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Eastern moose are the third largest subspecies of moose only behind the western moose and the Alaska moose. Males stand on average 1.7–2.0 m (5.6–6.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh up to 634 kg (1,398 lb). Females stand on average 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh on average 270–360 kg (600–790 lb).
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The genus name derives from Kurupi, a Guaraní god of fertility and sex, because the fossils were found near a love hotel. The specific name is from ita ("hard") and atã ("rock") after the cemented rocks of the Monte Alto region. [135] Kyhytysuka sachicarum † ichthyosaur: Chibcha: The genus name derives from the verb kyhyty and the particle ...
Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid; all extant species are a part of a single subfamily, Caninae, and are called canines. They are found on all continents ...
Fuegian dog or Yaghan dog† [46] Culpeo or Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) date uncertain [47] Argentina, Chile: hunting, guarding, warmth, pets Tame, slight physical changes Extinct 1c Carnivora: Domestic ferret (Mustela furo) European polecat (Mustela putorius) 1500 BCE [48] North Africa: hunting, racing, pest control, show, pets Tame ...
For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively. Additional usage ...
The following is a list of tautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same spelling). Such names are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the two parts of the name of a species must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in cumin, Cuminum cyminum).
The Norwegian name of the breed is Norsk elghund. [3] The breed's object in the hunt is to independently track down and hold the moose at bay—jumping in and out toward the moose, distracting its attention, while signaling to the hunters by barking very loudly—until the hunter who follows the sound can arrive to shoot it. The dog will only ...