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Cetaceans, order Cetacea. Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Family Balaenidae (right whales) Genus: Balaena. Bowhead whale, B. mysticetus LC.
The largest difference between the opossum and non-marsupial mammals is the bifurcated penis of the male and bifurcated vagina of the female (the source of the term didelphimorph, from the Greek didelphys, meaning "double-wombed"). [38] Opossum spermatozoa exhibit sperm-pairing, forming conjugate pairs in the epididymis.
Paumanok Path. Big Reed nature trail, Montauk. Location. NY 25A., Rocky Point, New York. Coordinates. 40°56′40″N 72°56′55″W. / 40.94444°N 72.94861°W / 40.94444; -72.94861 ( Paumonok Trailhead) The Paumanok Path is a 125-mile (201 km) hiking trail in New York on Long Island that goes from Rocky Point to Montauk Point ...
New York State Route 107. Map of Nassau County on Long Island, with NY 107 highlighted in red. New York State Route 107 ( NY 107) is a 17.07-mile (27.47 km) state highway in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. The route begins at an intersection with Merrick Road ( unsigned County Route 27 or CR 27; formerly NY 27A) in Massapequa ...
The island's tallest natural point is Jayne's Hill near Melville, with an elevation of 400.9 feet (122.2 m) above sea level. Long Island is separated from the mainland by the East River, not in fact a river, but a tidal strait. Long Island Sound forms the northern boundary of the island. Long Island contains a series of sand and gravel aquifers ...
Plum Island is an island in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York. The island is situated in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at its widest point. [ 1]
Greenport, New York. / 41.10306°N 72.36389°W / 41.10306; -72.36389. Greenport is a village in New York's Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island. It is located within the Town of Southold and is the only incorporated community in the town. [ 2] The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census.
631, 934. FIPS code. 36-37840. GNIS feature ID. 0979937. Website. www .newvillageofislandia .com. Islandia is a village in the northern part of the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2010 census.