Essays on Zoology

The Philippine native chicken has been the main source of meat and eggs for Filipino farmers (World Poultry, 2000 in Dusaran&Cabarles, 2005). Its unequaled ability to produce meat and eggs under minimal management, intervention and inputs has led to its large population and popularity. The…

Myths have been around for thousands of years and they have been able to help man come up with explanations for events that otherwise there would be none. Myths are traditional stories passed down from generation to generation telling a story about some natural event…

Introduction Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus is a large bird belonging to the family Phoenicopteridae (Grimmette et.al. 1998). Although the birds are large, excessively long-legged marsh birds with very long slender necks and peculiar thick lamellate bills sharply down curved or “broken” in the middle. Their…

Throughout history, the wolf (canis lupus) has been admired, feared, celebrated and loathed by humans. Some view this mighty creature as majestic and beautiful while those on the other side of the spectrum think of them as dangerous pests, especially if they are a threat…

There are so many different types of animals that go through animal abuse each year. Last year there was a total of 177 cruelty/abuse investigations and 603 animal facility inspections. 177 investigations last year involved 725 animals. This year there was 2 animal rescues/assists and…

Ecosystems have many organisms that play an important role in the maintenance of ecosystem in one way or another. We don’t know the roles that were played by Hawksbay sea turtles millions of years ago but they still play an important role and if we…

You have trouble getting out of bed and are not in great shape in the morning? We all dream of starting the day in a good mood and without feeling tired as soon as we wake up. But how do you wake up in the…

If you had the choice for your lover to either marry another woman whom you despise or be eaten alive by a tiger what would you choose? The short story “The Lady or The Tiger” is about a semi-barbaric king whose idea of justice is…

In the film, Eddie The Eagle (directed by Dexter Fletcher), the main character Eddie builds his career as an athlete. On his journey to the Olympics, Eddie is displayed as a hard working, unusual athlete with lots of ambition. This is displayed by the ideas…

Have you ever been stung by a bee? Bees sadly die after stinging a human. Although this may lead to death of many, considering how many times a topic may come up about getting stung by a bee. As of lately there has been a…