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Kbozichyes it does, also I think the changes in atmospheric pressure do affect animals. When a storm is moving in, my dog act nervously....
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scorpion had hard skin over it which prevents loss of fluids from its body and also is mostly lives in borrows in the dawn time...
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The opposite is of Nocturnal is (Diurnal) ` meaning happening by day, coming out during the day, occurring every day'. Also...
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Now before i answer your question, is the hamster engulfed it the tumor and is it benign?
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Habituation is a decrease in behavioral responsiveness that occurs when a stimulus is repeated frequently without a subsequent...
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Behavioral genetics studies what role genetics plays in both animal and human behavior. This is different, though somewhat a part...
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birds with flippers are most often adapted for watersome of these birds that fit in these orders are...anseriformes, this is the...
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you shouldn't without a person who knows what there doing, but i have done it before only if they cut of the ends of the tails...
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Nocturnal
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chipmunk are active during the night so it mainly sleep during the noon
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It is a little bit of both. If your parents or grandparents did it, it probaly runs in the family. Also sometimes if people are...
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n o no
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Marshmallows are used for floating bread, to stop any ducks getting hooked. You hook your bread, then hair the marshmallow. If a...
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Yes. No, elephants are not afraid of mice. One reason that many people felt this myth might be true is because they thought an...
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Animals move from one place to another because of climate changes, the availability of food, or to ensure reproduction. Another...
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Skunks, like bears, go into a state of torpor. This is a very groggy sleep that is intermittent and can be interrupted by periods...
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Training standards and requirements for massage therapists vary greatly by State and locality. In 2004, 33 States and the...
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well if you are asking which has more physical strength then it would be the Wolverine. with the males being 30% larger then the...
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Echinoderms are osmotic conformers. The concentration of salt inside and outside their bodies is always the same. The less...
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Animal Defense Mechanisms that involve 'fake' tactics Lizards such as the gecko and skink are able to fake injury and loss of...
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They don't migrate but go into a state of semi-hibernation by clustering together to keep warm.
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behavior that can be taught like training a dogversus automatic behavior =one that animals are born withfight flight freeze
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It needs a wet and humid environment. It makes it easier to decompose stuff.
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.Commensalism
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eating
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It all depends on how they are raised. If they are bottle fed young they will have a deep love for humans and act like puppies...
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Predators are any animals that hunt and eat other animals (prey). There are some plants, such as the Venus Fly Trap, that eat...
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Predation is an interaction in which one organism captures another and feeds on the captured organism.An animal that consumes...
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An example for a carnivore would be a meat eating dinosour or a shark. An organism that prey on other organisms for food. Eg....
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Cockatiels, parakeets, love birds, finches, canaries, doves, cockatoos, chickens,pidgeons, peacocks, parrots, falcons, emus,...
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The loudest land animal in the world is the howler monkey.
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a relative of weasel The grison resembles a large weasel in size and shape, but has the coloring of a badger. At one time it was...
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This has never been counted. Though I encourage you to become the first person to figure it out! Good luck!!!
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All animals are different when it comes to their behavior.
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Sharks sometimes attack, but not every time they see someone swimming in the water! They attack sometimes, but not often, and...
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get a BOS degree in marine biology , physiologic or zoology or something along those lines P.S. it can take over 4 years to get...
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There are 6 characteristics that all animals share: 1. They all can either move or they find something to move them. 2.They all...
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Yes. A lot of times an animal will let you know if one is around by barking or growling at nothing in particular. This is usually...
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Behavioral adaptation is an adaptation that helps an organism enhance either survival or reproduction. Adaptations, behavioral or...
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animals do see colour but some don't like dogs they are colour blind
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No, I just saw one bouncing through the snow in our back yard. We live in Ontario Canada and we also live by a major hiway....it...
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Language by definition is more than simply single sounds, calls, barks etc. So too is stringing words together not constituent of...
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hollow bones and flight feathers
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squirrelology i believe or a Squirrelologist (ima hoboologist the study of HOBOS)
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yes cheetahs do get tired legs becuase they run so much. Once they get their prey and eat it they take a snooze right after so...
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Most seals live in the arctics and survive in the harsh and bitter cold weather because they have a layer of thick fat called...
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the loudest animal in the world is the sperm whale which produces a sound (CLICK) to communicate with other whales. this click is...
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How Birds Breathe-Birds have lungs and air sacs, which direct air through the lungs in a one-way air flow. THis one way air flow...
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The pros are that the Africans have food and will get money from pouching elephants and rhinos for their tusks and horns. The...
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Most employers will prefer a degree in Biology, Zoology, or Animal Science to start. Experience with animals is extremely...
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in the turtle food chain there is an alligator. and fish. the alligator eats the turtle and the turtle provides for the fish by...
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All animals that live underwater must obtain oxygen in one way or another. Fish for example have gills that move water past their...
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All dogs will fight with one another but an average dog will quit when the other dog surrenders or submits. A dog that continues...
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November to janurey Actually it's termed as brumation. Brumation can appear at different times of the year based on the animals...
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they have large trunks
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A calcium compound, the same thing in our fingernails.
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Density- independent factors :D
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a carnivore eats meat but a omnivore eats plants and meat
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Animal prostitution would be bestiality which legally is considered animal abuse so it's not legal. You have added this to Dog...
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AnswerThis depends on the animal. By 'animal' I am excluding simple organisms that reproduce by dividing.Slugs, snails and some...
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just like a normal tiger
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Raccoons are nocturnal, or more active during the night.
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A niche is the rank or position of a species in a community.
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Many of the predatory birds have this behavior. Hawks, Falcons, and even eagles frequently roost on high places such as telephone...
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thick lips for eating thistle, color of fur for sun reflection, broad hooves for walking in sand, and many others.
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Snails. Another animal that cannot jump, believe it or not, is the elephant. This relates to the square-cube law.
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There are actually a bunch! You might not believe me, but grasshoppers and spiders shed their outer skin to grow! So do snakes...
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scientific name of dove:Zenaida Zenaida is the generic name pigeon
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Courtship behavior is a behavior in which males and females of the same species prepare for mating. Courtship behavior ensures...
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Only flying squirrels are nocturnal. All other types of squirrels are active during the early morning and early afternoon, this...
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They can change color to blend into their surroundings and can shoot ink at attackers when perturbed. An octopus has ink that...
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The Emporer Penguin.
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It is either dormant, cocooning or dead.
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Taxis vs KinesisKinesis is a simple change in activity, or turning rate in response to stimulus. Animals will neither move...
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Perhaps a bush tick or paralysis tick. They latch on to a host and double their body weight in blood before dropping off and...
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Pandas live in the bamboo forests of China and spend all their time on the ground.
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A mania is a crazed obsession or belief. A phobia is a strong revulsion or fear that has no basis in fact or even reality. Some...
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Kids cry if they are happy, scared, sad, mad, or under presure. Being a kid is a ver sinsitive stage of life.
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They are common names for the same type of animal. The actual scientific genus Puma, includes both cougars and jaguarundis. ...
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There are a number of differences between Neanderthal and modern human anatomy:Neanderthal: long, low cranium (braincase) and...
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Rabbits have a natural need to chew and they will chew on anything they can find. I suggest that you provide many toys (Toilet...
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Ducks eat both plants (such as grasses and water weeds) and animals (fish and insects). Therefore they are omnivores. In other...
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NO......they dont! the only reason dogs mate is pur instinct.
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We live on a chicken farm (flies galore), and use cloth diapers, so I've seen my fair share of maggots... tonight was a record...
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