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Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes.
Grooming is a major social activity and a means by which animals who live in close proximity may bond, reinforce social structures and family links, and build companionship. Social grooming is also used as a means of conflict resolution, maternal behavior, and reconciliation in some species.
The anal glands or anal sacs are small glands near the anus in many mammals. [1] They are situated in between the external anal sphincter muscle and internal anal sphincter muscle . [ 2 ] In non-human mammals, the secretions of the anal glands contain mostly volatile organic compounds with a strong odor, and they are thus functionally involved ...
When male canines are sexually excited, the bulbus glandis may swell up inside the penile sheath, even if the dog has been neutered. [ 8 ] The bulbus glandis also occurs in the penises of some pinnipeds , including South American fur seals .
Cheapside pictured in 1909, with the church of St Mary-le-Bow in the background. The Cheapside Hoard is a hoard of jewellery from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, discovered in 1912 by workmen using a pickaxe to excavate in a cellar at 30–32 Cheapside in London, on the corner with Friday Street.
The relatives sell the gifts for cash, and the gold and gems are separated and shipped back to the India factory where the gold is melted down so it can be made into new jewelry. An employee at the factory gives Stan a picture frame, which he accepts. Stan presents Marvin with a photo of Marvin and his deceased dog Patches in the frame.
The uropygial gland is strongly developed in many waterbirds, such as ducks, petrels, pelicans and in the osprey and the oilbird. A study examining the gland's mass relative to body weight in 126 bird species showed the absence of a clear-cut correlation between the gland's mass and the degree of birds' contact with water.
A rabbit Jewelpet named Ruby wanders off while the other Jewelpets are turned into jewels. However, during the pelican's delivery, a strange gust of wind blew him away, causing the Jewel Charms scattered into the Human World.