Survival Of The Stingray

Term Paper Title	Survival Of The Stingray
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Survival Of The Stingray

     Imagine yourself 150,000 years in the future. Another ice age is in full force.
Temperatures are much colder, vegetation has ceased to exist, along with several entire animal
species. The lion, once the king of the jungle,  is no more than an alley cat scavenging for food.
The great white shark- reduced to the size of goldfish. A new predator is on the prowl. The
stingray, once limited to shallow, sandy beaches, has evolved! With it's new adaptations the power
of the stingray is unfurled,  free to roam in the wide expanse of sea, air, and land.
     Many advantages have evolved in the once conservative stingray. From the large size of
the present day animal, the stingray has been reduced in size and weight from an average of 12
feet, 60 pounds to 3 feet, 15 pounds to provide from speed, stealth, and agility. The broad flattened
pectoral fins have grown a protective hard scale resistant to the hardest of an enemy's teeth, along
with the secretion of a special enzyme that causes pain and damage along with a bitter taste to
avoid being eaten. It's powerful tail has been lengthened to provide offensive coverage in a 360
degree area. Along with the sharp, barbed spines and deadly poisonous glands, the stingray is now
an formidable opponent.
     With the decrease in food supply, the st...

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