Sentences with phrase «animals have longer legs»

Big animals have longer legs or flippers to get from point A to point B. And bigger bodies have higher metabolic rates and more fast - twitch muscle cells, needed to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy and rapidly accelerate.

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Although macropods in these environments still have relatively long back legs, they are short enough to allow the animals to get around on four legs without their tail.

The long feathers attached to the legs and arms of these animals have led some researchers to propose that the four - winged dinosaurs were capable of flying.

Veterinary pathologist, Dr Cathy Shilton, discovered that many of the toads at the invasion front at Fogg Dam — especially the bigger, older, longer - legged animals — have severe spinal arthritis.

Can be an animal or human but must have long hair and nice legs or nice long hairy legs, i can never remember which, oh lord i'm at that time if life!xx

Long, who graduated from Oklahoma State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002, believes his classmates with veterinary parents had a leg - up in school, they had experience touching animals and knowing the ins and outs of how things work in the office, he says.

And animal advocates and others were raising a stink about the Kennel Club judges awarding best in breed to a German shepherd who would have been a walking exemplar of the direction breeders had long been trying to take the breed in — that slinky appearance, with a sloped back and hind legs that seem to trail far behind the rest of the animal.

Animals have long been our constant companions, and this goes for presidents too - they've frequently taken their four - legged and flying friends into office with...

Those pets included Dough Boy, a 10 - year - old mixed breed dog who came to Gainesville Pet Rescue in Florida after his owner could no longer care for him due to his age and a leg fracture that had never been properly cared for; Molly, a 10 - year - old blind Maltese, found the perfect home during Maddie's ® Pet Adoption Days with the help of Waggytail Rescue in New York City; Cappy, a senior with only one eye, who came to Delta Animals Safe Haven in Antioch, CA, so matted that his knots of fur were infested with fleas; and thousands more.

A new Community Education Center will enable us to o er both animal and human training and education programs designed to create a community of pet owners who have been afforded every opportunity to ensure a long, happy, and mutually beneficial relationship between themselves and their four - legged friends.

Wolves have larger paws and their legs are longer so they can run much faster than dogs, an asset for animals that need to hunt down their food and / or escape predators.

SAN DIEGO — A German Shepherd - mix puppy who was so badly bow - legged that he couldn't walk has come a long way since veterinarians began treating him at a local animal shelter, and now he has a permanent home.

A new Community Education Center will enable us to offer both animal and human training and education programs designed to create a community of pet owners who have been afforded every opportunity to ensure a long, happy, and mutually beneficial relationship between themselves and their four - legged friends.

SAN DIEGO - A German Shepherd - mix puppy who was so badly bow - legged that he couldn't walk has come a long way since veterinarians began treating him at a California animal shelter, and now he has a permanent home.

Remote Area Medical has a long history of providing medical aid to four - legged friends and, since 1985, has provided free care to over 67,000 animals.