Animals that growl include lions, tigers, bears, wolves, and some species of large cats like jaguars and leopards. Growling is a warning or defensive behavior used to communicate aggression or territoriality.
What happens after the tadpole hatch?
After a tadpole hatches, it will typically feed on algae and plant matter. As it grows, it will start to develop limbs and its tail will reduce in size. Eventually, it will undergo metamorphosis and transform into a frog or toad.
Where do Egyptian Plovers live?
Egyptian Plovers, also known as Crocodile Birds, inhabit parts of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly around rivers and lakes where they can find crocodiles. They are known for their symbiotic relationship with crocodiles, as they pick parasites off the reptiles' skin.
Natural pearls
Contrary to popular belief, a natural pearls is notformed by a grain of sand. This story is an urban legend.
A natural pearl forms inside a bivalve mollusk when the shell has been invaded by a parasite or damaged. The most common reason a natural pearl will develop is due to parasitic invasion.
The parasite wil burrow through the periostracum layer (outer layer) of a mollusk shell and into the mother-of-pearl beneath. When the parasite penetrates the mother of pearl in comes in contact with the mollusk's mantle muscle. This muscle contains cells known as epithelial cells. These cells produce a substance called nacre which coats the inside of the shell (mother-of-pearl) and is the substance of which a pearl is composed.
The parasite becomes lodged in this mantle muscle and dies. The mollusk's definsive reaction is to grow a sac around the intruder. This sac is called the pearl sac. Once the sac encases the intruder the cells begin to deposit nacre- which is composed of aragonite and calcite (a calcium carbonate compound) platelets.
Cultured Pearls
Cultured (marine) pearls are grown by inserting a rounded bead of mother-of-pearl and a piece of mantle tissue containing epithelial cells from a donor mollusk into the gonad, or reproductive organ, of a host mollusk. The donor tissue grows into a pearl sac around the bead. As in natural pearl production, this sac then deposits nacre.
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Is the pacific loon nocturnal or diurnal?
The Pacific loon is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day and rests at night. They typically feed during the daytime and engage in other activities such as breeding, preening, and socializing during daylight hours.
How tall was goliath the bear?
He is 12' 8" and 1280lbs. I used to live in Branchville,NJ and worked in Sussex,NJ. used to pass by Space Farm in Beemerville on My way to and from. The first time I saw the bear standing there scared the crap outta Me! First thig I noticed was his claws then paws then his teeth. all of which are over 6" He was a gorgious bear. Check out Space Farms website.
Can turtles breath underwater?
A turtle needs air to breathe. Some turtles can slow their metabolism, allowing them to sleep underwater, but it must come up to the surface of the water in order to breathe. It can hold it's breath and stay underwater awhile, but it must surface to breathe or it will drown.
Turtles cannot breathe underwater because they do not have gills, like fish - they have lungs, much like human lungs. Some aquatic turtles such as the red-eared slider can hold their breath for 3-4 hours, which might make you think that they are breathing underwater, but they really are not.
Why didn't dinosaurs sit on their eggs?
If a dinosaur were to had sat on its eggs... well, lets just say they wanted to hatch a baby, not an omelet. Rather than planting there immense bodies on their small eggs, they placed dead brush over them which would decay and warm the eggs. Also by doing this, they have the opportunity to do something else rather than sit on an egg all day.
Some examples of four-legged animals that lay eggs are:
Are flying squirrels nocturnal?
Only flying squirrels are nocturnal. All other types of squirrels are active during the early morning and early afternoon, this type of behavior is called crepuscular (as opposed to diurnal = active mostly during the day, and nocturnal= active mostly at night )
The benefit of a food patch is primarily determined by the nutrition value and density of food in an area. A high density of food may encourage an animal to take greater risks whilst feeding. However, as an animal feeds, there is a critical point at which the density of food available no longer out ways the cost of feeding at that site. This is called the giving up density. When the giving up density of a food patch is reached, the animal will leave the site and forage somewhere else.
What is the meaning of behavioral adaptation?
The meaning of behaivoral adaptations of plants would be something that they have learend. For example, if a plant needs light, it will grow toward the direction where it gets the most of what it is looking for.
There is no specific animal that zebras hate. However, zebras may feel threatened by predators such as lions, hyenas, and wild dogs due to their hunting behavior. Zebras use their speed and agility to evade these predators in the wild.
What is an animal that migrates?
One example of an animal that migrates is the monarch butterfly. These butterflies travel between North and Central America to avoid harsh winters and find suitable breeding grounds. During migration, they can travel thousands of miles.
The rarest primate is considered to be the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus), with only around 30 individuals left in a small area of China's Hainan Island. This gibbon species is critically endangered mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
How does the orange puffball sponge eat?
The surface of the orange puffball sponge is covered with small pores that filter small particles of food from the water that passes through them. Each sponge has flagella that help move the water through the sponge.
What makes a sound like the Predator?
The sound of the Predator is a mix of animal growls, clicking noises, and guttural sounds, designed to be menacing and intimidating. It is created using a mix of vocalizations, vocal effects, and sound engineering techniques to give it a unique and otherworldly quality.
A predator is an animal that hunts and feeds on other animals for survival. Predators play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of populations within ecosystems by controlling the numbers of prey species. These animals have evolved various adaptations and hunting techniques to capture their prey effectively.
Music has been shown to have a positive effect on animals, with some studies suggesting it can reduce stress and anxiety in certain species. In some cases, music has been used to calm animals in shelters, zoos, and veterinary clinics. However, the type of music and its volume can affect animals differently, so it's important to consider their specific needs and preferences.
What is the difference between the frog and human nervous system?
The brain and spinal cord of a human are protected by a triple layer of membranes called meninges; the meninges of the frog have only 2 layers. Human brains are more developed that those of amphibians and contain a cerebral cortex which the frog lacks. A human has 30 pairs of spinal nerves, while a frog has only 10.
By the way, if you have asked this question, you have spelled the animal wrongly, it is cheetah.
Anyway, a cheetah is at the top of the food chain so eats quite large animals. What a cheetah eats depends on the environment around it and where it lives. Because they come from Africa and live there, but are spread across it.
So what it eats depends on what type of animals live where it lives.
What is an example of external stimuli?
An example of external stimuli is a loud noise that causes someone to cover their ears or flinch in response.
Frogs do not typically hibernate, as they are ectothermic and can regulate their body temperature by moving to warmer locations. Some dogs may enter a state resembling hibernation called torpor, especially in extreme cold conditions, but this is not a true hibernation as seen in some other animals.
What are a rabbits forms of defense and offense?
A rabbit has sharp front claws (used to pounce) and powerful, sharp back feet. Unless you cut them often. Of course they bite. I've seen a fight, tried to intervene and then got bitten. It REALLY hurts, it tore off my skin. They still are prey to fowls of the air, because they have no air defense. There is also dogs and coyotes they're just too big to defend off. So keep them away, that's all my advice.
Male rabbits will fight one another, but females will run away, whilst their boyfriend fights for them :P The main reason rabbits fight, anyway, is because they're fighting for a female, so feel flattered, you females out there :P