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The flehmen response (/ ˈ f l eɪ m ən /; from German flehmen, to bare the upper teeth, and Upper Saxon German flemmen, to look spiteful), also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehmen grimace, flehming, or flehmening, is a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position ...
Lucy, the goose, is a permanent wild resident Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at Rescue Release Repeat wildlife rescue group on Pine Road in South Bend. Rachelle Marshman says she arrived at the rehab ...
The Giraffe Heroes Program was established in 1991 to take the project's message into schools. A variety of materials has been developed for schoolchildren of all ages, using lesson plans in three stages - Hear the Story, Tell the Story, Become the Story - to empower and inspire them to take action about the things that concern them in their local communities.
The giraffe's head and neck are held up by large muscles and a nuchal ligament, which are anchored by long thoracic vertebrae spines, giving them a hump. [17] [63] [36] Adult male reticulated giraffe feeding high on an acacia, in Kenya. The giraffe's neck vertebrae have ball and socket joints.
The Flehmen response is exhibited by rams when they smell the urine of a ewe in estrus. The vomeronasal organ has receptors which detect the estrogen in the ewe's urine. [ 4 ] The ram displays this by extending his neck and curling his lip.
In 1897, the Indiana General Assembly gave the Commissioner of Fisheries (the predecessor to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources) the authority to appoint at least one deputy in every Indiana county. In 1911, an act was passed establishing game wardens. The Law Enforcement Division is Indiana's oldest state law enforcement agency. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Species of mammal This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Okapi (disambiguation). Okapi Male okapi at Beauval Zoo Female okapi at Zoo Miami Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class ...
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident on Interstate 69 and shared photos and videos of the rescued animals on Facebook. None of the animals were injured in the fire ...