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A yawn is a reflex in vertebrate animals characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation, which typically lasts a few seconds.
Anteater has also been used as a common name for a number of animals that are not in Vermilingua, including the echidnas, numbat, pangolins, and aardvark. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Anteaters are also known as antbears, although this is more commonly used as a name for the aardvark. [ 4 ]
Characteristic "yawn" of a hippo. The hippo's jaw is powered by huge masseter and digastric muscles which give them large, droopy cheeks. [39]: 259 The jaw hinge allows the animal to open its mouth at almost 180°. [7]: 17 A folded orbicularis oris muscle allows the hippo to attain an extreme gape without tearing any tissue. [41]
The following is a list of selected animals in order of increasing number of legs, from 0 legs to 653 pairs of legs, the maximum recorded in the animal kingdom. [1] Each entry provides the relevant taxa up to the rank of phylum. Each entry also provides the common name of the animal.
The front footprints are 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and 5.5–7 cm (2.2–2.8 in) wide, and those of the hind feet are 6.5–9 cm (2.6–3.5 in) long and 6.5–8.5 cm (2.6–3.3 in) wide. [24] One feature that differentiates the maned wolf's footprint from those of other South American canids is the proximal union of the third and fourth digits.
Common potoo In Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil Common potoo song, recorded in Colombia Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Nyctibiiformes Family: Nyctibiidae Genus: Nyctibius Species: N. griseus Binomial name Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) The common potoo, or poor-me ...
The Corsac fox is a medium-sized fox, with a head and body length of 45 to 65 cm (18 to 26 in), and a tail 19 to 35 cm (7.5 to 13.8 in) long.
Species of wild cat Clouded leopard Clouded leopard in Kaeng Krachan National Park Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Subfamily: Pantherinae Genus: Neofelis Species: N. nebulosa Binomial name Neofelis nebulosa ...