the southwestern portion of Colorado that runs from the New Mexico border up to the I-70 corridor and from Monarch Pass over to Taylor Mesa (Shenk). In an attempt to find out how the animals, which look like bobcats with black tufts on their ears and huge paws, act in nature, scientists are tracking them with radio collars and airplanes (Lloyd).
1.A lot of people are misinformed, have misconceptions, or might not have any idea at all about what these animals are about. The ferret family, which includes weasels, mink, polecats, martins, skunks, badgers, otters, wolverines, and the endangered black-footed ferret. Early Greek literature suggests that unlike its cousins, the ferret has been domesticated for approximately two to three thousand years.
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Mathilda Sissieretta Jones or more commonly known to the world as Black Patti was an American Soprano opera singer who in June of 1892 had become to first ever black women to be to perform live at Carnegie Hall. This performance would not only determine her position was one of the greatest singers of her time, but one of the greatest singer of all. She was born to the name Mathilda Sissieretta Joyner in January of 1869 from Portsmouth Virginia. After moving to Rhode Island with her family she had begun signing in local choirs which were directed by her father. It was not until she had become a prepubescent and began studying at the Providence Academy of Music that he talents had begun
Americo Paredes was an Mexican-American born in Brownsville,Texas September 3, 1915 and died May 5, 1999 in Austin, Texas. Americo Paredes was an author and for example wrote “With his Pistol In His Hand”. He was famous for his famous books and also his music.
Valeria Arredondo is the proud 19 year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Cleo and Rosario Arredondo. She was born on March 10th 1998 in Torrence, California. Valeria has two older siblings, Guillermo and Celeste and a younger brother named Alan. She began her education in Palmdale California at Cimarron Elementary School then moving to Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 12. In Corpus Christi she attended Elliot Grant Middle. She continued her education at Mary Carroll High School where she prepared herself for college by taking advanced placement courses such as English and Spanish which gained her collegiate level hours. Not only was she lively present in the classroom, she was on the soccer team, was a varsity cheerleader, member of all her student
Magdalena Solis, mostly known as “High Priestess of Blood”, was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She was born into a family so poor that her and her brother joined a cult with Santos and Cayetano Hernandez. Magdalena’s position was of a prostitute, while her brother was her hustler. Magdalena kept her sexual job for a very long time; it wasn’t till 1962 when her job would intensify. During late 1962 and mid-1963, Magdalena and the cult would advertise themselves as gods spreading rumors that they would bring good luck to the people who participated in the sex rituals. In these rituals, people would give money in hopes of receiving luck, but after several rituals people grew anxiously. Later, two people were tired of not receiving anything, and decided to leave. Those two people were given a punishment by Magdalena, which were lynched by the followers. After these two murders, Magdalena craved gruesome human sacrifices that would intensify with each kill.
Bartolome de Las Casas was an important protector of native peoples because the latter part of his life was dedicated to social reforms that called for better treatment of the natives.
We understand that back in time many people had visions given to them by God. The bible talks about many prophets who had dreams given to them by God. There has also been many false prophets who have told people false visions that were given to them by God. In this essay I will focus on my understanding of the Bible truth about dreams and visions and the contents of the vision portrayed in, “The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas”,
The ferret, known to the scientific community as Mustela Furo, is a domesticated version the European pole-cat and has been introduced into many parts of the world. But they threaten native prey species, ground nesting and flightless birds. Their habitat usually consists of semi-forested areas near a source of water. In Europe, you can usually find them in dune systems with large rabbit populations. In New Zealand they reside in grasslands, scrub, forest fringes, and suburban areas. Some ferrets are in a different category than Mustela Furo. The black-footed ferret is far from invasive; in fact there are probably only 1 thousand in the wild today. Those numbers are thanks to wildlife conservationists like zoos and some Native American tribes. Most of these ferrets reside in the grasslands of the Northern Great Plains. Mustela nigripes (the black-footed ferret) and Mustela Furo are very similar physically. They weigh close to the same amount and have similar heights/lengths but one of the main features that make them so drastically different is their food supply. Mustela Furo usually ...
Andreas Vesalius was well known for his dissections in the 1500’s. Growing up in Brussels he was captivated by the anatomy of animals. Throughout his childhood Andreas dissected many small animals trying to uncover life’s mystery. This curiosity regarding anatomy came very naturally, due to the fact that he was born into a family of physicians. Vesalius started his formal education at the University of Louvain; then traveled to Paris to continue his studies in medicine. During his life time, Vesalius was an accomplished physician, and professor of anatomy. He also received his degree as a doctor of medicine at the age of twenty-two. Vesalius writings and teachings set the foundation of anatomy we know today, hence why he received the title; founder of modern anatomy.
Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral was an extraordinary poet who accomplished many things in her lifetime. “She was one of the best-known Latin American poet of her time, she was admiringly known all over the Hispanic world” (Tolsen). “Tiny Feet” and “Rocking” are some of many poems that Mistral is known for. Today she is still remembered for her powerful and moving words. Especially the poems about motherhood and loss.
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