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In counting legs, this list follows the conventions adopted in the relevant literature. For example, millipedes with gonopods are listed by numbers that exclude leg pairs that become gonopods. [2] [3] [4] Animals have been selected so that each number from 0 to 55 leg pairs has one example listed.
[48]: 78 They have four-chambered stomachs, which are adapted to their specialized diet. [17] The intestines of an adult giraffe measure more than 70 m (230 ft) in length and have a relatively small ratio of small to large intestine. [84] The giraffe has a small, compact liver.
Hippopotamuses have small legs (relative to other megafauna) because the water in which they live reduces the weight burden. [38] The toes are webbed and the pelvis rests at an angle of 45 degrees. [7]: 3, 9 Though chubby-looking, hippos have little fat. [7]: 3 The eyes, ears, and nostrils of hippos are placed high on the roof of their skulls ...
A platypus bill has three different types of receptor cells that allow the mammal to detect movement, and also the electric fields produced by the small creatures it hunts.
Four-legged animals such as dogs sometimes lose limbs and become artificially tripedal. There are some three-legged creatures in the world today, namely four-legged animals (such as pet dogs and cats) which have had one limb amputated. With proper medical treatment most of these injured animals can go on to live fairly normal lives, despite ...
The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
Tardigrade anatomy [3] Tardigrades have a short plump body with four pairs of hollow unjointed legs. Most range from 0.1 to 0.5 mm (0.004 to 0.02 in) in length, although the largest species may reach 1.3 mm (0.051 in). The body cavity is a haemocoel, an open circulatory system, filled with a colourless fluid.
The platypus has frequently appeared in Australian postage stamps, most recently the 2015 "Native Animals" series and the 2016 "Australian Animals Monotremes" series. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] In the American animated series Phineas and Ferb , the title characters own a pet bluish-green platypus named Perry who, unknown to them, is a secret agent.