And lastly, during cold weather they mostly remain inactive, buried deep in their shelter sites. To avoid over heating they move into shades or burrows to cool down from the rising…
Most only use the tundra as a summer home due to the harsh conditions of the winter but some animals that can be found in the Arctic tundra are caribou, musk ox, Arctic hare, Arctic fox, snowy owl, lemmings, and polar bears. Animals that live in the tundra have special adaptations to survive. Some adapt by having babies and raising their young in the summer. A lot of animals hibernate.…
For animals, being able to adapt in nature is a matter of life and death. Through evolution and natural selection, animals have acquired behavioral and physical traits called adaptations that enable them to acquire food, escape predators and attract mates. The cheetah has the speed necessary to run down its prey, monarchs secrete a poison that deters predators from feasting on it and the hummingbird has a very long tongue for extracting nectar from flowers. These are some of the more obvious adaptations. However, if we take a closer look, we see that all organisms have several adaptations for living and surviving in their environment. The polar bear is a great example of adaptation. This bear is very different from its cousins to the…
Animals such as insects, bears and arctic foxes, have adapted to living in the tundra. For example, since food is scarce in the winter, bears have adapted their diets and will dig up roots or even eat seaweed found along water sides in order to avoid starvation. The arctic fox has also adapted to surviving the climate, such as having thick fur and a good supply of body fat to help keep it warm. The arctic fox also has a low surface area to volume ratio, which means less of its surface area is exposed to the arctic cold and less heat escapes the body.…
I am going to compare and contrast animals surviving in the wild and a human surviving. Because some things for animals might be easier for them to do, but not humans. In this article I willl be using a lot of refernces from “Call of the wild” and “Hatchet” to show some light on the topic. First off,there are some things that an animal and man share when it comes to surviving. One would be water, without this no living thing can obviously survive.…
In the short story "To Build a Fire," by Jack London, a newcomer crosses the treacherous Alaskan Yukon during the time of the gold rush, in a search to seek great fortune. Unfortunately, his failure to heed to the experienced old timer, as well his lack of knowledge resulted in him being unaware of the danger that faced him from within his surroundings. Thus, the theme of survival is conveyed through setting, sensory detail and characterization.…
Humans and animals are two different things; however, they can be the same. We consider ourselves different from animals because we don’t walk on all fours, don’t eat off the ground, we have manners, we know the difference between right and wrong, and we have free will. Although, animals have the ability to do what they want when they want,…
The bone-chilling cold in To Build a Fire effects the main character, an unnamed man, and inevitably kills him. The unnamed man takes his chances in the wilderness by himself, with a half wild dog, even when told not to by an old prospector. The extremely cold temperature effects the basic motor function of his extremities.…
Any animals that live in the alpine biome must be adapted to harsh and cold weather. Since these…
God created humans with great value, for they were created in his image. (Genesis 1:27). They were given the responsibility to take care of the animal kingdom. Man is instructed to “reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” (Genesis 1:28)…
In the story, the man is traveling with a dog. The dog is somewhat a companion, but for the most part it only views the man as a fire and food provider. The only item the man brings with him is his lunch wrapped in a handkerchief. His ultimate goal is to reach a camp where “the boys“ are. At the beginning of the story, London describes the man as, “ without imagination.” and “quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not the significances.” (London 115) This leads the reader to believe that he thinks about the perils he will have to overcome in his journey to camp, but does not think about how they will come or what his actions will do to provoke them. For example, when the man built his first fire, he built it under a spruce tree. He knew it was easier to pull the twigs from the tree and put them in the fire if it was right underneath, but he did not clearly think of what he was doing. “Each time he had pulled a twig he had communicated a slight agitation to the tree, an agitation sufficient to bring about the disaster.”(London 120) The agitation eventually caused the snow piled up on the tree to collapse right on the fire underneath. The man seemed confident that he would not face too much danger. He did not think about the weakness of human beings compared to the strength of nature. Instead, he believe that all he needed in order to live was to “keep his head”.(London 119)…
This answers the question of if man is more important than animals, because in Genesis 1:26 we are told that humans were placed in charge of the animals. The most distressing question we ask throughout our life is the question of meaning. We want to know why we are here and why we exist. John 17:3, and Mark 16:15 tell us that our purpose here on earth is to glorify God and spread his word. Once you accept Jesus into your heart and begin to read the bible and absorb its message your purpose in life is no longer a self-centered one.…
Genesis 1:26 states that humans were created and that they were to reign over all the animals. From the very beginning God says that humans are superior to animals. Matthew 10:31 tells us not to be scared; mankind is more precious than flocks of birds. Jesus came to earth and died for the sins of mankind, not animals. Humans are more important than animals.…
If modern technology, which deprived mankind of ‘animal instinct’, had not been introduced, we would have been currently living in the world where the weak are victims of the strong. The fact is, though, civilisation and culture which were created and developed by human being have destroyed the nature’s rule to a considerable degree. And human being is trying to dominate this world by making our own rules.…
1. Humans are different than animals in the aspect they have an ability to love and the ability to know…