Wild animals

Another tier in Warner s ideological edifice consists of a web of exegesis by which the human spectacle of Africa and the Levant seems to exist solely for the comment it offers upon the United States—upon its innate superiority as a civilization, and upon the troubling inferiority of some of its inhabitants. Observing a group of Bedouin dancers, for instance, Warner remarks that their eyes shine with animal wildness, It seems to be precisely the dance of North American Indians, he concludes. On... 

D. Accumulation in plants, aquatic animals, wild terrestrial animals, food plants, and animals, etc. 

Biota Animals domestic (5) Animals wild (5) Diversity of vegetation types (9) Variety within vegetation types (5) Mood/Atmosphere Awe/inspiration (11) Isolation/solitude (11) Mystery (4) Oneness with nature (11)... 

Cmtzen, PJ. Aselmann, 1. Seiler, W., 1986 Methane Production by Domestic Animals, Wild Ruminants, Other Herbivorous Fauna, and Humans , in Tellus, 38B 271-284. 

Pests iaclude rats, a severe problem ia some areas, wild animals, nematodes, and a number of iasects. The most severe iasect pests are the various types of borers, ie, the sugarcane borer, Diatrea saccharalis (F.) and the eldana borer, Pldana saccharina which cause damage first by boring iato the cane stalk, then by providing entry poiats for other diseases, and finally by reduciag cane and juice quality. 

Balantidiasis (balantidiosis, balantidial dysentery), an intestinal disease seen almost worldwide, is caused by the large ciUated protozoan, balantidium coll The organism is usually found in the lumen of the large intestine of humans and animals. Cysts formed in the lumen of the colon or in freshly evacuated feces of humans or domesticated and wild animals, can colonize the colon and terminal ileum of new hosts by the latter s ingestion of contaminated food or water. The hog has been found to be the most heavily parasitized host. Its association with the rat may be a means for maintaining a reservoir infection in the two animals. 

Coccidiosis is a widespread disease that occurs most often in fowl, such as chickens and turkeys, and other farm animals (cows, sheep, swine, horses, and rabbits) (11). In chickens the disease has caused severe economic losses. Coccidiosis also occurs in ox, water buffalo, zebu, bighorn sheep, wild goat, alpaca, Hon, puma, fox, mink, parakeet, Canada goose, snow goose, and camel, among others. It is seen only rarely in humans, and dogs and cats are only occasionally infected. 

Endocrine disruption has been postulated as the cause of a large number of adverse affects on the health of various species of animals in the wild. The majority of cases involve reproductive abnormalities that might be linked to population declines. Data supporting causative associations between the biological... 

Heavy metals on or in vegetation and water have been and continue to be toxic to animals and fish. Arsenic and lead from smelters, molybdenum from steel plants, and mercury from chlorine-caustic plants are major offenders. Poisoning of aquatic life by mercury is relatively new, whereas the toxic effects of the other metals have been largely eliminated by proper control of industrial emissions. Gaseous (and particulate) fluorides have caused injury and damage to a wide variety of animals—domestic and wild—as well as to fish. Accidental effects resulting from insecticides and nerve gas have been reported. 

World production of I2 in 1992 approached 15 000 tonnes, the dominant producers being Japan 41%, Chile 40%, USA 10% and the former Soviet Union 9%. Crude iodine is packed in double polythene-lined fibre drums of 10-50-kg capacity. Resublimed iodine is transported in lined fibre drums (11.3 kg) or in bottles containing 0.11, 0.45 or 2.26 kg. The price of I2 has traditionally fluctuated wildly. Thus, because of acute over-supply in 1990 the price for I2 peaked at 22/kg in 1988, falling to 12/kg in 1990 and 9.50/kg in 1992. Unlike CI2 and Br2, iodine has no predominant commercial outlet. About 50% is incorporated into a wide variety of organic compounds and about 15% each is accounted for as resublimed iodine, KI, and other inorganics. The end uses include catalysts for synthetic rubber manufacture, animal- and fowl-feed supplements. 

Curare is a generic term for various South American arrow poisons. Curare has been used for centuries by the Indians along the Amazon and Orinoco rivers for immobilizing and paralyzing wild animals used for food. Preparations of curare are derived from Strychnos species, which contain quaternary neuromuscular alkaloids like tubocurarine. Tubocurarine is a potent antagonist at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. 

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