Sentences with phrase «n't molt»

This fellow has a wiry coat which doesn't molt.

Many that don't molt or have excessive dander.

Yorkshire Terriers do not molt, and this can cause problems with the health of their skin and coat.

Despite being a descendant of the German Angoras, which do not molt, Giant Angoras go through a partial molt.

Not exact matches

Numerous cultures in SE Asia are changing with the times and accepting molted tail feathers from endangered hornbills species maintained in zoos instead of harvesting / killing them in the wild so that they can meet their cultural / religious needs without killing off the species... why can't this Native American tribe do the same?

Why can't they «take» molted feathers from captive bald (and golden) eagles?

According to Rasgon, people can react not only to the mites themselves but also to their exoskeletons, which are shed as the mites molt during their life cycles.

«It may just be an unavoidable consequence of the prolonged nesting season and early male molt, and females are able to deal with it just fine.»

«If the costs of continuing care are relatively modest — for example, if it's an experienced male with offspring close to independence,» says Mumme, «a molting parent may elect not to desert.»

After spending a relatively leisurely winter and early spring luxuriating in warm tropical climates, they migrate north for a brief but highly eventful summer in North America, during which they must complete three energetically demanding and time - consuming tasks: (1) they must build nests, lay eggs, and provide for their offspring until the young reach independence, (2) they must completely replace all the feathers in their plumage as part of the annual molt, and (3) they must prepare for the fall southward migration by eating prodigiously and storing the body fat that will fuel their long - distance flights.

Researchers measured tracheal tube sizes in tobacco hornworm caterpillars (Manduca sexta) throughout their development and found that, while the rest of the organisms» bodies grow between molts, the tubes do not.

The scientists infer that these larvae have not yet evolved the mechanism to co-opt lyciumocide IV and so they have to detoxify it in order to avoid the molting failure and mortality caused by its ingestion.

Glycosidase - silenced larvae which ingested the deglycosylated product did not show such molting failure and mortality.

For example, when I look at the images of Pluto, I was not surprised by the molted surface and Pluto's shades of reddish brown compared to the more cream colored Charon.

But like I mentioned, I tried everything and my lips wouldn't stop molting.

We understand why: You're a cute caterpillar with no need or want to molt, confident in yourself and sure people will love you even if you don't become a butterfly.

Experts on bird mating, however, say the owl's extensive molting and twig - gathering behavior, as well as its alleged lining of a nest with clumps of grass and feathers, suggest that the bird was sexually active during the weeks it spent with the vice president.

The average chicken in the wild will yield 100 eggs annually, a factory farm has not only been selectively bred to produce up to 250 eggs a year but is routinely shocked into «force molting» a process where the chickens are starved for weeks on end to onset another laying cycle.

During nesting season each spring and during and shortly after the summer molt, adult geese are aggressive and can threaten people — especially children — who wander close to nests or get between the birds and the water.

The first thing you need to do is determine if your bird is really exhibiting feather plucking, and is not just grooming, preening, or molting.

There should not be matting or molt, and there should not be any guard hairs excessively protruding from the coat.

While it can be difficult to assess stress bars in feathers that are still on a bird, examining molted feathers can give a quick indication of whether or not a bird is having issues with a stressor in its environment.

May stop eating up to two weeks before a molt; do not disturb during this time.

Short haired Dogs don't need brushing as regularly unless they are molting.

Because they're unable to form a new exoskeleton after the next molt, the fleas don't survive for very long.

We see spikes in ticks on pets in the spring and fall — they generally spend the summer molting and this is not an active feeding time.

While changing up food won't eliminate molting, it will help your pet to grow a healthy coat.

If your bird's feathers grow back abnormally, are missing, or are loose immediately after molting, you should immediately contact your veterinarian and make sure that it isn't sick.

It's especially important to brush the Exotic in the spring and summer, for they molt in warm weather, and the loose hair can easily form mats if not brushed out.

The molted feathers and discarded food bits «will be just damp enough to clump» on the litter or paper in the tray at the bottom and won't end up on the floor when cleaning, she says.

[7] When it comes time to molt, they will haul out on land to shed their outer layer, and will not consume any food during this time.

Elephant seals molt each year between April and August, shedding not only their hair but also the upper layer of their skin as well.

Unfortunately, the day was getting short, and our patient was surrounded by 2,000 pound male elephant seals lazing and molting on the beach, not willing to move so we could have safe access.

Their shells do contain some calcium carbonate, but that is added only after a molt — and some of it is recycled from the previous exoskeleton — there is no continuous deposition, so the shells are not a significan CO2 sink.

Oil development in the Arctic Refuge would result in habitat loss, disturbance, and displacement or abandonment of important nesting, feeding, molting and staging areas.

Since 1998, Earthjustice has gone to court three times to protect this region from oil and gas leasing and its harmful effects on sensitive areas, including calving and insect - relief habitats for caribou, molting and nesting areas for various birds, and subsistence hunting and fishing grounds for local people.