2012 Writing 421D Magazine NOVEMBER 2012 WRITING 421 MAGAZINE A MRHS INQUIRY PROJECT WHAT YOU ARE READING In early November, each of Mr. Coffin’s 421 Writing classes was given the task of creating a magazine as its first inquiry project of the year. Students were asked to list their interests and were then grouped according to their choices. The following pages offer you a glimpse of their first efforts as real-world writers. MORELL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Morell Regional High School 100 Little Flower Avenue RR2 Morell, PE C0A 1S0 ANIMALS: THE FUNNY, FURRY AND FEATHERY Animal Awareness: Holly Studzinski Baboon Biography: James MacAdam Exotic Animal of the month: Candace Garland Kool, Krazy, Kangaroos: Christina Savoie | ANIMAL AWARENESS RHINO POACHING As the sun sets on game reserves around the world, all is well. Then under the blanket of night fall, trouble begins. Poachers have entered the game reserve and are looking for the rhinos. About 70% of the rhino population is located in South Africa. Since 2008 more than 14oo rhinos have been killed. Kariega Game Reserve is just one of the many game reserves who have suffered from rhino poaching. On March 2nd, 2012 Delete text and place photo here. one cow and two bulls were poached. The Rhino horn is made out of the same bull was fatally injured and died during elements that compose our hair and finger the night. One of the cows, Themba also nails. The makes it hard to see how it is a passed away at a later date due to highly prized item. The horn made of infection. Thandi continues to recover to keratin sells in the black market for 65,000 the present date. dollars an ounce. The prized horn is used for many Asian medical practices. It is believe it can heal headaches, vomiting, arthritis and fevers. Some Asian cultures also believe it can cure different cancers. Even though many people consider the rhino horn important for medical uses it is more important to the rhino. Rhinos use their horns daily for various reasons. Being herbivores makes rhinos rely on their horns to dig up roots to eat and other or complicated terms. plants. The horn also serves as a form of protection against other wild animals. Why with all this awareness are we Every day people are spreading the still losing rhinos? Few people realize that word about rhino poaching and why it many game reserves are thousands of must be stopped. Nobody wants to see one kilometres! Most of the time the rangers of the great five become extinct. The goal is and caregivers do not know where the to have the number of rhino poaching rhinos are located. They also don’t know attacks decrease every year. If you want to where poachers will attack. help the number of happy and healthy Present poachers use their highly rhinos increase you can visit the website at developed technology to swoop in on the bottom of the page. rhinos in the cover of night. They then quickly remove the highly prized horns. This of course is done without the use of anaesthesia. The pain and stress of this procedure usually causes the rhino to quickly pass away. www.savetherhinoshs.com “Baboon Biography” James MacAdam There are currently five types of species it is weaned away. in the Genus Papio (Baboon) family; with six subspecies. Three belong to the Yellow baboon Baboons make a lot of faces. Sometimes (Papio cynocephalus); while the other three they look as if they are smiling, they also raise belong to the Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). their eyebrows. They use their facial Baboons are part of the Cercopithecinae expressions to send information to other (Old World Monkey) group of primates, falling baboons. For example, if a predator is around, in the super-family; Cercopithecoidea. the baboon will make a toothy grin for the others to run away. When alarmed, baboons The most common species is the run by galloping on all fours. hamadryas baboon of northeastern Africa. It has coarse, brown hair that turns ashy gray with Baboons live in groups, called troops, of age. The males have a thick mane of hair 30 to 100 individuals; each troop is headed by around the neck and shoulders, prominent an adult male. They are very social animals. canine teeth, and an elongated muzzle like a They spend long periods of time grooming one dog. The face and rump of all baboons are bare. another. Baboons range in length from 40 to 72 inches (1 to 1.8 m), including a 19- to 27-inch (48- to 69- cm) tail. They weigh up to 90 pounds (41 kg). Baboons feed on grass, insects, small mammals and birds, and fish. Baboons are very intelligent and At the age of five the females start to complex creatures. Their attitudes are very become sexually active; while males at the age similar to humans. They care about personal of eight. Once a month the females come into hygiene and they are also very social like heat. At this time, her rump turns colour from humans. All in all, baboons are very fascinating grey to pink. After mating, the female goes creatures and they should be given more credit through a gestation period of six months; than than they receive. bears one offspring. The offspring is taken care of by its mother for eighteen months; at which Exotic Animals-Flamingos. Table of Contents: These birds are very recognizable and there are only six different types of flamingos in the Flamingo colors…………………………….. world. The different species are called American (Caribbean) Flamingo, Andean Flamingo, Babies………………………………………… Chilean Flamingo, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Prey…………………………………………….. Flamingo and Puna (James's) Flamingo Flamingo is a Spanish and Latin word meaning What they eat…………………………………….. fire and bright colors. That is very true since their bodies can be bright pink or an orange Why I love them…………………………………. color or a red color. Flamingos are pink because of their diet, the How long they live for……………………………. sun and shrimp because of how pale they are. Endangered……………………………………………. These birds are omnivores. They feed on small organisms—plankton, tiny fish, flies larvae, shrimp, and algae. Flamingos hold their bills upside down while feeding,. Flamingos are the only tall, pink bird in any given place. Their necks are very long and it is a fact that flamingos are as tall as a 6 foot man. These birds can be found in very hot, timid places where there are a lot of lakes, oceans, and ponds like around the Atlantic area. They enjoy the sun. Flamingos live until they are 40-50 years old. They lay one chalky white egg on mounds built of mud. Flamingo babies are born gray or white and take up to three years to reach their mature pink, orange or red. Flamingos only eat in groups called flocks or Flamingo baby! colonies. They find safety in numbers, which helps to protect individual birds from predators while their heads are down in the mud and water. These birds are threatened, there are about only 30,000 of the birds left in the wild. Animals that prey on flamingos are lions; tigers bears, cheetahs and baboons. I chose to do flamingos because they are my favorite animal in the whole world. They make the weirdest but cutest noise ever. Another reason I chose to do them is because they are interesting and adorable! By: Candace Garland Kool Krazy Kangaroos ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Kangaroos are one of the largest marsupials in the Marsupial family. Marsupial- A mammal commonly thought of a pouched animal. They give birth but, at a young age. The baby will go into the pouch, there it will continue to grow and grow, weeks to months depending on the type of animal. If you decide to go on vacation and you want to see kangaroos in the wild then go to almost anywhere in Austrila, they are everywhere! When kangaroos are born, they are called Joeys. The name Joey means any kind WATCH OUT! of young animal or child in Australia. It was How do they fight? They fight by clawing at their started around the 1830-40. They have fur and appoint with their front legs, most times you can see them jump up while balancing on their tail, then kicking they can be nursed till they are close to the out with their powerful hind legs and sharp claws. Be same size as their mother. The mother can carful when you approach one, yes they are cute and only have one ‘Joey’ per year. When a you think they might be cuddly but, that move can be kangaroo is full grown their diet consists of deadly because of how sharp their claws are and from mostly grass and leaves on easy to reach the strength of the hind legs, considering how much the branches. jump around. Kangaroos move by A fully grown male hopping around and kangaroo is called a using their tail for Why do ‘Buck,’ Also commonly steering. When kangaroos fight with known as a ‘Boomer,’ or hopping, they can travel each other? an ‘Old Man.’ a female is from 40m/h –60m/h. They fight because called ‘Doe’ or a ‘Flyer.’ That’s fast. When they they are extremely move slowly, their tail is A kangaroo’s lifespan territorial. Young can range from 15-20 used as an extra leg, to years. Their height steady its self when it is Bucks will fight the ranges from 3-9ft and standing. Most alpha male for a they can weigh kangaroos can not move chance to be the anywhere from 40 lbs.