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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 Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), also known as the North American opossum, is the only opossum living north of Mexico, its range extending south into Central America. It is the northernmost marsupial in the world. In the United States and Canada, it is typically called a possum which technically refers to a different group of ...
The opossum lifespan is unusually short for a mammal of its size, usually only one to two years in the wild and as long as four or more years in captivity. Senescence is rapid. [ 37 ] Opossums are moderately sexually dimorphic with males usually being larger, heavier, and having larger canines than females. [ 36 ]
The ventral areas are typically lighter and the tail is usually brown or black. [ 7][ 8] The muzzle is marked with dark patches. The common brushtail possum has a head and body length of 32–58 cm (13–23 in) [ 7] with a tail length of 24–40 cm (9.4–16 in). [ 8] It weighs 1.2–4.5 kg (2.6–9.9 lb). [ 8] Males are generally larger than ...
Much of this success can be attributed to sustained possum control reducing cross-infection and breaking the disease cycle. For example, at Hohotaka, in New Zealand's central North Island, control work from 1988 to 1994 achieved a sustained mean reduction of 87.5% in the density of TB‐infected possums. As expected, annual TB incidence in ...
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 ...
A very large genus, perhaps 220 species worldwide and 23 species possibly in New york. In New York state Platycheirus is divided into seven morphological groups based on the shape and ornamentation of the front tarsi and tibia and other characteristics. press "show" below to see table. Species can be difficult to identify, especially females.
In New York State, each county is divided into cities and towns. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Additionally, towns may optionally contain villages, which are smaller incorporated municipalities within the town. Villages may overlap multiple towns. Well-known unincorporated places within towns are referred to as hamlets.