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KbozichBony fish=osteichthyes. Includes: salmon, bass, halibut, and any other fish with scales and calcium bones (bones like us people)
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A structural adaptation is when an animal or a living thing is adapted to its environment by the way it's body is built. A...
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Flies My opinion is the fly. They like to mate a lot. Dolphins are the most sexually active animal. Dolphins are the only other...
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That depends on the kind of animal. Some animals are hunters, or predators, and are skilled at tracking, attacking, and killing...
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yes, they build nests in the sides of cliffs.
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It depends on the animal. Some creatures like the gecko can grow back the lost body part to heal. Other animals mostly can't heal...
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Javalina, deer, rabbits, and even humans eat cactus. Various birds eat the fruit of the Saguaro and Prickly pear. Insects, birds,...
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They eat Store bought fish bait, worms, and meat
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Donkeys have nine (9) nipples. Not sure about the horse.
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From Gray's Anatomy: "Reproduction of cells is effected either by direct or by indirect division. In reproduction by direct...
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What is your criteria? By human definition wild is untamed. As such by that definition the vast majority of humanity cannot be...
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It is claimed that giraffes' necks have elongated over a (long) period of time so that they can feed on highly-placed tree...
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Owls and bats are two types of nocturnal animals! Also, sugar gliders and some chipmunks!
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ACh will decrease heart rate/contractile strength, etc. Atropine is a muscarinic ACh receptor (mAChR) antagonist, so blocks the...
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Yes! -See the link for more information...
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One that hunts other animals as prey is a predator. This can also include insects although an animal that eats nothing but...
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only if you are willing to have a dead frog. living things do not freeze well. this information would apply to nearly all living...
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It depends on the species on what croak, how long, and how loud a croak is. However, each mature frog in the spring has one thing...
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Tiny. Trees alone outnumber us more than 60:1. When it gets down to the level of bacteria, you have more in your body than the...
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Bob cats, coyotes, fisher cat, lynx, man, mink, stoat, and occasionally, wolves (and there are others) prey on rabbits, but it's...
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There's always artificial insemination. However, if you mean that an animal has apparently become pregnant out of nowhere, then...
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Parasitism involves one organism (parasite) living off of another (host) in a harmful manner but without killing the host....
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They have more white stripes because their stomach is white
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Bears, deer will run for the mountains as far away as they can. Horses will bolt and run and cattle will become restless and...
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Positive reinforcement is when you reward a behavior to encourage it. Negative reinforcement is when you discourage an unwanted...
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Some authorities object to words like "recognize" that postulate what is going on in the learner's mind. They prefer words that...
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A+ plankton
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Birds regulate their body temperature and could be described as warm blooded, which is one of the reasons they have feathers, to...
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Agression is a natural behaviour to humans. However, people can be more aggressive due to their culture, media, situational...
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because of erosions and wethers from over a bilion years ago
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To name a few of them... Cheetah 70 Pronghorn Antelope 61 Wildebeest 50 Lion 50 Thomson's Gazelle 50 Quarter Horse 47.5 ...
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no because in there mating season they will fight and one may be really badly hurt
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gray wolves have a small head , their ears are pointed up, they have meduim legth of a tail and a triangular nose.
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predatory
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A biome
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when they are old enough to do it
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because the bats are nocturnal animal.nocturnal animals are sleeping at daytime and they were finding foods at night
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there isnt an advantage! at least i dont think there is.
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Bulls bellow Cattle, wild cattle like bison and buffalo, crocodilians. Alligators, oxen, bulls, Moose, Hippopotomus, Rhinos,...
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These are some of the branches of zoology: ZOOLOGY = Organismal Zoology .Morphology .Cytology .Histology .Gross Anatomy ...
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Ticks are parasites that feeds off other animals. Answer:The anglerfish is also a well-documented example of an animal...
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This type of symbiotic relationship is called commensalism.
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a bull can be attracted to the color red
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Long legs and a thick body allow the moose to move through deep snow and wet areas without trouble Their hair is wider at the...
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All hamsters are nocturnal.
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Bobcats are one of the primarily strongest cats on the earth besides the cheetah and the tiger.
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Yes, they can, depending on the animal. For instance, dogs might begin to show more and more freckles as they age, just like...
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Pumas, also known as Cougars, Panthers, Mountain Lions, or Catamounts, primarily eat deer. Their main prey throughout their range...
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People do their best everyday to protect animals and their rights, but a lot of times it does no good, because there will always...
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The Checkerspot butterfly learned to eat things other than white turtlehead.
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Animals can survive by finding food and being autotroph or heterotroph. They mate and reproduce, as well as become better...
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Not all. There are a few species of animals, such as humans, Bonobo monkeys and dolphins that have been known to mate for...
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inherited because learned behavior is like learning how to walk but inherited you all ready know it
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Penguins group in a 'waddle'. How cute! But seriously, folks: That's really sweet, but a group of penguins is actually called a...
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Bobcats are found over most of The United States, where ever there is prey, cover, and water. They are a very adaptable animal...
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As crazy as this sounds I had a beta fish that (i suppose you could call it) 'stood on its head' in its fish all the time. I...
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Butterflies and moths have scaled wings, fish and reptiles have scaled skin.
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yes Answer yes animals do enjoy it but only the ones of a higher intelligence. This is true. As I recall there are about...
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Deer are apparently crepuscular (most active during the twilight hours at dusk and dawn), such that they are relatively safe from...
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Deer, Armadillo, Beavers, Elk, Fish, Rodents, Llamas, Goats, Livestock and carrion. cougars are the fastest north American...
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magnets are used in everyday life lots like, sticking on your fridge, playing with, tapes, credit cards, door patches, to...
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AnswerThey are inspired by they creator
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Jellyfishes are made up of 95% water for easy floating. They use their stinging cells for stinging and killing prey and their...
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It's a generation amily thing that gets habded down to each member of the family.
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Physical adaptations are when something in protein expression of the organism changes through random mutations and survival of...
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An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with water on either side. Of note, the Isthmus of...
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plant stimuli plant response insects flies around venus flytrap venus flytrap closes its mouth to trap insect plant senses the...
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=ttsnqWGBG7U
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Chameleons,and any reptiles including frogs. Also birds and a few other mammals. Answer Many things eat crickets including...
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Mainly avocados, but also other fruits.
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Hybrid Offspring
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The surface of the ocean down to 600 feet is called the Epipelagic Zone, commonly called the Sunlight Zone. Whales, being...
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Crocodiles eat meat or pretty much anything that will get close enough to the water to be dragged in. The adult usually eat...
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To tell a dog "no", you should say it loud, clear, low, and "mean", but not too mean that the dog cries and runs. If you do it...
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A pheromone is a chemical produced by an animal, usually an insect, that influences the behavior or development of others of the...
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AnswerAccording to the Center for Disease Control, the top 10 most dangerous dogs are: 1. Dachshunds 2. Chihuahuas 3. Jack...
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Birds fly to get to their food source, whether that means foraging locally or migrating hundreds of miles to get to feeding...
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Animals quite regularly have large numbers of young; in many cases it is unusual for them not to. As a general rule, smaller...
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A dog learns to "sit" on command because the handler says "sit", makes the dog sit by pushing it into a sitting position, and...
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Killer whales are regarded as apex predators, lacking natural predators.-From Wikipedia.
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Usually fish lay eggs back where they were born, unless it is a type that doesn't. They will usually then lay them in ditches in...
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birds can only see black + white
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Horses are quite noble, and some dogs certainly do sacrifice for their family... but in general, most animals are pretty much...
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A warning color is a color that an animal uses to warn enemies that it is not safe to eat. Most animals that use color as a...
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As most one celled organisms Paramecium exchanges gases across it's cell membrane. O2 is absorbed by diffusion and CO2 is...
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Some unusual ways plants and animals take in air and food: Hummingbirds, unlike most birds, sip nectar from flowers for their...
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Grass when he is on a diet, doritos when he's not.
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All animals adapt to their living conditions, which causes them to mutate and therefore look different, even those of the same...
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