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Monkeys have open cheek pouches within the oral cavity, but they open out in some rodents of America. Hence the name "diplostomes" is associated with them, which means "two mouths." In some rodents, such as hamsters , the cheek pouches are remarkably developed; they form two bags ranging from the mouth to the front of the shoulders.
The world's oldest leather shoe A German parchmenter during the 16th century. Ian Gilligan (Australian National University) has argued convincingly that hominids without fur would have needed leather clothing to survive outside the tropics in mid-latitude Eurasia, southern Africa, and the Levant during the cold glacial and stadial periods of the Ice Age, and there is archaeological evidence ...
Filling the cheek pouches with food Male hamster standing up (Photographed by Otto Rock) Like most members of the subfamily, the golden hamster has expandable cheek pouches, which extend from its cheeks to its shoulders. In the wild, hamsters are larder hoarders; they use their cheek pouches to transport food to their burrows.
A hairless dog wearing an adapted human polo shirt for protection. Dog shirts can be used to help keep a dog clean and as fashion accessories. They can also be used to help protect a dog who is excessively scratching itself due to allergies or prevent hairless dogs from getting sunburned.
Pigeons have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, and there's an interesting reason why they are particularly prevalent in urban areas. The birds originally made their homes in ...
In fact, elephants have the honor of being the biggest land mammal in the world. There are two types of elephants: African and Asian. They both have long trunks, large ears, and sturdy bodies with ...
Non-human animals, and products made from them, are used to assist in hunting. Humans have used hunting dogs to help chase down animals such as deer, wolves, and foxes; [36] birds of prey from eagles to small falcons are used in falconry, hunting birds or mammals; [37] and tethered cormorants have been used to catch fish. [38]
They include species from all sorts of animal groups — whales, sharks, elephants, wild cats, raptors, birds and insects, among others. Some 44% of those species listed are undergoing population ...