The land of India is home to many endangered species. While the tiger is probably the most famous, the elephant is high on the list. Male Indian elephants have valuable ivory tusks. This has caused poachers to target them instead of females that don’t have them. The ratio of male elephants to female is in [...]
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Indian Elephants
September 2nd, 2010
Keeping things Nice
September 2nd, 2010
The weather is always an important factor in our lives. We get used to it and usually don’t pay it a whole lot of attention. There are times though when it is important that we do. Since the hurricane season is just around the corner, I thought I would check out the old homestead and [...]
New species found
August 27th, 2010
It’s always been amazing to me that mankind has lived on this earth for so long and we still haven’t seen everything it has to offer. Scientist using deep sea equipment has added to the list a number of species that have never before been seen. The discoveries have many people excited about the implications [...]
Eat shrimp
August 16th, 2010
The oil spill in the gulf has had a tremendous impact on the fishermen who make their living there. The price of shrimp has dropped as consumers are afraid that the shrimp are contaminated. This has caused the fishermen to be leery about going out and making a catch. They don’t know if the price [...]