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Species
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Protected Species
Caine Riordan and his self-styled “Crewe” have survived their first months on the planet they call Bactradgaria.They’ve overcome floods, dust storms, tornadoes, searing heat, bitter cold, desperate battles, and attacks by various strange species.However, their most desperate struggles have been against the wildly ferocious x’qao, for whom the pursuit and genocide of other beings is as much a sport as it is a strategy. Accordingly, Caine and his friends realize that if they are to endure, they must not merely survive but thrive.So far, they’ve done just that and made friends along the way.But a few scattered tribes and towns can't defeat the x’qao and their vassals.To do that, humans must claw higher up the food chain . . . before they tumble off into extinction.
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Lost Species
Step into an incredible lost world and marvel at the strange and magnificent creatures that once roamed our Earth.From the awe-inspiring woolly mammoth and the ferocious Spinosaurus to the shy Chinese river dolphin and incredibly rare Pinta Island tortoise 'Lonesome George', meet 35 extinct species and discover how these creatures came under threat.Featuring additional information on 'Lazarus species' (animals declared extinct but which, amazingly, have been rediscovered in the wild), and mass extinction events, including the part we are playing in endangering our wildlife, the book shows young readers that extinction is not simply a part of ancient history - it is happening right now across the planet - but that if we all make some small changes to our lifestyles, our wonderful species can be saved.With beautiful and vibrant illustrations throughout, this stunning large format compendium is a reminder of the remarkable animals we have lost, as well as a celebration of those that have returned from the brink of extinction.
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Seeing Species : Re-presentations of Animals in Media & Popular Culture
Animals are everywhere. They inhabit our forests, our fields, our imaginations, our dreams, and our stories.Making appearances in advertisements, television programs, movies, books, Internet memes, and art, symbolic animals do tremendous work for us selling goods, services, and ideas, as well as acting as stand-ins for our interests and ideas.Yet, does knowing animals only symbolically impact their lived experiences?Seeing Species: Re-presentations of Animals in Media & Popular Culture examines the use of animals in media, tracking species from appearances in rock art and picture books to contemporary portrayals in television programs and movies.Primary questions explored include: Where does thinking of other beings in a detached, impersonal, and objectified way come from?Do the mass media contribute to this distancing? When did humans first think about animals as other others?Main themes include examining the persistence of the human-animal divide, parallels in the treatment of otherized human beings and animals, and the role of media in either liberating or limiting real animals. This book brings together sociological, psychological, historical, cultural, and environmental ways of thinking about nonhuman animals and our relationships with them.In particular, ecopsychological thinking locates and identifies the connections between how we re-present animals and the impact on their lived experiences in terms of distancing, generating a false sense of intimacy, and stereotyping.Re-presentations of animals are discussed in terms of the role the media do or do not play in perpetuating status quo beliefs about them and their relationship with humans.This includes theories and methods such as phenomenology, semiotics, textual analysis, and pragmatism, with the goal of unpacking re-presentations of animals in order to learn not only what they say about human beings but also how we regard members of other species.
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Kangaroo species
Kangaroos are marsupials native to Australia and are known for their powerful hind legs, large feet, and long tails. There are four main species of kangaroos: the red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo, and antilopine kangaroo. Each species has its own unique characteristics and can be found in different regions of Australia. Kangaroos are herbivores and primarily feed on grasses, leaves, and shrubs.
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'Unicellular species'
Unicellular species are organisms that consist of only a single cell. These organisms carry out all of the necessary functions for life within this single cell, including obtaining nutrients, reproducing, and responding to their environment. Examples of unicellular species include bacteria, archaea, and protists. Despite being simple in structure, unicellular species can be highly diverse and have adapted to thrive in a wide range of environments.
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'Kangaroo species'
Kangaroos are marsupials native to Australia and are known for their powerful hind legs, large feet, and long tails. There are four main species of kangaroos: the red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo, and antilopine kangaroo. These species vary in size, with the red kangaroo being the largest and the antilopine kangaroo being the smallest. Kangaroos are herbivores and are well adapted to the Australian outback, using their strong legs to hop long distances and their tails for balance.
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Sheep species
There are several species of sheep, including the domestic sheep (Ovis aries), which is the most common species raised for its wool, meat, and milk. Other species of sheep include the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and the mouflon (Ovis orientalis), among others.
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100 Endangered Species
This is a little book with a big ambition, to highlight 100 endangered species from around the world and the work being done to bring them back from the brink of extinction.From Andean bears to sungazer lizards, it explores the incredible species that we're in danger of losing forever, and highlights the conservation efforts having a direct, positive impact on the ground.Packed with exquisite illustrations, fascinating facts and essential maps and charts, it will appeal to children and adults alike as both a beautiful gift and a shout-out to future generations to get involved with protecting our precious wildlife. The book features 100 colour illustrations of endangered animals.AGES: 8 to 12
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When Species Meet
“When Species Meet is a breathtaking meditation on the intersection between humankind and dog, philosophy and science, and macro and micro cultures.” —Cameron Woo, Publisher of Bark magazine In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending over $38 billion dollars on companion animals.As never before in history, our pets are truly members of the family.But the notion of “companion species”—knotted from human beings, animals and other organisms, landscapes, and technologies—includes much more than “companion animals.” In When Species Meet, Donna J.Haraway digs into this larger phenomenon to contemplate the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic.At the heart of the book are her experiences in agility training with her dogs Cayenne and Roland, but Haraway’s vision here also encompasses wolves, chickens, cats, baboons, sheep, microorganisms, and whales wearing video cameras.From designer pets to lab animals to trained therapy dogs, she deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal-human encounters. In this deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work, Haraway develops the idea of companion species, those who meet and break bread together but not without some indigestion. “A great deal is at stake in such meetings,” she writes, “and outcomes are not guaranteed. There is no assured happy or unhappy ending—socially, ecologically, or scientifically.There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace.” Ultimately, she finds that respect, curiosity, and knowledge spring from animal-human associations and work powerfully against ideas about human exceptionalism. One of the founders of the posthumanities, Donna J.Haraway is professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Author of many books and widely read essays, including The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness and the now-classic essay “The Cyborg Manifesto,” she received the J.D. Bernal Prize in 2000, a lifetime achievement award from the Society for Social Studies in Science.
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Meanings as Species
Mark Richard presents an original picture of meaning according to which a word's meaning is analogous to the biological lineages we call species.His primary thesis is that a word's meaning - in the sense of what one needs to track in order to be a competent speaker - is the collection of assumptions its users make in using it and expect their hearers to recognize as being made.Meaning is something that is spread across a population, inherited by each new generation of speakers from the last, and typically evolving in so far as what constitutes a meaning changes in virtue of the interactions of speakers with their (linguistic and social) environment.Meanings as Species develops and defends the analogy between the biological and the linguistic, and includes a discussion of the senses in which the processes of meaning change are and are not like evolution via natural selection.Richard argues that thinking of meanings as species supports Quine's insights about analyticity without rendering talk about meaning theoretically useless.He also discusses the relations between meaning as what the competent speaker knows about her language, meaning as the determinant of reference and truth conditions, and meaning qua what determines what sentence uses say.This book contains insightful discussions of a wide range of topics in the philosophy of language, including: relations between meaning and philosophical analysis, the project of 'conceptual engineering', the senses in which meaning is and is not compositional, the degree to which to which referential meaning is indeterminate, and what such indeterminacy might tells us about propositional attitudes like belief and assertion.
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The Fourth Species
__________________________________________________To protect the past, they must fight for their future.In the thrilling third book in the Tomorrow's Ancestors series a devastating change is on the horizon. 'A stonking good sci-fi & coming-of-age story all wrapped into one . . . a book that tackles humanity, hardship, and classism at the deepest level.' - Magic Radio Book ClubElise has now been working for the infiltration department for a year, but is growing frustrated with their lack of progress, their unwillingness to fight back against an unjust world.When it's announced that they're going on the offensive, will she be ready for the consequences?Twenty-Two finally has her freedom after serving her term of imprisonment.But not everyone believes she deserves to be released.If she is not welcome in Uracil, then where does she belong?Genevieve's life as a high-ranking Medius is perfectly crafted to hide all weakness, but when she finds out what the Potior's have planned next at the Museum of Evolution, she starts to question her choices, and the cracks begin to show. Can she keep herself from shattering?When a threat none of these women could have predicted comes to pass, they are all left to fight for their futures.Whether they are ready for it or not, their worlds will collide and nothing will be the same again . . . __________________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE TOMORROW'S ANCESTORS SERIES'An unputdownable exploration into the ethics of science' Buzz Magazine'Incredible . . . without a doubt one of the best YA sci-fi books I've ever read' Out and About Books'Instantly engaging . . . widens out from a tale of a girl trying to find her own identity to a broader story encompassing an entire population's burden of oppression, and the desire for freedom' Track of Words'One of the rare debuts that are really five star reads.Subject Twenty One grabbed me instantly and I couldn't put it down' Dom Reads__________________________________________________Make sure you've read the whole series!1.Subject Twenty-One2. The Hidden Base3. The Fourth Species
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'Ara species'
Ara species are a group of large, colorful parrots native to Central and South America. They are known for their vibrant plumage, long tails, and strong beaks. Ara species are highly intelligent and social birds, often forming strong bonds with their human caretakers. Unfortunately, many Ara species are threatened by habitat loss and illegal trapping for the pet trade, making conservation efforts crucial for their survival.
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Unicellular species
Unicellular species are organisms that consist of a single cell, as opposed to multicellular organisms that are made up of multiple cells. These single-celled organisms can carry out all the necessary functions for life within that one cell, including obtaining nutrients, reproducing, and responding to their environment. Examples of unicellular species include bacteria, archaea, protists, and some types of algae. Despite their simple structure, unicellular species play important roles in various ecosystems and can have significant impacts on the environment.
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Are there more animal species or plant species?
There are more plant species than animal species. It is estimated that there are around 390,000 plant species, while there are approximately 8.7 million animal species. This means that there are significantly more plant species than animal species on Earth.
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Which animal species drink milk from other species?
Several animal species drink milk from other species, including humans, cats, dogs, and some birds. For example, humans consume cow's milk, while cats and dogs are often fed milk from cows or goats. Additionally, some bird species, such as cuckoos, lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species and rely on the host bird to feed their chicks with their own milk-like substance. This behavior is known as brood parasitism.
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