Monday, January 27, 2014

  Can Wolves Be Tamed?


    Do you ever wonder if you can tame a wolf? After all wolves are big dogs. Certain species of any animals are domesticated. Mean while others seem to remain wild all their lives. Scientifically wolves are called Canis Lupus. Canis is what gives us our common name for domesticated dogs: Canines. Wolves are a part of the dog family. In fact, they're the 
largest members of the dog family.  Keep reading to find out if you can tame a wolf.

    

                       History of Wolves

    Throughout history, wolves had been portrayed as wild beasts with spine-tingling howls. Although they rarely attack humans, most people consider them one of the most feared villains in all of nature. This is probably because they do regularly attack domestic animals. For example, wolves eat pets and livestock. Although, many types of wolves were ordinary all around the United States of America, diminished gradually in size, amount, or strength considerably. Due to hunting and loss of habitat,or shelter, wolves struggle to survive in the world today. 
     Because of the limited amount of some species of wolves, somewhere scientists have tried to strengthen their numbers by breeding them in captivity in zoos or animal reserves. This has lead some people to WONDER whether these wild creatures could be domesticated like the dogs that we are all familiar with. They're animals from the same family. Scientists have confirmed through genetic testing that wolves and domesticated dogs are remmarkably similar. Despite their similarities , though wolves are very difficult to domesticate.
     With such a similar  genetic background scientists have long wondered why wolves tend to stay wild while dogs will gladly assume the role as the man's best friend. New research has given them some hints as the answer to the mysterious riddle. Kathryn Lord, an evolutionary biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, believes the difference between wolves and dogs stems from their first sensory experiences and how they're socialized. Each animal goes through a short period of time called a socialization window.
      

                                  Conclusion

     In conclusion, wolves are part of the dog family, therefore, wolves do have a chance of being tamed. After all, most dogs are domesticated so they can be tamed. Now I challenge you to find out if taming a wolf is a good idea. Studies show that taming a wolf is not impossible.




               


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

            Martin Luther King Jr.


Martin Luther King Jr.
     Martin Luther King Jr. was a really determined man. He fought for antislavery and equal rights among everyone no matter their skin color or their religion. He was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta, GA. He was then assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN.He was a very powerful person who fought for what he believed in which was freedom. He even has a famous speech about his he has a dream a about what it would be like to have the equality and freedom that everyone should have.
   

                                      Family

     Martin Luther King Jr. was the first son and second child of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta Williams King. Martin Luther King Jr. also known as MLK has 3 siblings. The first child was Christine which is now Mrs. Issac Farris Sr. The third child was Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King who is now deceased. MLK married Coretta Scott on June 18.1963. They had 4 children total together. Yolanda Denise was born on November 17, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.  Martin Luther King III was born on October 23, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama. Dexter Scott was born on January 30, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bernice. Albertine was born on March 28, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia.



                        Speech

Martin Luther King Jr. reading his famous speech

     We all know about the speech about how MLK dreams that we all have equality. It also symbolizes freedom. Him and a bunch of other famous people like Rosa Parks stood up for what they believed in: FREEDOM AND EQUALITY. Martin Luther King Jr.s speech made a huge impact on not only the world itself, but geography. That's the reward you get back after standing up for what you believe in. In addition The First Amendment Rights state that we all have a freedom of speech unless, but school is a different story.


                             President of The U.S.A.

Martin Luther King Jr.
     Martin Luther King Jr. was the president of the United States of America in the previous years. He was the first African American president of the U.S.A. Another idea is that African Americans were not allowed to even nominate or run for president, Even if he didn't actually win the contest it is a pleasure to even say that he was the first African American son-to-be-hopefully-president of the U.S.A. And to this day any religion, culture, or skin color is allowed to run for president of the United States of America because of this wonderful, hard working man.



                                      Wrap-up


    To sum it all up, Martin Luther King Jr. is honored on January 20. I challenge you to find more about this man and to see if there is any more facts that I have left out by accident. Always remember Martin Luther King Jr. and his determination and other fascinating characteristics.                    
    




                                   Horses


      Do you love horses? Well, I love horses because you can ride them anywhere and they have a 20 to 30 years life span. There are a total of about 75 million horses in the world. They also sleep only 2 1/2-3 hours a day. I think that animal lovers would be interested in this because they may not know everything about horses. Don't be mad if you don't get that kind of horse because there are about 75 million horses in the world.
           Did you know that horses sleep longer during summer than in winter? Also, they only lie down for 43.5 minutes. Another idea, is that there are no 2 horses alike in the 75 million horses out there in the world. A horses' teeth can determine it's age.Lastly, horses start around 60 million years ago, but they later on died out. Horses were then reintroduced by Spanish settlers.
            A healthy adult heart should have a pulse of between 36-40 beats per minute.