This small mammal, Mephitis mephitis, can spray musk accurately as far as 12 feet (& it ain't the Jovan kind)
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Public Release Item Scoring ~ CLG ~ School Improvement ... - mdk12  What kinds of evidence and scientific techniques could the biologists use to ... Mammals, birds, modern reptiles, and theropod dinosaurs are vertebrates. .... A 125-million-year-old small mammal skeleton was recently discovered in China.
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Smallest organisms - Wikipedia  The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of .... The smallest RNA viruses in terms of genome size are small retroviruses such ... however, is the single-stranded DNA virus Porcine circovirus type 1. ... but none of these records have been confirmed using accurate modern tools.
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Bacterial delivery of functional messenger RNA to mammalian cells.  Cell Microbiol. 2005 May;7(5):709-24. Bacterial delivery of functional messenger RNA to mammalian cells. Schoen C(1), Kolb-Murer A, Geginat G, Lffler D,...
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alpaca | mammal | Britannica.com  Oct 6, 2016 ... Alpacas are readily distinguished from llamas by their smaller size; they ... its tail close to the body rather than holding it erect, as does the llama. ... at altitudes from 4,000 to 4,800 metres (13,000 to 15,700 feet). ... Hair growth in two years is about 30 cm (12 inches) in the huacaya and 60 cm in the suri.
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jeopardy/1340_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Number: 14. HAIRY IT | This small mammal, Mephitis mephitis, can spray musk accurately as far as 12 feet (& it ain't the Jovan kind) | a skunk. right: Dave. Wrong...
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Musk - Wordswarm.net  n 1: an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative 2: the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer...
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Muskox - Wikipedia  The muskox (Ovibos moschatus), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, in Inuktitut , umingmak, is an Arctic mammal of the family Bovidae, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted during the seasonal rut by males, from which its name derives. It's inuktitut name "umingmak" translates to "The bearded one. ... Muskoxen ancestors with sheep-like high-positioned horns (horn cores...
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Creatures :: AvatarSpirit.net  They can be as big as eight feet in length (minus the tail) and four feet in height ... It consists of a broad shield over the shoulders, extending to cover the top of the .... This fur flares out around its feet in a "bell bottom" type fashion. ...... The green plumed basilisk also has the ability to run short distances on top of water; using...
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Clue Watch: The Tarsier Monkey  Fikkle Fame  Nov 6, 2015 ... 10/07/1996 MAMMALS $400: The western tarsier can hardly move these within their orbits, but it can rotate its head 360 05/23/1994 NATURE...
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Jeopary Questions page 237 - LATINOS IN HOLLYWOOD ...  NATURE: The Dorcas type of this graceful antelope is one of the smallest; it's barely 2 feet tall  KING ARTHUR: The title of this T.H. White book refers to the...
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American Bullfrogs, American Bullfrog Pictures, American Bullfrog ...  The baritone call of the bullfrog is so deep and resonant, it resembles the ... Even the tadpoles of this species can reach 6.75 inches (17.2 centimeters) in length. ... prey to pass by, then lunge with their powerful hind legs, mouths open wide. ... Picture of a strawberry poison dart frog mother checking up on her tadpole brood.
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Class Blogmeister  May 19, 2008 ... Can you figure out the following trivia questions? 1. Leave it to this semi-aquatic rodent to cut down a tree over 100 feet tall. 2. Here comes this...
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Species Profile: Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) | SREL ...  Description: Although fairly slender, coachwhips are among the longest snakes in our region, reaching over 8 feet (244 cm). Their coloration is very distinctive,...
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Animals - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Camel or elephant animals you could be riding if you were sitting on a "howdah" ..... Armadillo is a small placental mammal that has a bony armor shell, carapace, 9 bands, In Texas the most common variety of these ..... While most species of minnow live bait fish are less than 6" long, the Indian mahseer can be 9' long.
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Jeopary Questions page 1066 - BRAINBUSTERS - TriviaBistro.com  WILD KINGDOM: Since it's only 1 inch in length, "taming" the Etruscan type of this animal might be difficult  NETWORKING: "Jailbait", "120 Minutes", "Celebrity...
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Musk deer - Wikipedia  Musk deer can refer to any one, or all seven, of the species that make up Moschus, the only ... 1 Characteristics; 2 Evolution ... They are solitary animals, and maintain well-defined territories, which they scent mark with their caudal glands. Musk deer ... Female musk deer give birth to a single fawn after about 150180 days.
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Extreme Mammals Gallery Interpreter Training | Natural History ...  As a group, bats hold several titles among the mammals. ... Australia and New Guinea-- can leap from a tree and glide, sometimes as far as half a football field! .... An inch-long (2.5 cm) newborn receives one type of milk from a nipple inside the ... Let's be honest, some mammals look bizarre - giant teeth, deadly feet, skin...
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Animal Musks: The Dark Secret of Perfume Civet musk  Velvet ...  The main sources of animal musk are the secretions of civet cats, beavers, sperm whales, ... Like the romantic myth of ambergris, the use of animal musk in perfume is ... In truth, the more stressed a civet cat is, the more musk it secretes, so civet ... double-relationship to animal musks and the processes that produce them.
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Western Coachwhip - Kingsnake.com  Western Coachwhip. (M. f. testaceus). Approx 6 ft. Male Coachwhip found 10 miles North of Sierra Blanca, Texas on FM 1111 in Aug. of 2000. Size: An extremely...
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Musk - Wikipedia  Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, ... Applied to various plants and animals of similar smell (e.g. musk-ox, 1744) and ... deer musk requires killing the endangered animal, nearly all musk fragrance used...
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Found this young water moccasin crawling up my exterior bedroom ...  Jun 29, 2012 ... Don't delete it as that just makes the filter hate you! ... Try to get my Dark Side man! .... Definitely not a water moccasin, some sort of colubrid, not a viper. ... They also make pretty good pets if captive bred, use this opportunity to teach your kids about ..... Does it build walls around you so you can't get out?