Sentences with phrase «animal size reached»

But it is in the modern era that animal size reached its maximum.

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Jones reached for a canvas sack, tipped the cage gently and shook the black, beagle - size animal into the bag.

They are about the size of a cherry and are located in fleshy fruit at the top of the plant, where only an animal the size of an elephant should be able to reach them.

This approach unveiled an evolutionary pressure in favor of young animals, which reach their maximum body size earlier.

Now, they may have an answer: After analyzing recordings of the elk bugling calls, researchers discovered that they actually comprise two parts — the high - pitched shrieking that can reach frequencies above 2000 hertz (heard in the video above) and a simultaneous, lower - pitched call around 145 hertz, a more typical frequency for an elk - sized animal.

A deepwater species that reaches just over a foot in length, it is a warm sepia brown in color, with startling sky - blue eyes, which are proportionally the largest eyes of any animal for its size.

The well - built Whippet may well be the fastest animal of its size; it can reach 35 miles per hour and cover 16 yards per second at full speed.

Furthermore, it can be an act of protest against the livestock industry which subjects animals to a life lived in confinements, often kept in cramped, squalid conditions until they reach the proper size to be slaughtered and turned into food for humans.

Other iconic animals living here include the giant river otters that play, hunt, and eat as a social family group, the elusive jaguar prowling the forest for favored prey like tapir and capybara, and intimidating black caiman that reach a similar size as large crocodiles.