How to grow a Lizard Capable of accomplishing anything, my five-year-old self set out on a mission during the summer of 1996. Eager to begin my excursion, I woke up that morning and could not wait to get outside. “Today’s the day I’m going to prove to my brothers that I’m just as sneaky and fast as they are”, I said to myself. Each year, my brothers would always go outside and catch lizards (also known as Skinks), frogs, snakes, etc. all throughout the summer, but this year it’s my turn. Scoping out the best “lizard” places for weeks had finally built up my confidence enough that I finally felt ready for some action. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this day would soon be remembered and told throughout my family for years to come. Bursting …show more content…
After diligently trying, not only did I not catch one, but I had broken his tail. “Oh no,” I exclaimed to myself, “mother is going to be so angry, as she had told me several times to be careful not to hurt any skinks”. Panic soon overwhelmed me, and before long, I was sitting on the ground crying. Presumably I had been there for approximately 15 minutes before my eldest brother, Chad, found me. Describing to him what had happened was humiliating, but he responded by telling me that it was a part of nature, and another one would grow in its place. Skeptical of what he had said, I decided there was only one logical solution to finding out the truth. Returning to the house, I asked my mother about what Chad had told me, however, I did not date tell her why. Once I confirmed that this was indeed true, a sense of relief swept over me. Beaming with joy, I skipped back outside to retrieve the tail that I had previously concealed in the bushes. Mind-boggling news such as this is life-changing for a 5-year-old, especially considering that this additional information had completely transformed what I had originally considered the worst day of my life, into the most exhilarating day of my life. I might not have caught a lizard, but soon, a lizard was going to grow out of this tail and all I needed to do was wait for it to
There I was, standing face to face with the bobtailed lynx. It was looking right at me and licking its chops with delight. It seemed as if the beast was thinking "Lunch" on this cold, gray December day, but I wasn't worried about being attacked. The reason for this was the fact that this was a domestic lynx that just happened to be on the other side of a stout metal cage, so there was no chance of the lynx getting a hold of me.
Sherbrooke, W. 2003. Introduction to Horned Lizards of North America. (pp. 9-10). London, England: University of California Press Ltd.
The story Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton, starts off with Mike Bowman taking a vacation with his family on the coast of Costa Rica. As they cruise on their Land Rover, Tina, Bowman’s daughter, runs off after spotting three-toed bird tracks. Tina then encounters a big lizard that makes chirping sounds, and is attacked by it. She is later sent to the hospital, where Dr. Gutierrez is intrigued to find out about the lizard that bit her left arm. Gutierrez goes back to the beach where Tina was attacked, and finds the carcass of a brown-striped lizard. The carcass is sent to the Tropical Diseases Laboratory of Columbia University Medical Center, where it is examined and analyzed. Despite the efforts made, no one is able to identify the lizard’s species, so the carcass is later sent to the Museum of Natural History for further analysis.
By now, you have read on the Keenan Trial Blog, Chris Carver’s and Michael Bristow’s Autopsy in a MVC case.
Yolen, J., & Teague, M. (2007). How do dinosaurs go to school? New York, NY: Scholastic.
Yes, I have pestered someone before. I pestered my dad when I was younger. I pestered him for me being able to play on my ipad. I couldn't have it and I just kept on asking, and asking, and asking, until he finally said yes. I don't recommend pestering someone do get what you want. Because you could get in trouble. There was this one time where I was pestering my mom, and I got in trouble. I would recommend being nice do them and then asking them politely. Doing this, you have a better chance at getting what you want.
In the article "How the Snake Lost Its Legs," Carl Zimmer wrote about the common theory of snake evolution is about to be questioned. All vertebrates that live on land whether mammalian or reptilian are known as tetrapods. In most animals these feet evolved into other limbs, like arms for humans and into wings for birds; however, the snake lost its four feet altogether. The only sign that snakes ever had four feet is a remaining hip located within the rib cage. Paleontologists and herpetologists alike find it difficult to retrace the ancestry of snakes. Because of their scales, eggs, and subtle features of the skull, some scientists believe that snakes are descendants of lizards. However, this still does not explain how snakes lost their legs.
Growing up for me some would say it was rather difficult and in some ways I would agree. There have been a lot of rough times that I have been through. This has and will affect my life for the rest of my life. The leading up to adoption, adoption and after adoption are the reasons my life were difficult.
Ménez, Andre’. The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine. New York, New York: CRC Press, 2003.
Clare, John. "Metamorphosed Axolotls & Tiger Salamanders." Axolotls. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2014. .
“EWWWWWWWW!”, I recall this exact disgusted reaction from my sister as I showed her one of my videos of the Dragon’s Mouth mudpot in Yellowstone National Park. “Who would want to see that ugly thing brother?”, blurted my brother Mateo in an obvious state of sarcasm and annoyance. This was a typical reaction for a 8 year old with the attention span of an adult watching Disney’s Frozen for the 15th time to satisfy their moody princess-dressing girl.
I wanted music that bad. When I realized that my dad was not going to support me in
Ballinger, R. E. & Lynch, J. D. (1983). How to know the amphibians and reptiles.
B. Thesis Statement: These lizards are an amazing example of God’s power and work in creation from their bite to bodies.
In 1977, a japanese fishing boat caught a very strange dead looking animal in their fishing net that weighed 4000 lbs. They caught this thing in their net from 900 feet down, quite a good ways down! They took sketches of the bone structure and it matched a plesiosaur. They also took tissue sample and said it matched 96% shark protein; so they claimed it to be a basking shark ...well it very well could have been. But, you have to think of this; apes and humans have almost the same DNA. They are similar but very different creatures; so they cannot say for sure what animal it was. I know what I think it was and I'm sure you do too .The Japanese government was so sure they even made a special stamp commemorating it. I have pictures of all the things I have told you about at the end of the essay just so you can see all this interesting stuff. On to the next interesting stories on the list we will go to the congo in south africa now the congo is roughly 55,000 square miles of swamp and dense jungle and it is 80% unexplored . Now all the way back to 1910 there are reports from missionaries who went into the swamp and said dinosaurs could still be alive ? In 1980 a group of scientists went into the cong to explore it but faced harsh conditions they said the mosquitoes landed on them at 1000 per minute the questioned the natives about the animals the one that caught their