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The name of order Pholidota comes from Ancient Greek ϕολιδωτός – "clad in scales" [20] from φολίς pholís "scale". [21] The name "pangolin" comes from the Malay word pengguling meaning "one who rolls up" [22] from guling or giling "to roll"; it was used for the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica). [23] However, the modern name is ...
The Papillon (French pronunciation:, French for 'butterfly[-eared]'), also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog, of the spaniel type.One of the oldest of the toy spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears.
Armour, although all used for the sole intent to ward off attackers, can be split into defensive and offensive armour. Examples of offensive armour are horns, hooves, antlers, claws and beaks, clubs and pincers, as developed in some mammals, birds, reptiles (including dinosaurs, such as the dromaeosaurid claw and the ceratopsian horn) and arthropods.
With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking. Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are ...
Rose ear: A very small drop ear that folds back; as in the greyhound or bulldog. Semiprick ear : A prick ear where the tip just begins to fold forward, as in the Rough Collie . Hound ear : Floppy ear that is long and droopy enough to collect air around the nostrils, as in scent hounds and spaniels .
The Mastiff by Philip Reinagle, 1805. A mastiff is a large and powerful type of dog. [1] [2] Mastiffs are among the largest dogs, and typically have a short coat, a long low-set tail and large feet; the skull is large and bulky, the muzzle broad and short (brachycephalic) and the ears drooping and pendant-shaped.
The Telomian is a type of dog found in isolated villages near the Telom River in the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula. [2] It has been introduced into the United States. [2] [3] Some US-based breeders were selling these dogs as pure breds, which was dismissed with the Malaysian Kennel Association in a statement that these are pariah dogs and not a breed.
In the mountains of Ecuador lurked a scaly creature with a white “collar” around its neck. For years, the distinctive animal had managed to go unnoticed or, when occasionally spotted ...