BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
Sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative, the Homeland Foundation and the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

Downs, Matthews Schafer, Kevin. Beneath the Canopy. United States: Chronicle Books, N/A.

Common Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri sciureus
No more than half a foot tall and weighing a couple of pounds, these magnificent animals range through treetops in groups of 20 to 200. They search out fruit and tender vegetation, but are also quite found of insects. They vocalize with shrill squeals and yelps. Squirrel monkeys are very agile and they often run through the forest on branches. Squirrel monkeys display female dominance because the females form the central core of the group or troop.


Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata

The roars and coughs of these noisy creatures can be heard for miles. These monkeys open their large mouths to howl across the forest. They stand about two feet tall and weigh about twenty pounds. Sturdy, prehensile tails help them move slowly about the forest with care for fruit and tender leaves. Some evidence suggests that mantled howler monkey populations are becoming robust once again.

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey
Cebus capucinus

These monkeys have families of up to twenty-four members. They search noisily for fruit, nuts, and insects by examining the bottom of leaves and peeling bark from tree limbs. Their tails help them hold on to branches for safety while using their hands to eat.

Wedge-Capped Capuchin Monkey
Cebus olivaceus

Weighing from five to ten pounds these fantastic creatures search the middle and lower levels of the forest for food. Not fussy eaters, they feed on seeds, insects, fruits, flowers, small animals, and birds. They gather in groups of about thrity and observe a distinct dominance hierarchy. The heads of these animals have a window peak of the color brown, black, or grey while the rest of the body is basically white.

Humans
Homo sapiens

Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens. Humans have a highly developed brain. The closest living relatives of Homo sapiens are the two species of chimpanzee: the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and the Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

Bush Dog
Speothus venaticus

Bush dogs have short legs ,a tail, and and narrow body. They weigh about ten to fifteen pounds and travel in small packs of four to seven animals at night. These extraoridinary animals can swim underwater. These animals look more like a bear than a dog. These animals are found in forests and wet savannas.

Giant River Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis

These animals weight about sixty pounds when mature and are about four feet in length. Lakes and rivers provide food suppy and habitat. Their flattened tails aid in swimming. The have families upto a dozen animals. These animals were becoming endangered but with protection, they are now coming back. Pteronura brasiliensis lives in lentic freshwater rivers, lakes and creeks. Occassionally they are seen in agricultural canals.

Jaguarandi
Erpailurus yaguarondi

This is a very common cat found in rainforests. They live in places from dense jungles and scrubland to reed thickets and shoreline forests. Suprisingy, it looks a lot like a weasel. With its flat head and small ears, small size, and reddish brown fur, it looks more like a weasel than a cat. It eats basically mammals, birds, and snakes. It is very carnivorous.

Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis

This twenty pound cat was brought into the endangered species list as hunters were killing up to thirty thousand yearly. It now maintains its presence through protection. It is one of the most widespread felines. They are great jumpers and climbers. These totally carnivorous animals take small mammals such as rats ,opossums, and rabbits, but also snakes, lizards, and birds as food.

Striped Skunks
Mephitis mephitis

These creatures prefer open areas with a mixture of habitats like wood, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually found no further than two miles from a water source. Mephitis mephitis is about the size of a domestic cat, with a small head, small ears, short legs, and a long, fluffy tail. The claws on their front feet are longer to aid in digging. They are black and have a white line running from their tail to the top of their head. Female striped skunks nurture their young inside their bodies before they are born and later provide them with milk. Male skunks do not provide parental care.

Long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata

Long-tailed weasels are found in temperate and tropical habitats. They live in places such as crop fields to suburban areas. Many long-tailed weasels die before reaching even a year old. However, once they have reach adulthood they might be able to live for several years. At birth, young weasels weigh about 3 grams. Long-tailed weasels are quick, agile, and alert animals. They are also good climbers and swimmers.

Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus

These animals have basically a circumpolar distribution. The name Ursus maritimus means maritime bear. Their preferred habitat is the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean. The ice edge and pressure help provide the best hunting ground. Polar bears are very solitary. The females charge at any males that are large that might look threatening so she can protect her cubs. They are becoming an endangered species as an aftermath of global warming.

Maned wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus

Chrysocyon brachyurus is a stunning animal. The body is narrow and the ears large and erect. These animals are primarily nocturnal. They hunt, travel, and rest solitarily, and remain closely associated only during the breeding season.

Lion
Panthera leo

Females are mainly reponsible for the care of their young. Although the males do not provide direct care for the young in a pride, they are important in the protection of the cubs from rival males. Lions can injure and kill other lions when they are in a fight. They are very aggressive. Lions have a great deal of pride and stand their ground in every situation.

Domestic Cow
Bos taurus

These animals are common around the world. Cattle are born and raised on rangelands. They must contain certain areas for grazing. Domestic cows are sturdy and large animals. They can be used as working animals for plowing and moving heavy loads. Their jaws are used for crushing coarse vegetation, which comes in really handy.

Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries

Domestic sheep are associated with humans worldwide. Domestic sheep are extremly versitile and exist in a wide variety of habitats worldwide. These habitats range from temperate mountain forests to conditions of the desert. These animals have a highly developed flocking or herding instinct. These animals are one the the most economically imporant species in the world. They provide us with meat, milk, wool and hides.

Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius

Large populations of hippos occur in the Nile River. These species prefer to live in deep water with adjacent reed beds and grasslands. The hippopotamus basically sleeps in the daytime and acts at night but is not strictly nocturnal. The females are the central core of the hippo’s groups of up to 30 animals. The aggression between the males is intense. But these animals are strict vegetarians and eat terrestrial grasses. The bad thing is that these animals like to ruin agricultural crops.


Sika Deer
Cervus nippon

These animals prefer forest areas with a dense understory. These deer are small or medium sized but the males grow until they are seven to ten years old and the female’s growth stops at the age of four to six. Antlers are only found among the males of this species. These animals are primarily nocturnal. Sika deer are valued in China for their antlers. They use the antlers for traditional medicine. They are also an important food and game animal. But they like to eat crops, thus destroying a farmer’s field.

Dromedary Camels
Camelus dromedarius

These camels prefer desert conditions with long,dry seasons. These animals have one hump, a long curved neck, and narrow chest.The hump is used for food storage when needed, after all it is hard to find water in a desert.These camels adapt to the strong winds in the desert with their eyes that have double rows of eyelashes enabling them to simply blink off the dusty sand.

Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis

These animals are the tallest mammals in the world because of their long neck. These animals have long sturdy legs but the back legs are shorter than the front. There are are really big and their long black tongue helps them retrieve food from the top of trees. These giraffes inhabit dry and arid land. Giraffe necks contain seven elongated vertebrae.

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Common Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri sciureus
No more than half a foot tall and weighing a couple of pounds, these magnificent animals range through treetops in groups of 20 to 200. They search out fruit and tender vegetation, but are also quite found of insects. They vocalize with shrill squeals and yelps. Squirrel monkeys are very agile and they often run through the forest on branches. Squirrel monkeys display female dominance because the females form the central core of the group or troop.


Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata

The roars and coughs of these noisy creatures can be heard for miles. These monkeys open their large mouths to howl across the forest. They stand about two feet tall and weigh about twenty pounds. Sturdy, prehensile tails help them move slowly about the forest with care for fruit and tender leaves. Some evidence suggests that mantled howler monkey populations are becoming robust once again.

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey
Cebus capucinus

These monkeys have families of up to twenty-four members. They search noisily for fruit, nuts, and insects by examining the bottom of leaves and peeling bark from tree limbs. Their tails help them hold on to branches for safety while using their hands to eat.

Wedge-Capped Capuchin Monkey
Cebus olivaceus

Weighing from five to ten pounds these fantastic creatures search the middle and lower levels of the forest for food. Not fussy eaters, they feed on seeds, insects, fruits, flowers, small animals, and birds. They gather in groups of about thrity and observe a distinct dominance hierarchy. The heads of these animals have a window peak of the color brown, black, or grey while the rest of the body is basically white.

Humans
Homo sapiens

Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens. Humans have a highly developed brain. The closest living relatives of Homo sapiens are the two species of chimpanzee: the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and the Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

Bush Dog
Speothus venaticus

Bush dogs have short legs ,a tail, and and narrow body. They weigh about ten to fifteen pounds and travel in small packs of four to seven animals at night. These extraoridinary animals can swim underwater. These animals look more like a bear than a dog. These animals are found in forests and wet savannas.

Giant River Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis

These animals weight about sixty pounds when mature and are about four feet in length. Lakes and rivers provide food suppy and habitat. Their flattened tails aid in swimming. The have families upto a dozen animals. These animals were becoming endangered but with protection, they are now coming back. Pteronura brasiliensis lives in lentic freshwater rivers, lakes and creeks. Occassionally they are seen in agricultural canals.

Jaguarandi
Erpailurus yaguarondi

This is a very common cat found in rainforests. They live in places from dense jungles and scrubland to reed thickets and shoreline forests. Suprisingy, it looks a lot like a weasel. With its flat head and small ears, small size, and reddish brown fur, it looks more like a weasel than a cat. It eats basically mammals, birds, and snakes. It is very carnivorous.

Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis

This twenty pound cat was brought into the endangered species list as hunters were killing up to thirty thousand yearly. It now maintains its presence through protection. It is one of the most widespread felines. They are great jumpers and climbers. These totally carnivorous animals take small mammals such as rats ,opossums, and rabbits, but also snakes, lizards, and birds as food.

Striped Skunks
Mephitis mephitis

These creatures prefer open areas with a mixture of habitats like wood, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually found no further than two miles from a water source. Mephitis mephitis is about the size of a domestic cat, with a small head, small ears, short legs, and a long, fluffy tail. The claws on their front feet are longer to aid in digging. They are black and have a white line running from their tail to the top of their head. Female striped skunks nurture their young inside their bodies before they are born and later provide them with milk. Male skunks do not provide parental care.

Long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata

Long-tailed weasels are found in temperate and tropical habitats. They live in places such as crop fields to suburban areas. Many long-tailed weasels die before reaching even a year old. However, once they have reach adulthood they might be able to live for several years. At birth, young weasels weigh about 3 grams. Long-tailed weasels are quick, agile, and alert animals. They are also good climbers and swimmers.

Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus

These animals have basically a circumpolar distribution. The name Ursus maritimus means maritime bear. Their preferred habitat is the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean. The ice edge and pressure help provide the best hunting ground. Polar bears are very solitary. The females charge at any males that are large that might look threatening so she can protect her cubs. They are becoming an endangered species as an aftermath of global warming.

Maned wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus

Chrysocyon brachyurus is a stunning animal. The body is narrow and the ears large and erect. These animals are primarily nocturnal. They hunt, travel, and rest solitarily, and remain closely associated only during the breeding season.

Lion
Panthera leo

Females are mainly reponsible for the care of their young. Although the males do not provide direct care for the young in a pride, they are important in the protection of the cubs from rival males. Lions can injure and kill other lions when they are in a fight. They are very aggressive. Lions have a great deal of pride and stand their ground in every situation.

Domestic Cow
Bos taurus

These animals are common around the world. Cattle are born and raised on rangelands. They must contain certain areas for grazing. Domestic cows are sturdy and large animals. They can be used as working animals for plowing and moving heavy loads. Their jaws are used for crushing coarse vegetation, which comes in really handy.

Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries

Domestic sheep are associated with humans worldwide. Domestic sheep are extremly versitile and exist in a wide variety of habitats worldwide. These habitats range from temperate mountain forests to conditions of the desert. These animals have a highly developed flocking or herding instinct. These animals are one the the most economically imporant species in the world. They provide us with meat, milk, wool and hides.

Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius

Large populations of hippos occur in the Nile River. These species prefer to live in deep water with adjacent reed beds and grasslands. The hippopotamus basically sleeps in the daytime and acts at night but is not strictly nocturnal. The females are the central core of the hippo’s groups of up to 30 animals. The aggression between the males is intense. But these animals are strict vegetarians and eat terrestrial grasses. The bad thing is that these animals like to ruin agricultural crops.


Sika Deer
Cervus nippon

These animals prefer forest areas with a dense understory. These deer are small or medium sized but the males grow until they are seven to ten years old and the female’s growth stops at the age of four to six. Antlers are only found among the males of this species. These animals are primarily nocturnal. Sika deer are valued in China for their antlers. They use the antlers for traditional medicine. They are also an important food and game animal. But they like to eat crops, thus destroying a farmer’s field.

Dromedary Camels
Camelus dromedarius

These camels prefer desert conditions with long,dry seasons. These animals have one hump, a long curved neck, and narrow chest.The hump is used for food storage when needed, after all it is hard to find water in a desert.These camels adapt to the strong winds in the desert with their eyes that have double rows of eyelashes enabling them to simply blink off the dusty sand.

Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis

These animals are the tallest mammals in the world because of their long neck. These animals have long sturdy legs but the back legs are shorter than the front. There are are really big and their long black tongue helps them retrieve food from the top of trees. These giraffes inhabit dry and arid land. Giraffe necks contain seven elongated vertebrae.

English- 5A Harika Medi
Hausman March. 20. 2007March.20.2007

To Whom It May Pertain To:

I am writing this letter in order to recommend Harika Medi for the Harvard Medical School Program. I, a former science teacher and presently a doctor, have never met any student who has the abilities and potential that Ms. Medi is rich of.
The first time I saw Ms. Medi, I regarded her as any other student. But as time progressed, I was able to witness her remarkable influence upon the classroom. She immediately stood out like a bright candle in a gloomy classroom. Every lab research she did was full of intellect. Her participation in the classroom was absolutely outstanding. She worked very diligently and helped other students along the way.
Ms. Medi always asked questions that required a lot of thought. In every lesson, she was filled with questions and had her own personal answers. Once she knew the answer for sure, she would stand her ground and provide analytical evidence for her reasoning. It might be believed that the way she stood up for her answer is rude, but I believe it is her best quality. She is a very curious person who loves to learn new things and learn from her mistakes. She has a knack for doing researches and projects that are medicine related. Ms. Medi loves to study viruses and bacterial diseases as well as cell structures and antibiotic usages. Her three dimensional model of the HIV virus done was time consuming and so creative that I choose to hang it up for other students to examine and learn from. She has a unique way of thinking that I came to admire. She analyzes situations extensively and takes action according to the aftermath. Most students her age do not have a mind so distinct and versatile as hers.
Ms. Medi’s academic record is filled with excellence. Excellence that is viewed as nearly impossible. Impossible but made possible by the hard work and commitment Ms. Medi puts into her work. With that commitment she is able to overcome all obstacles and usher herself to her stage of success. At the point, she has a perfect 4.5 GPA. Taking all advance classes and still having such a high grade point average is something that I think is not a surprise for her. Since the first grade, she has never overlooked a single honor roll. Every year that the president’s award was given out, she was sure to receive it. Ms. Medi’s positive attitude and eccentric perspective really stood out when she placed second in the Elsik School Science Fair and worked unrestrained to make it to regionals. Her responses to the judges’ demanding questions were full of clarity and deep cerebration. She always told me that, “Education is a privilege and I feel honored to take part in it ,” and I believe that demonstrates how essential and serious education is to her.
Personality wise, Ms. Medi is a really enthusiastic person to be with. There might be students that are more adequate for this program. There might be some that are more qualified. Through my 10 years of teaching and 4 years of doctoring, I have never met anyone who is more qualified as Ms. Medi is for this honorable program. She will definitely contribute to the program as powerfully and effectively as possible. I ecstatically recommend her.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bipasha Kapoor
Science teacher
Elsik Ninth Grade Center

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